2000 Budget Analysis: General Government Overview & Departments 1

The Smog Check program components as agreed to by California and the federal government are laid out in the State Implementation Plan (SIP). Basics on the SIP. The SIP was adopted by the Legislature in 1994 and approved by the federal EPA in 1996.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2000/general_govt/gen_ov-depts1_anl00.html

Funding for state and local air quality regulatory agencies. [Ballot]

Jan 24, 2020 - CARB works with each local air district to develop an air quality management plan that is incorporated into the SIP, including for nonattainment areas. Under federal law, if a state does not submit a SIP to EPA, nonat tainment areas within that state become ineligible for federal highway funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-032

LAO 2005 Budget Analysis: Mandates

Virtually all elementary schools receive significant annual funding under SIP. As part of Chapter  871, the Legislature consolidated SIP into a new School and Library Improvement Block Grant. The budget proposes $419  million for the block grant in 2005-06—virtually all of these funds are currently part of the 2004-05 SIP appropriation.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2005/education/ed_10_Mandates_anl05.htm

^[PDF] Funding for state and local air quality regulatory agencies.

CARB works with each local air district to develop an air quality management plan that is incorporated into the SIP, including for nonattainment areas. Under federal law, if a state does not submit a SIP to EPA, nonattainment areas within that state become ineligible for federal highway funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2019/190697.pdf

LAO 2006 Budget Analysis: Child Welfare Services

In 2005-06, the state provided $12.8 million to assist counties to implement the strategies they had identified in their SIPs. This funding allocated grants, through a competitive proposal process, to 38 counties to fund improvement strategies identified in their SIPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2006/health_ss/hss_16_anl06.html

^[PDF] Overview of ARB’s Emission Reduction Goals and Planning Efforts in Transportation Sector

Governor’s 2030 and 2050 GHG Goals 4L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E February 22, 2016  State Implementation Plan (SIP)  Plan for meeting federal criteria pollutant standards from stationary sources and mobile sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2016/Overview-ARB-Emission-Reduction-Goals-Planning-022216.pdf

Traveling in California: Acronyms and Definitions

SIP (State Implementation Plan) —State air quality plan to ensure compliance with state and federal air quality standards. In order to be eligible for federal funding, projects must demonstrate conformity w ith the SIP.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/051100_cal_travels/051100_cal_travels_acronyms.html

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104