Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - The frequency of use of the bonus incentive, the volume of water associated with the bonus incentive, value to urban water suppliers of the bonus incentive, and any implications of the use of the bonus incentive on water use efficiency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update

Nov 10, 2020 - To improve upon these health and environmental justice issues, in 2019 t he Legislature passed and the Governor signed Chapter 120 (SB 200, Monning) which established a new stream of dedicated funding totaling up to $130 million annually for safe and affordable drinking water.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 5, 2020 - Specifically, budget trailer legislation allows the Director of Finance to transfer up to $130  million from the USTC Fund as a loan to the SADW Fund in 2020 ‑21 to help make up the difference should 5  percent of GGRF revenues fall short of that amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4275

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - For example, on January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order stating that it is the policy of the United States to eliminate the “electric vehicle mandate” and to terminate, “where appropriate, state emissions waivers that function to limit sales of gasoline‑powered automobiles.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2020-21 Budget: Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020-21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jun 4, 2020 - Forestry and wildfire-related activities (up to $208  million). Agricultural diesel engine replacements and upgrades (up to $50  million). Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Program (up to the amount needed to provide $130  million total funding, including the 5  percent continuous appropriation).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4250

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Reflecting very strong cash collections in recent months, the May Revision adjusts 2020 ‑21 revenues (and transfers) up by $26.8  billion to $182  billion. This represents a 27  percent increase over 2019 ‑20, the largest single year increase in over four decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - In addition to spending its own money, the state requires electric utilities to dedicate funding from their ratepayers to undertake activities intended to reduce the risks of utility-sparked wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - Most state bonds approved by voters have not exceeded several billion dollars, and the largest bond approved in the last few decades was a $ 20  b illion transportation bond (Proposition  1B of 2006).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308

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

Feb 18, 2025 - As a result, every dollar of new spending essentially requires making offsetting reductions elsewhere in the 2025 ‑26 budget or foregoing the opportunity to leave money in state reserves to prepare for future budget challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967