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

May 30, 2025 - This is because from 2018 onward, local governments have had sufficient authority to raise fees to pay for the costs of compliance due to the statutory chan ges that took effect at that time —thereby making it so the state is not required to reimburse local governments for their costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - Because of the expense and general risk associated with newer, large technologies, smaller LSEs face particular challen ges in procuring these types of resources. Governor’s Proposals Governor Proposes Two Major New Energy Policy Changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735