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

Mar 18, 2026 - Under the plan, these water users would follow a regulatory compliance pathway (as discussed in the next section). Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Mar 2, 2026 - As a result, under current state law, the narrower definition of WOTUS means that certain waters previously regulated under federal law must now be regulated solely by the state to maintain comparable water quality protections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Feb 24, 2026 - LCFS uses a system of tradeable credits to determine compliance with the program. Entities that supply regulated fuels with a CI above the standard accrue deficits, whereas those that supply fuels with a CI below the standard generate credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

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

Mar 19, 2026 - As its staffing numbers and statutory responsibilities have grown, the office has also expanded its fiscal services unit to formalize its operati ons and ensure compliance with standard government operating procedures such as those related to contracts and accounting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Feb 17, 2026 - At the State Water Resources Control Board, positions include staff who help regulate waste discharge into waters of the state, including drinkin g water sources. Eliminating these positions consequently would come with serious trade-offs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Under current regulations, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) sells about half of the cap-and-invest allowances at quarterly auctions and the revenues are deposited into GGRF. The state gives away the remaining half of these allowances for free to industrial facilities, electric utilities, and natural gas suppliers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

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

Feb 10, 2026 - For example, a proposal might fund a regulatory activity using a special fund that is structured specifically to ensure fee ‑payers help support the regulation and mitigation of their industry ’s environmental impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Feb 24, 2026 - The California Air Resources Board (CARB) subsequently adopted a regulation, Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II), which required manufacturers to sell a growing share of their vehicles as ZEVs in alignment with state goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Feb 10, 2026 - For example, CARB recently released draft regulations that propose to make various changes to the program—including to the total number of allowances issued and the allocation of those allowances across various purposes (such as GGRF and free allowances to utilities and industry)—that could affect GGRF revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114