The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - The department indicates that it should review the BCRP in order to remove out ‑dated provisions, clarify definitions and requirements, and update payment calculations and mechanisms. For example, the department suggests modifying certain payment formulas for recyclers in order to better reflect market changes (an issue that has contributed to recycling center closures).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire): Fixed ‑Wing Aircraft Mechanic and Pilot Contract Increases. The budget proposes $66.5  million General Fund in 2026 ‑27 and increasing amounts in subsequent years, growing to $74.2  million ongoing in 2030 ‑31, for CalFire to cover the increased costs of its air tanker and command center aircraft mechanic and pilot contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - These slots would be on top of the almost 9,000 full ‑day slots the state added over the past three years. Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - For example, at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), positions include game wardens who prov ide important law enforcement and wildlife and resource protection services. Some CDFW positions also administer various permits, a key function to ensure that projects —from habitat restoration to infrastructure and housing development —can be completed with less damage to the environment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - Important to Have Mechanisms for Adjusting Wildfire Budget Given Uncertainties. The state faces inherent unpredictability regarding the number, scale, and timing of the wildfires that will occur in any given year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - In this section, we provide some history about the process and details about SWRCB ’s proposed plan updates —which incorporate VAs and tribal cultural beneficial uses —and then describe the VA time line and oversight mechanisms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - Furthermore, any such benefits would have to be weighed against the significant additional capital outlay and operational costs of providing corpsmember slots in a residential center setting compared to nonresidential slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

The 2017-18 Budget: Cap-and-Trade

Feb 13, 2017 - Second, a strong price ceiling could serve as a more effective cost ‑containment mechanism by ensuring prices, and thereby GHG reduction costs, do not exceed a threshold that policy makers deem unreasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3553

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - DOF could address such a circumstance through Control Section 15.14 of the annual budget act, which provides a mechanism for DOF to make midyear reductions if auction revenues are insufficient to support discretionary GGRF spending at the budgeted levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Proposals at May Revision

May 19, 2025 - GGRF is a key mechanism for the Legislature to support its climate, environmental, and budget priorities. The amount of revenues available in the fund could become even more robust in future years, particularly if the program is reauthorized and allowance prices increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049