The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Water Resources

Mar 2, 2023 - The act ’s requirements apply to 94 of the state ’s 515 groundwater basins that DWR has found to be “high and medium priority ” based on various factors, including overlying population and irrigated acreage, number of wells, and reliance on groundwater.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4725

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Mobile sources —including light ‑, medium ‑, and heavy ‑duty vehicles —contribute to California ’s GHG emissions and air pollution. For example, light ‑duty vehicles represent about 28  percent of statewide GHG emissions and 7  percent of statewide NOx emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Feb 24, 2025 - The regulation further specifies that manufacturers may sell only zero ‑emission medium ‑ and heavy ‑duty vehicles in California starting in 2036. ZEAS. Requires airport shuttle operators to begin adding zero ‑emission shuttles to their fleets in 2027 and to fully transition to ZEVs  by  2036.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - Diesel is primarily used by medium ‑ and heavy ‑duty trucks, buses, and other large vehicles. The diesel excise tax is currently 46.6 cents per gallon and is adjusted each July for inflation. In 2026 ‑27, the tax is projected to increase to 48.2 cents per gallon and generate about $1.5  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

Cap-and-Trade Extension: Issues for Legislative Oversight

Dec 12, 2017 - Maintaining the higher IAFs would align with the post ‑2020 direction provided by the Legislature and could reduce leakage risk for medium ‑ and low ‑risk industries. On the other hand, it also increases the risk that the state is providing more allowances to medium ‑ and low ‑risk industries than are needed to prevent leakage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3719

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

Dec 20, 2016 - For example, some of the licenses established under Proposition  64 for small- and medium-size cultivators are identical to the licenses established under MCRSA. . . . And Differs in Other Areas. While there are many similarities between MCRSA ’s statutory framework and Proposition  64 ’s, we highlight some key differences between MCRSA and Proposition  64 based upon our initial discussions with state departments and stakeholders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - The Legislature will want to balance the potential long ‑term benefits of the programs in the Governor ’s package with other near ‑ and medium ‑term priorities. For example, some alternative spending options include: Programs Aimed at Meeting 2030 GHG Goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554

The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - Programs that focus on promoting ZEV technologies that are in the early stages of commercial availability (such as truck and bus vouchers) generally score medium. Programs that focus on pilots and demonstrations for new technologies generally score high.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - CARB also is in the process of adopting a new regulation for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Specifica lly, the Advanced Clean Fleets rule proposes that all new trucks and buses sold be ZEV by 2036 or 2040 (CARB has not yet decided which year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - The act ’s requirements apply to 94 o f the state ’s 515 groundwater basins that DWR has found to be “high and medium priority ” based on various factors, including overlying population and irrigated acreage, number of wells, and reliance on groundwater.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178