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

Feb 27, 2024 - The remainder largely is generated by other DMV fees such as driver license fees. (We note that DMV also collects various other fees at the time of vehicle registration that are not deposited into MVA, such as vehicle license fees, truck weight fees, and an additional registration fee charged to owners of zero ‑emission  vehicles.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

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

Feb 24, 2026 - Federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). At the federal level, RFS is a policy that requires a designated level of renewable fuels to be sold annually in the United States. Refiners and importers must either sell their share of the required volumes themselves or buy credits (known as Renewable Identification Numbers or RINs) from other producers that generate an excess of credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - The state ’s existing Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) sets escalating renewable energy procurement requirements for load serving entities (which include utilities that deliver electricity to customers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

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

Mar 19, 2026 - The proposal would support 51.5 existing positions and two new positions at LCI (many of which are currently supported by limited-term funding), along with providing funding for some IT equipment, software licenses, and contracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Jan 7, 2025 - For example, in 2003, the state implemented a Renewable Portfolio Standard, which generally requires load ‑serving entities (LSEs) to provide a minimum percent of retail electricity sales from qualifying renewable generation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) . The  RPS was established by Chapter  516 of 2002 (S B  1078 , Sher) with the initial requirement that 20  percent of retail electricity must be provided by renewable energy resources by 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

The 2021-22 Budget: California Natural Resources Agency [Publication Details]

Jan 27, 2021 - This publication discusses the Governor's 2021-22 January budget proposals for the California Natural Resources Agency, including $125 million for habitat restoration projects and $4.5 million to move to a new office building.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4324

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

Mar 5, 2024 - DPR Would Increase Registration and Licensing Fees to Align With Additional Expenditure Authority. In several cases, the proposal would provide additional expenditure authority from the DPR Fund to augment the department ’s Registration Program and Licensing and Certification Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4873

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - Energy Package As shown in Figure  8, the budget includes $172  million for various energy-related activities, including programs intended to promote building electrification, planning and permitting renewable energy projects, and activities intended to ensure electric reliability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Agriculture

Dec 15, 2021 - 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