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

May 30, 2025 - Governor ’s Proposal Suspends Mandates for Time Period in Question, Does Not Reimburse Local Governments for Their Past Costs. The Governor ’s revised 2025-26 budget proposes to suspend the three mandates discussed above, which CSM determined were reimbursable by the state for the pre-2018 time periods noted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - Our recommendation to defer action on this proposal reflects our view that the Legislature should have sufficient time to fully consider both the broader project and the proposal ’s specific provisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

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

May 19, 2025 - Maintains One-Time Motor Vehicle Account (MVA) Fund Shift Proposal From January. The proposal continues to provide $81  million from GGRF to support CARB activities typically funded by MVA on a one-time basis in 2025-26 to help backfill for a shortfall in that account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049

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

May 5, 2025 - CSM determined these requirements were state-reimbursable mandates for that time frame. However, the administration maintains that local governments could have raised local fees to cover their costs during that time frame and therefore proposes suspending the requirements for that period and n ot reimbursing them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - For each professional training program, the department could measure the number of corpsmembers who ( 1)  s uccessfully complete the training and earn the relevant certification, ( 2)  f ind post ‑service employment in the areas of their CCC training, and ( 3)  e arn post ‑service income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - However, as of this writing, we do not have comparable data on wildfire response spending over time across all of the relevant departments. How has the state’s firefighting workforce changed over time?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Feb 18, 2025 - State Has Provided One ‑Time General Fund Support for the Museum of Tolerance in Recent Years. The state has provided a number of one ‑time General Fund appropriations through CNRA to support various improvements at the museum over the past few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - Some of the key questions for the Legislature to explore in the coming months and years could include: State vs. Local Role. Which activities are appropriate for the state to undertake, and which should be local responsibilities?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

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

May 7, 2025 - These potential increases come at a time when the state is implementing changes to other programs and policies —such as updates to LCFS —that also are expected to raise consumer costs, including for transportation fuels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - Time ‑of ‑use rates are one way to do so, since they assess higher volumetric charges during hours when electricity typically is relatively scarce and expensive, which can help reduce demand during those times.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950