The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - Final costs will total around $3  million (between $2.4  million and $3.7  million). Funding these mandates does not have direct out-year fiscal implications for the state. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

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

Feb 24, 2025 - To date, California has applied for and received over 100 waivers for a variety of air quality and vehicle ‑related regulations. Governor’s Proposals The Governor’s budget includes two proposals to provide CARB with ongoing resources in order to implement regulations aimed at improving air quality and reducing GHG emissions: ZEF. $3.5  million on an ongoing basis from APCF and 17
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

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

May 27, 2025 - This presumably would reduce the number of protests (Sections 3 and 4) . Making some changes to requirements around how DWR must repay other state agencies that do work on the SWP (Section 5) . Explicitly including the DCP as part of the SWP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - Climate Smart Technical Assistance Grants for Producers ($3   Million). The proposal also includes $3  million to support climate smart technical assistance grants. This  proposal would provide competitive funding to organizations that help encourage producers to adopt a wide variety of climate smart practices —such as those aimed at improving soil health, sequestering carbon, reducing emissions, and increasing water and energy efficiency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Proposals at May Revision

May 19, 2025 - GGRF Expenditure Plan LAO Bottom Line: In crafting the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) expenditure plan, we recommend that the Legislature: (1)  ensure its legislative priorities are reflected, (2)  minimize the use of continuous appropriations, (3)  give serious consideration to using GGRF to help solve the budget problem and preserve highest-priority activities, (4)  defer
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049

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

May 5, 2025 - We recommend the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposal and fund the mandate for three key reasons: (1)  the appellate court found that SB  231 does not apply retroactively and local governments lacked sufficient authority to raise stormwater-related fees prior to 2018, (2)  CSM determined these were state-reimbursable mandates, and (3)  local governments already incurred
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - However, the President has the authority to adjust the percentage up to 100  percent. Regardless of the authorized federal reimbursement rate, the state and local governments often do not receive every dollar they request as some costs are deemed ineligible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Since then, various statutes and regulations have set specific targets, including Chapter  312 of 2018 (S B  100 , de Le ón) which requires 60  percent renewable generation by 2030 and  100  percent zero ‑carbon electricity by 2045.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

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

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget provides $100  million from the General Fund on a one-time basis in 2023 ‑24 for 77 specific local projects identified in a budget control section. It also includes $3  million from the General Fund on a one-time basis for the Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

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

May 7, 2025 - We note that to the extent the Legislature would like to direct additional spending toward reducing GHGs, such as by funding GHG reductions outside of the capped sectors, it would be important to consider factors such as (1)  the cost ‑effectiveness of this spending; (2)  how this spending interacts with other programs besides cap ‑and ‑trade; (3)  any co ‑benefits beyond GHG
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042