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

May 7, 2025 - Figure  7 provides a summary of these policy options. Figure 7 Summary of Some Options for Addressing Potential Legislative Priorities in Cap ‑and ‑Trade Category   Policy Priority: Greenhouse Gas Reductions Program Design Lower cap on emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - Exempting DWR ’s water rights permits for the SWP from construction and beneficial use time lines and preventing revocation of these permits (which essentially would make the permits permanent) (Section 7) .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The  June 2024 budget package committed to a total of $28  billion in budget solutions for 2025 ‑26, which included, $12  billion in spending ‑related solutions and nearly $16  billion in all other solutions, including $5.5  billion in temporary revenue increases and a $7  billion withdrawal from the state ’s rainy day fund, the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Prior to 2019, only a negligible portion of the rates the three large IOUs charged were for wildfire ‑related costs, but this has grown to between 7  percent and 13  percent of average non ‑CARE bills.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - The budget provides $7  million on a one-time basis in 2024 ‑25 from the General Fund to extend the Library Park Pass Program pilot for one year. This program allows library patrons to check out passes that provide free access to certain state parks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Figure  7 describes the major components of the  legislation. Figure 7 Major Components of 2018 Water Use Efficiency Legislation Develop and Achieve Water Use Objectives (WUOs) On an annual basis beginning in 2024, suppliers must (1) calculate their WUOs for the previous year, (2) report actual water use for the previous year, and (3) achieve their WUOs (with penalties for noncompliance beginning in 2027).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - Specifically, instead of its current model of three staffing periods —base , transitional, and peak, as discussed earlier —CalFire would move to two staffing periods —base and peak —as shown in Figure  7 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Put another way, $12  billion  of spending in the May Revision is attributable to reserve withdrawals and borrowing from 2020 (see Figure  7). Figure 7 Governor Still Uses Budget Solutions Despite Historic Revenue Growth Budget Solutions From 2020 Maintained in 2021 May Revision (In Billions) Reserve Withdrawals Make Budget Stabilization Account withdrawal $7.8 Make Safety Net Reserve withdrawal 0.5
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - As shown in Figure  7, the budget includes General Fund reductions totaling $155  million to five programs in the areas of nature-based activities. The largest reduction —$100  million —is  to funds slated for various conservancies across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - This includes funding to upgrade water conveyance systems and maintenance at state-owned wetlands ($9.8  million) and equipment at fish hatcheries ($7  million), to purchase equipment —such as flagging for fences to protect livestock from wolves and traps to catch and relocate wildlife —to prevent and address negative interactions between wildlife and people ($7
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463