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

May 5, 2025 - Many Additional Stormwater-Related Test Claims Pending Before the Commission. While not directly linked to this mandate, CSM has significant pending workload related to other stormwater permits issued by the state water boards dating back to 2007.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

May 30, 2025 - 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 —at most —costs in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards [Publication Details]

May 30, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5054

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

May 5, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5039

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - Federal and State Laws Require Local Governments to Limit Amount of Pollutants in Water Runoff. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), together with nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCBs), help to enforce state and federal laws governing water quality across the state, including the federal Clean Water Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Housing, Homelessness and Local Government

Oct 22, 2025 - These studies, known as negative declarations and environmental impact reports, can provide valuable information to decision-makers and the public and help to avoid unnecessary environmental impacts (pertaining to traffic, air and water quality, and other matters).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5082

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - These conditions decrease the amount of spring and early summer snowmelt runoff upon which the state historically has depended for its annual water supply, at the same time that they increase the demand for irrigation water in both agricultural and urban settings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Beginning in 2018, Chapter  681 of 2017 (SB  395, Lara) required that arrested youths age 15 and younger be provided a consultation with legal counsel before they may waive their Miranda rights or be interrogated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Housing

Apr 5, 2022 - Similarly, rural communities that are dependent on wells and less sophisticated water systems have experienced or are at greater risk of experiencing water shortages due to droughts. These communities tend to be home to large proportions of lower‑income households, due in part to historical housing discrimination practices that restricted which racial groups
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4584

The 2023-24 Budget: County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission Mandate

May 2, 2023 - For example, the county re districting commission is required to hold seven public hearings before drafting a map. With these activities constituting state-reimbursable mandates, the state is responsible for reimbursing the County of Los Angeles for much of the costs related to its redistricting commission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4766