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

Feb 24, 2025 - These include drayage fleets that serve ports and railyards, state and local government fleets, and “high ‑priority ” fleets (fleets of entities that have $50  million or more in gross annual revenue or 50 or more vehicles).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - These fund shifts would provide $50 million of previously unallocated Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan funds to Demand Side Grid Support Program. SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board; DWR = Department of Water Resources; Parks = Department of Parks and Recreation; CalOES = California Governor ’s Office of Emergency Services; LCI = Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation; WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board; and CEC = California Energy Commission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $50  million and 50 positions ongoing beginning in 2023 ‑24 (smaller amounts starting in 2019 ‑20)  to operate and maintain seven C ‑130 air tankers from the federal government, including contract funding for flight crews, maintenance parts and logistics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Sep 12, 2024 - Other notable reductions include: $186  million for water recycling and groundwater cleanup, $131  million to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), $98  million for drinking water and wastewater projects, and $50  million for dam safety.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

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

Jan 7, 2025 - On average, California IOU electricity rates are more than 50  percent higher than rates charged by POUs. In some cases, the differences in rates between individual utilities are quite stark, even within similar geographic areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - The budget includes $100  million from the General Fund over two years —$50  million in 2022-23 and $50  million in 2023- 24 —for the department ’s California Geologic Energy Management (CalGEM) Division to plug wells and decommission facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

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

Oct 16, 2023 - The legislation also requires that CEC spend at least 50  percent of the funds on projects that directly benefit disadvantaged and low-income communities. Air Quality Improvement Program ($42  Million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal

Feb 28, 2023 - In 2021, the statewide recycling rate was 40 percent, which was down from a recent high of 50 percent in 2014 and still significantly lower than the goal set out in AB 341. A B   341 Required Comprehensive Report on State ’s Efforts to Meet Recycling Goal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

Assessing California's Climate Policies—The 2022 Scoping Plan Update

Jan 4, 2023 - Enteric strategies reduce emissions by 50 percent on 75 percent of total operations. 1 percent decrease in dairy cow population. 330 additional alternative manure management projects by 2030. 420 additional diary digesters by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4656

The 2023-24 Budget: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Major Capital Outlay Proposals

Feb 21, 2023 - (Excluding the LA County ‑operated camps, 1,612 people are housed at CalFire ‑operated facilities that have a combined total capacity of 3, 040 —which represents an occupancy rate of just over  50  percent.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4693