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

Feb 24, 2026 - Most recently, the federal Inflation Reduction Act included a tax credit of up to $7,500 per vehicle for the purchase of new light ‑duty ZEVs and up to $4,000 per vehicle for the purchase of used light ‑duty ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - California’s Five Major Climate Hazards As a result of human activities that warm the planet, the global climate is changing. While efforts are underway —across the state, country, and internationally —to limit the extent of this warming, some degree of climate change already is occurring, and therefore some impacts are inevitable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation

Jan 31, 2022 - Matching Funds for Federal Funding. Some of the federal funds are expected to require a state match. Specifically, under the current federal guidelines, states must provide matching funds to secure up to $30  million in performance grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4508

The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update

Jan 31, 2022 - Such trends are not solely related to existing flow requirements, and have been exacerbated by loss of habitat, impediments to fish passage such as dams and weirs, water diversion systems including pumps, recurring drought conditions, and warming temperatures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4506

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding. LCI = Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation; EEO = Equal Employment Opportunity; and CEQA = California Environmental Quality Act. Assessment Administration Has Provided Reasonable Justification for Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - (This is true even under the Governor ’s higher revenue projections, as the administration ’s proposal includes actions to free up capacity for new spending proposals, including creating a settle ‑up obligation for schools and community colleges and suspending a transfer to the state ’s rainy day fund.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Mar 2, 2026 - As such, under current state law, to protect non-WOTUS, each regional board must revise their regional plans to match the statewide plan. Amending stat ute to extend the rulemaking authority for statewide plans to all waters would reduce workload and processing times.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - On an annual basis, the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) must report information about projects ’ objectives; status; anticipated outcomes; expected public benefits; and other basic information such as location, cost, and matching funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Historically, significant parts of the state would burn annually, especially during the warm, dry months of the year. In the 1700s, for example, an estimat ed 4.5  million acres burned each year, on average.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - That legislation established the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund, which provides up to $ 130  m illion annually from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for efforts to provide safe drinking water for every California community.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429