The 2022-23 Budget: Water and Drought Response Proposals

Jan 31, 2022 - Consider Importance of Funding Additional Water Resilience Activities This Year, Given Large Recent Investments. While improving longer ‑term statewide drought resilience has merit, we recommend the Legislature weigh this goal against its other 2022 ‑23 budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4509

The 2020-21 Budget: Climate Change Proposals

Feb 13, 2020 - There might be opportunities to target portions of that funding explicitly to help improve the effectiveness of bond ‑funded projects. For example, the Legislature could direct funding to develop tools to evaluate the projected return ‑on ‑investment of specific projects which could then be used to help prioritize uses of bond funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4155

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Typically, electricity use is highest in the evenings when household members return home from work and use electric appliances, particularly during summer months when many households seek to keep their homes cool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

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

May 27, 2025 - The proposal may offer benefits —namely, potentially expediting (and thereby also reducing costs for) this large infrastructure project intended to improve the reliability of the water supply delivered to Southern California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - CELL  would administer the grant program, with oversight from a 12 ‑member grant selection committee, with 10  members appointed by the Governor, 1 member by the President pro Tempore of the Senate, and 1 member by the Speaker of the Assembly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - The two proposals  include: Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan (CERIP) Fund Shift ($32   Million Shift From GGRF to Proposition   4). The Governor proposes shifting $32  million of planned spending to implement CERIP from GGRF to Proposition  4.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

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

May 7, 2025 - Such certainty would help businesses make long ‑term investment decisions and facilitate the state ’s plans for how it can pursue its GHG goals and support high ‑priority  programs. Historically, Legislature Has Delegated Many Decisions on Cap ‑and ‑Trade to CARB.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

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

Feb 18, 2025 - The proposal also includes $2  million to make improvements to the museum ’s entryway, lobby, and memorial plaza. Those improvements are expected to be completed in January 2026. Both components would be funded solely by this proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

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

Oct 16, 2023 - Other Crosscutting Issues Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan Begins Implementing Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan (CERIP). Chapter  239 of 2022 (SB  846, Dodd), which authorized an extension of operations at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant through 2030, also included intent language to provide funding to support future clean energy reliability activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - For  example, the proposal does not set a goal for how many additional acre ‑feet of water will be recycled because of Proposition  4 investments. In addition, the administration has not explained how its planned reporting will specifically evaluate progress toward such goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958