The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2025 - This brief discusses three discretionary General Fund spending proposals in the agriculture and natural resources policy areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4967

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - The 2025 ‑26 Governor ’s Budget includes three notable new discretionary one ‑time General Fund expenditures in the agriculture and natural resources policy areas: (1) $24.9  million for the California Department of Food and Agriculture ’s (CDFA ’s) Farm to School Program, (2) $10  million for the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) to provide to the privately owned and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Proposals at May Revision

May 19, 2025 - The planned reductions affect multiyear spending plans included in prior budget agreements for activities such as the AB  617 community air protection program, support for local transit agencies, and various zero-emission vehicle programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Federal funding for wildfire response can come from a variety of programs and may be distributed to state agencies and local governments. Often the first federal aid that the state receives for wildfire response comes through the Federal Emergency Management Agency ’s (FEMAs ’) Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

Assessing California’s Climate Policies: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - As part of reauthorization, the Legislature faces important decisions about which choices to defer to CARB —allowing the agency the discretion to weigh the trade ‑offs associated with various policy options and make program design choices consistent with its statutory mandates —and which to direct through statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - The APA governs how state agencies adopt regulations to implement state law. It requires that agencies provide the public with a meaningful opportunity to participate in the process and that the proposed regulations undergo review by the Office of Administrative Law to ensure that they are clear, necessary, and legally valid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

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

Feb 24, 2025 - The  United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) sets air quality standards for specified criteria pollutants —such as ozone, particulate matter, and nitrogen oxides —pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - HSRA = High Speed Rail Authority; SGC = Strategic Growth Council; TIRCP = Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program; CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency; CalFire  =  California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention; SWRCB  =  State Water Resources and Control Board; N/A = not applicable; CARB = California Air Resources Board; CERIP = Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan; and CEC = California Energy Commission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - In the case of POUs, the utility itself is a government agency —thus , the state government does not regulate POU rates. Rather, governing boards which consist of local elected officials set POU rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950