The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - As its staffing numbers and statutory responsibilities have grown, the office has also expanded its fiscal services unit to formalize its operati ons and ensure compliance with standard government operating procedures such as those related to contracts and accounting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - Under the plan, these water users would follow a regulatory compliance pathway (as discussed in the next section). Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - No Clear Optimal Compliance Rate. It is reasonable to ask what level of compliance the state
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight [Publication Details]

Mar 18, 2026 - This report discusses the State Water Resources Control Board’s (SWRCB’s) proposed—and long-overdue—update of the water quality control plan for the San Francisco Bay-Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, which includes an alternative compliance pathway for certain water users called voluntary agreements (VAs, also known as Healthy Rivers and Landscapes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5163

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

May 27, 2025 - In concept, this process can lead the board to make more informed decisions about water quality standards, compliance measures, and implementa tion plans, and it offers the public the opportunity to weigh in.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - LCFS uses a system of tradeable credits to determine compliance with the program. Entities that supply regulated fuels with a CI above the standard accrue deficits, whereas those that supply fuels with a CI below the standard generate credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - For example, S B  840 ’s requirement that CARB update offset compliance protocols to reflect the best available science could potentially result in lower emissions if they lead to a greater number of offset projects that provide real, permanent GHG reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

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

May 7, 2025 - A trade ‑off of this option is that it likely would increase the price of offsets and decrease their use, which would increase overall compliance costs for emitters (and associated costs to consumers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - CARB maintains a number of eligibility requirements for offset projects to be used as credits for program compliance. Currently, covered entities may use offset credits to meet up to 4  percent of their compliance obligations under cap-and-trade; they must either directly reduce emissions or purchase allowances for the remainder of their compliance requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

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