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

Feb 24, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive Summary The Governor proposes a cumulative total of $200  million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and the Air Pollution Control Fund (APCF), and associated budget trailer legislation, to create a new point ‑of ‑sale incentive program for light ‑duty zero ‑emission vehicles (ZEVs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2026 - In this piece, we review the Governor's proposal to provide $200 million to create a new point-of-sale incentive program for light-duty zero-emission vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5140

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - California Air Resources Board (CARB): Zero ‑Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Incentive Program. The budget proposes $200  million on a one ‑time basis ($115  million from GGRF and $85  million from the Air Pollution Control Fund [APCF]) to create a new incentive program for light ‑duty vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - The  administration also proposes a new budget control section aimed at reducing the administrative burdens associated with implementing large ‑scale or state ‑administered Proposition  4 ‑funded projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board [Publication Details]

Mar 2, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources 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/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board Summary The Governor ’s budget proposes $2.6  million in 2026-27 and ongoing from the Waste Discharge Permit Fund and 12 permanent positions for the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to manage increased workload stemming from a recent U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - This report discusses the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB’s) proposed—and long-overdue—update of the water quality control plan for the San Francisco Bay-Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which includes an alternative compliance pathway for certain water users called voluntary agreements (VAs, also known as Healthy Rivers and Landscapes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5163

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Water Quality Control Plans Are a Key Mechanism for Regulating Water Quality. Under state and federal law, SWRCB —along with its nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards —develops water quality control plans to regulate and protect water quality in California ’s major water basins, including the Delta.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Feb 10, 2026 - (The Governor also proposes providing $85 million from the Air Pollution Control Fund—similarly freed up from undoing the previously‑approved MVA fund transfer—to support this new ZEV program, for a total of $200 million.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - For example, supporting more costly approaches could make sense if they help bring new, transformative technologies into the marketplace that substantially bring down long ‑term costs or achieve other societal benefits (such as reducing local air pollution).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139