Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - Conservationist I positions are the staff who most directly supervise work crews and often act as mentors and counselors to corpsmembers. Some CCC administrators have argued that richer staffing levels might improve retention by allowing Conservationist I to spend more time working with corpsmembers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - CARB indicates that it initiated a multimedia evaluation for E15 in 2018 and finalized the Tier I analysis in 2020. The department has not yet completed Tier II or Tier III but anticipates finishing these remaining steps by summer 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - For  example, an engine that currently is staffed at any given time with a Fire Captain and two Fire Fighter Is might instead be staffed by a Fire Captain, Fire Apparatus Engineer, and Fire  Fighter I.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - Chapter  53 of 2023 (SB  124, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) authorizes the Infrastructure and Economic Development  Bank (I-Bank) to spend future federal funding that the state might receive through the Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

The 2018-19 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2018 - Specifically, we find that the proposal ( 1)  i s not evidence based; ( 2)  w ould not target high ‑risk, high ‑need individuals; ( 3)  w ould be unlikely to lead to employment for participants; ( 4)  w ould likely not be cost ‑effective; and ( 5)  i ncludes resources that are not fully justified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3747

Cap-and-Trade Extension: Issues for Legislative Oversight

Dec 12, 2017 - The high price scenario assumes prices are roughly $ 20 i n 2018 and increase to reach a price ceiling of about $ 85 i n 2030 (in 2017  i nflation ‑adjusted dollars). This scenario also assumes the price speed bumps are evenly distributed between the price floor and ceiling, and that they have the effect of keeping prices flat for about one year (in 2023 and 2027).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3719

The 2024-25 Budget: Sustainable Funding for the Department of Pesticide Regulation

Mar 5, 2024 - Second, i ncreasing the mill assessment to support these activities aligns with the “polluter pays ” principle, whereby those who produce or otherwise contribute to pollution (such as environmental impacts from pesticides) should bear the associated regulatory costs of managing and preventing damage to public health and the  environment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4873

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - Specifically, the state established SSMP —led by CNRA in collaboration with the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) —and published a Phase I: 10‑Year Plan to guide state projects at the Sea and address potential public health and environmental effects over the subsequent decade (we describe the SSMP and Phase 1: 10‑Year Plan in more detail below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - Major components of Chapters 14 (S B  606 , Hertzberg) and 15 (A B  1668 , Friedman) of 2018 i nclude ( 1)  i mproving urban water use efficiency, ( 2)  i mproving agricultural water use efficiency, and ( 3)  s trengthening drought resilience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - Figure 16 Resources Provided to Implement a 66 ‑Hour Workweek As of 2024 ‑25 Budget Act (Dollars in Millions) 2024 ‑25 Reduction of Firefighter I Costs ‑14 Contracts for Aircraft Staffing and Maintenance — Vehicles Purchases, Leases, and Repair — a $197 million from the General Fund and $2 million from reimbursements and various special funds. b $756 million from the General Fund and $14 million from reimbursements and various special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928