The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Additionally, the incentives would only apply to first ‑time purchasers of ZEVs and to vehicles that do not exceed certain manufacturer ’s suggested retail prices, such as $55,000 for new sedans and $80,000 for new sport utility vehicles and light ‑duty trucks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - USACE Conducting National Environmental Protection Act Review. USACE is the lead agency for the required National Environmental Protection Act environmental assessment process for the Phase 1: 10 ‑Year Plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

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

Feb 24, 2026 - While this estimate may be somewhat understated, as it only accounts for intrastate travel, estimates of the relative contribution of aircraft to national and global GHG emissions are still relatively modest, totaling about 3  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - The administration has argued that enactment of this package of legislation will make the state more competitive for being awarded federal funding. The Legislature will want to explore to what extent this proves to be the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - As shown in the figure, CalFire’s annual expenditures from the E-Fund have varied depending on factors such as the severity of a given wildfire season. (E-fund expenditures can also include reimbursements from federal and local governments related to firefighting activities CalFire undertakes on their behalf.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Most of these programs competitively award grants to community‑based organizations (CBOs) and other trusted messengers to communicate state messages locally or regionally using various media and, often, in various languages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Specifically, over the same four ‑year period, PG &E, SCE, and SDG &E average rates have increased by between 48  percent and 67  percent. Additionally, although electricity rates in California have exceeded the national average for many years, the gap has grown substantially in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - Notably, as displayed in Figure  2, CalFire does categorize some of its E ‑Fund expenditures as prepositioning. However, the department also uses this authority to support activities that it does not categorize as such and that go well beyond the typical definition of prepositioning, including significant expansions and/or extended use of resources like support staff, contracted
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - The water boards also have had to take on certain responsibilities formerly conducted by federal agencies, such as verifying delineations (identification and mapping) for waters that are no longer under federal jurisdiction and conducting certain e nforcement-related inspections and complaint response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Agriculture

Dec 15, 2021 - RFS is a federal program that requires a certain volume of renewable fuels to replace or reduce the quantity of petroleum ‑based transportation fuels supplied nationally. Under the program, producers of renewable fuels earn credits that can be sold to refiners or importers of petroleum ‑based fuels in order to meet specified renewable volume requirements under the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4483