The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - (Both the state-managed SWP and the federally managed Central Valley Project export water from the Delta and deliver it via a system of aqueducts and can als to Southern California cities and Central Valley farms.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - It als o directs CPUC to continue funding and administering the existing Independent Safety Committee for Diablo Canyon. Authorizes a Loan to PG &E of Up to $1.4  Billion to Maintain Operations. The legislation authorizes the state to loan up to $1.4  billion for maintained DCPP operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Legislation approved in 2018 established a long-term urban water use efficiency framework to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life,” creating new requirements for urban retail water suppliers across the state. This report responds to a requirement that our office assess implementation of the framework.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2018-19 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Mar 28, 2018 - Honey bee health can also be affected by pests (such as the Varroa mite), pathogens (such as American foulbrood, an incurable bacteri al disease), and viruses. When shipments of bees arrive from out-of-state, they are typically inspected at CDFA-operated border inspection stations to try to prevent hives carrying pests, pathogens, and viruses from entering the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3793

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - Because of this broad statewide interest, we believe GGRF, general obligation bonds, and General Fund al l would be reasonable funding sources for coastal adaptation activities. Additional State Assistance to Local Communities Likely Will Be Needed in Future Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - This report responds to increasing legislative interest in determining how the state can best prepare for the impacts of climate change, including sea‑level rise (SLR). Also see this Summary Fact Sheet for the report
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121