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

Feb 24, 2026 - Additionally, the incentives would only apply to first ‑time purchasers of ZEVs and to vehicles that do not exceed certain manufacturer ’s suggested retail prices, such as $55,000 for new sedans and $80,000 for new sport utility vehicles and light ‑duty trucks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Adequate staffing for the museum will allow it to open to the public on time and with the appropriate maintenance, especially as the number of visitors to Expo Park increases in advance of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - For example, at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), positions include game wardens who prov ide important law enforcement and wildlife and resource protection services. Some CDFW positions also administer various permits, a key function to ensure that projects —from habitat restoration to infrastructure and housing development —can be completed with less damage to the environment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

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

Mar 2, 2026 - The water boards also have had to take on certain responsibilities formerly conducted by federal agencies, such as verifying delineations (identification and mapping) for waters that are no longer under federal jurisdiction and conducting certain e nforcement-related inspections and complaint response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - LCI states that absent the cybersecurity funding, it will be vulnerable to security incidents, face interruptions in e-mail and document storage services, and risk noncompliance with various cybersecurity requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Feb 24, 2026 - However, given the existing ample availability of other, likely more cost ‑effective GHG ‑reduction programs and policies, such a costly focus on the aviation sector is not compelling to us at this time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The protracted time line reflects the complexity of balancing multiple — often competing —goals , ongoing and potential legal challenges, and the board ’s willingness to allow time for development of a VA proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - We have not identified any proposed actions or appropriations that conflict with bond requirements, and the timing of the funding allocations generally seems to account for and align with what we know about department capacity and local demand.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207

Feb 10, 2026 - Given that the exact level of ongoing resources that will be required is uncertain until the work is underway, supporting whatever activities the Legislature elects to fund on a limited-term basis would allow for time to ascertain what level of ongoing support might be needed in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

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

Feb 10, 2026 - For example, the administration ’s proposal to support the Sixth California Climate Change Assessment serves as a somewhat nontraditional example of a GGRF state operations category activity, in that it is not directly linked to implementing cap ‑and ‑invest or GGRF ‑funded programs and would support one ‑time activities rather than ongoing state staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114