The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - …However, Multiple Additional Stormwater-Related Test Claims Pending at the Commission. Each test claim submitted to CSM is different and has to be considered individually. However, if CSM was to determine that each of the currently pending stormwater-related test claims constituted state-reimbursable mandates for costs incurred before 2018, the state could face greater costs to reimburse local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - This includes 32 pending test claims and 4 additional claims for which CSM has already identified state-reimbursable mandated activities but has not yet developed cost estimates. Each test claim submitted to CSM is different and has to be considered individually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - For example, ARB estimates that 75 additional staff would be needed to fully staff the new testing facility once it is complete. In addition, ARB estimates $2  million to $7  million in one ‑time staff relocation costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Ban Using Potable Water to Irrigate Nonfunctional Turf on CII Landscapes. Proposed regulations would ban irrigation of nonfunctional turf with potable water beginning on July 1, 2025. SWRCB ’s regulations were proposed before approval of Chapter  849 of 2023 ( AB 1572, Friedman ), which has a similar prohibition that is phased in beginning in 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

Key Differences Between Recent Medical Cannabis Laws and Proposition 64: A Preliminary Review

Dec 20, 2016 - As shown in Figure  1, these differences generally fall in three main areas: (1) departmental responsibilities, (2) industry structure, and (3) licensing requirements. For example, one key difference between MCRSA and Proposition  64 is the types of licenses they establish.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517

New Federal Toxics Law Could Have Future Implications for State

Oct 5, 2016 - Those regulations could ban or otherwise restrict the chemical ’s use, establish safety requirements, or require additional reporting or labeling by the manufacturer. In addition, the federal law increases EPA ’s authority in a few ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3504

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - Multiple Additional Stormwater ‑Related Test Claims Pending at the Commission. While not directly linked to this mandate, the commission has 37 pending test claims related to other stormwater permits issued by the state water boards dating back to 2009.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 26, 2026 - Presented to: Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5136

Department of Toxic Substances Control: Performance Improvement Initiatives Merit Oversight

Apr 4, 2017 - In August 2015, the Legislature approved $7  million of emergency funding from the Toxic Substances Control Account (TSCA) to (1) test approximately 1,000 properties in the community surrounding Exide, (2) develop a comprehensive cleanup plan, and (3) begin cleanup of the highest priority sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3644

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - The budget provides $ 5  m illion in one ‑time General Fund support in 2018 ‑19 for grants to test drinking water for lead at licensed child care centers and to remediate lead in plumbing and drinking water fixtures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933