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

May 27, 2025 - The proposed changes to the protest rules (noted just above) and judicial process raise some questions about the ability of less-resourced groups to register opposition. For example, while requiring SWRCB to cancel certain protests could reduce the time that SWRCB (and DWR as the applicant being protested) spend on frivolous protests that did not follow requirements, it also c
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2024-25 Budget: Sustainable Funding for the Department of Pesticide Regulation

Mar 5, 2024 - For example, this might occur wh en no other registered pesticides are available to control a serious pest problem that would result in significant economic losses or cause adverse environmental impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4873

Options for Creating a Forestry Management Training Center

Jan 4, 2022 - Some examples of forestry management jobs include: forestry technicians, Registered Professional Foresters, licensed timber operators, reforestation specialists, certified burn bosses, and environmental compliance  professionals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4487

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - For instance, providing tax refunds to registered vehicle owners would be an excludable activity and therefore help the state meet its SAL requirements. In contrast, reducing fuel excise taxes would not because those revenues are already excluded from the SAL.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

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

Sep 12, 2024 - The 2024‑25 budget package provides a total of $17.8 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, a number of special funds, bond funds, and federal funds—for the departments overseen by the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). This amount represents about half of total 2023‑24 estimated expenditure levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - As of January 1, 2024, base vehicle registration fees were $74 but once other fees (such as weight fees and vehicle license fees) are factored in, the average cost vehicle owners pay when registering a vehicle is $329.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

The 2022-23 Budget: Pesticide Enforcement

May 5, 2022 - The department is responsible for evaluating and registering pesticide products at the state level, assessing the health and environmental impacts of pesticides, and encouraging alternative pest management practices through grants and incentives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4592

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - As another example, in 2018, CARB adopted regulations which require all drayage trucks to be registered with CARB and meet specific emission standards. Local regulators also have increased their efforts to regulate air pollution in and around ports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618