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

May 30, 2025 - Unless and until a different appellate court or the California Supreme Court were to reach an alternative conclusion in a future similar case, we cannot find a strong analytical reason for the Legislature to disregard the current court decision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

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

May 5, 2025 - Unless and until a different appellate court or the California Supreme Court were to reach an alternative conclusion in a future similar case, we cannot find a strong analytical reason for the Legislature to disregard the 2022 decision by the Third District Court of Appeal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039