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

Feb 10, 2026 - However, the Legislature could consider shifting a portion of activities from the proposed General Fund loan to the environmental fee (a tiered charge on statewide businesses with 100 or more employees) that supports TSCA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207

Feb 10, 2026 - These free allowances are intended to protect electric consumers from significant cost increases associated with the program. To that end, utilities are required to consign most of these free allowances to auction and use the proceeds to provide rebates to consumer s, known as the “California Climate Credit. ” These rebates currently are provided to residential customers each year in April and October.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - For example, currently, some of the allowances are allocated to utilities for free. These utilities are required to consign most of these free allowances to auction and use the resulting revenues to provide customer rebates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Additionally, APCF potentially could be used to support some activities currently being funded with GGRF, thereby freeing up those dollars to help fund other priorities. ZEV Proposal Does Not Meet High Bar for New Expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - (For reference, roughly $4.2  billion and $100  million annually, respectively, are required to fully fund all of the statutory allocations under S B  840 and state administrative costs.) Any residual revenues after funding these statutory allocations will be available for appropriation by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes $9  million from the General Fund for carbon-free energy projects. This includes (1) $5  million to support nuclear fusion projects, including related to the Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative; and (2) $4  million for the CADEMO offshore wind project, which is planned off the coast of Point Arguello (near Vandenberg Space Force Base).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Cap-and-Trade Extension: Issues for Legislative Oversight

Dec 12, 2017 - This change was originally intended to more closely align the number of free allowances with the level of leakage risk. A B 398 Requires 100   Percent IAFs for Post ‑2020 Program. Assembly Bill 398 directs CARB to apply 100  p ercent IAFs for all three categories of leakage risk beginning in 2021 (but to continue to apply the declining cap adjustment factor).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3719

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - The California State Parks Library Pass Program provides free access to state parks through 33,000 passes that can be checked out from public library branches throughout the state. Passes can be checked out by all library card holders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - This amount includes a total of $3.2  billion for various identified programs and purposes, $1  billion set aside for unspecified programs subject to appropriation, and roughly $100  million for state administrative costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - In 2015, S B   350 e stablished a 50  p ercent requirement by 2030 —a target that S B   100 i ncreased to 60  p ercent a few years later. State law and regulations also establish interim RPS requirements and targets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131