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

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

Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update

Nov 10, 2020 - Pilot projects Projects to help develop and test new approaches before wide ‑scale implementation, including innovative water treatment technologies. Administrators Support for SWRCB ‑appointed water system administrators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294

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

May 27, 2025 - Understanding the impact of each individual change, how they interact, and the range of possible outcomes w ill be important. 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

Hydraulic Fracturing: How It Works and Recent State Oversight Actions

Dec 1, 2016 - Once the concrete has set, a perforated casing (called a liner) is placed at the bottom of the w ellbore in the oil or natural gas reservoir to allow the oil or natural gas to enter the well and be pumped up to the surface.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3513

Improving California's Forest and Watershed Management

Apr 4, 2018 - The Forest Resources Improvement Fund supports the eight demonstration forests CalFire operates to test and disseminate sustainable practices. That fund receives revenues generated by sales of timber or biomass fuels from those demonstration forests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3798

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

The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - The state also leases five buildings adjacent to the HSL for additional testing and office space. In addition, ARB currently conducts heavy ‑duty testing —such as testing of large diesel truck emissions —at the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) facility about ten miles away in Los Angeles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558