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

Feb 10, 2026 - Since the cap-and-invest program was created through the passage of Chapter  488 of 2006 (AB  32, N ú ñez), it has served as one of the state ’s core policies intended to help it achieve its ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

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 Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - SWRCB approved regulations in November 2022 that require suppliers to meet the standards starting in 2028, with subsequent assessments every three years. 2016 Executive Order B ‑37 ‑16 (May 16) Established goal of “Making Conservation a California Way of Life. ” Directed the administration to develop water use targets as part of a permanent long ‑term conservation framework. 2018 Chapter 14 (SB
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - However, the administration maintains that local governments could have raised local fees to cover their costs during that time frame and therefore proposes suspending the requirements for that period and n ot reimbursing them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2024-25 Budget: Flood Management Proposals

Feb 26, 2024 - Because the cost of these staff would be covered by permit application fees through the Water Rights Fund, approving this proposal would not worse n the General Fund  condition. Recommendations Approve $29.6   Million for Early Action Repairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4856

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

Feb 24, 2025 - In addition to helping regulate pollutants that affect air quality, CARB is the lead state agency responsible for directing the state ’s efforts to meet the GHG reduction targets established in the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Chapter  488 of 2006, [A B  32 , N ú ñez ]) and subsequent legislation (such as Chapter 249 of 2016 [SB 32, Pavley] and Chapter 337 of 2022 [AB 1279, Muratsuchi]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Chapter  488 of 2006 (A B  32 , N ú ñez) established the goal of limiting GHG emissions statewide to  1990 levels by 2020. In 2016, Chapter  249 (S B  32 , Pavley) extended the limit to  40  percent below  1990 levels by  2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - Chapter  488 of 2006 (AB  32, N ú ñez) established the target of limiting GHG emissions statewide to the 1990 level by 2020. 2030.  Chapter  249 of 2016 (SB  32, Pavley) extended the limit to at least 40  percent below the 1990 level by 2030. 2045.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - In October 2021, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-19-21, which directed state agencies to identify additional ways to alleviate congestion at California ’s ports. In response, the Department of General Services (DGS) identified six surplus state properties in proximity to highly congested ports which can store up to 20,000 containers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - GHG = greenhouse gas; ZEV = zero ‑emission vehicle; HVIP = Hybrid and Zero ‑Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project; CORE = Clean Off ‑Road Equipment; FARMER = Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions; N/A= not available; CARB = California Air Resources Board; and AB 617 = Chapter 136 of 2017 (AB 617, C.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561