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

May 7, 2025 - To the extent the Legislature identifies other policy goals beyond GHG emission reductions and affordability —such as related to environmental quality, transportation mobility, or climate change adaptation —it could structure the program to support those goals.
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

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

Feb 18, 2025 - These include: (1) $10  million in 2021 ‑22 to build a new exhibit on antisemitism, (2) $5  million in 2022 ‑23 to support museum repairs and to purchase and retrofit a bus to deliver mobile learning services, (3) $2.1  million in 2023 ‑24 to renovate the museum ’s training center, and (4) $2  million in 2024 ‑25 to support further renovations at the training center.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - Measuring Impact of Mobile Source Incentive Programs We provide information below on how we determined the different measurements included in Figure  6 regarding the impact of various mobile source incentive programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

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

The 2017-18 Budget: Cap-and-Trade

Feb 13, 2017 - Based on our initial review of the plan, the rationale for including a more stringent LCFS is less clear, but ARB indicates that this proposal is part of its Mobile Source Strategy intended to help the state meet its federal regional air quality standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3553

Cap-and-Trade Revenues: Strategies to Promote Legislative Priorities

Jan 21, 2016 - The current requirement potentially limits flexibility to fund certain projects from auction revenues that have the greatest mobility benefits if the GHG effects associated with such projects are unclear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3328

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

Feb 12, 2025 - These transfers would pay for the costs of CARB ’s Mobile Source Program, which is intended to reduce emissions from on ‑ and off ‑road mobile sources. (Separately, the Governor also proposes to transfer $85  million from CARB ’s Air Pollution Control Fund to further address MVA shortfalls.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

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

Oct 16, 2025 - Supports Mobile Source Laboratory Equipment Support and Maintenance. The budget includes $8  million on an ongoing basis from the Certification and Compliance Fund (CCF) to support CARB ’s mobile source laboratory in Riverside, which helps ensure that manufacturers meet the state ’s emissions standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jan 25, 2022 - Mobile monitors would be used to provide a one ‑time snapshot of air pollution at the local level. According to the administration, the data would be integrated into CARB tools that help visualize local pollution, and potentially inform future A B 617 activities to reduce community pollution in disadvantaged communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4496