The 2018-19 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2018 - At this time, we do not have specific concerns with the other proposals, but overall they do amount to a significant budgetary commitment over the next few years. Figure 9 New Major Resources Capital Outlay Projects Proposed in 2018 ‑19 (Dollars in Thousands)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3747

The 2018-19 Budget: Fire Recovery Proposals

Mar 1, 2018 - While we do not raise specific concerns about the administration ’s funding requests, we recommend that the Legislature direct the administration to report at budget hearings on the proposed funding and submit formal proposals for any future budget-year funding requests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3767

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

May 5, 2025 - However, CSM said that costs were not reimbursable after 2017 because SB 231 made it less burdensome for local governments to increase fees beginning in 2018. The commission estimates that, in total, local reimbursements for these activities will cost the state less than $1 million (between $459,106 and $690,409, depending on how many final local reimbursement claims ultimately are submitted).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - After finalizing its scientific basis report in 2017, SWRCB released a framework in 2018 that proposed regulatory objectives for Sacramento/Delta inflows, cold‑water habitat, Delta outflows, and interior Delta flows.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Feb 24, 2026 - Finally, we have concerns that the creation of a new program adds complexity and potential duplication. In light of these factors and the constrained state budget condition, we recommend the Legislature reject the proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2018-19 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Mar 28, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture The 2018-19 Budget California Department of Food and Agriculture Department Overview. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is charged with protecting and promoting agriculture.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3793

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - DWR and SWRCB—along with several other departments—issued a report in 2017 about implementing the framework, which then led to its codification in 2018. SWRCB will adopt final regulations next year to implement the framework’s requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2018-19 Budget: California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority (CAEATFA)

Feb 15, 2018 - The pilots involve some combination of (1) credit enhancements to lenders —such as loan loss reserves that cover some losses if borrowers do not fully repay loans —and/or (2) the option for customers to repay their loans on their monthly utility bill (known as on-bill repayment, or OBR).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3755

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - The Legislature may want to learn more about potential consequences that could ensue from the administration’s proposal to not fund these planned amounts and consider them as it develops its final GGRF spending package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

May 30, 2025 - Final costs will total around $3  million (between $2.4  million and $3.7  million). Funding these mandates does not have direct out-year fiscal implications for the state. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054