The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - Measuring Impact of Mobile Source Incentive Programs We provide information below on how we determined the different measurements included in Figure  6 regarding the impact of various mobile source incentive programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - These transfers would pay for the costs of CARB ’s Mobile Source Program, which is intended to reduce emissions from on ‑ and off ‑road mobile sources. (Separately, the Governor also proposes to transfer $85  million from CARB ’s Air Pollution Control Fund to further address MVA shortfalls.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - For example, at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), positions include game wardens who prov ide important law enforcement and wildlife and resource protection services. Some CDFW positions also administer various permits, a key function to ensure that projects —from habitat restoration to infrastructure and housing development —can be completed with less damage to the environment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - Supports Mobile Source Laboratory Equipment Support and Maintenance. The budget includes $8  million on an ongoing basis from the Certification and Compliance Fund (CCF) to support CARB ’s mobile source laboratory in Riverside, which helps ensure that manufacturers meet the state ’s emissions standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jan 25, 2022 - Mobile monitors would be used to provide a one ‑time snapshot of air pollution at the local level. According to the administration, the data would be integrated into CARB tools that help visualize local pollution, and potentially inform future A B 617 activities to reduce community pollution in disadvantaged communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4496

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

Feb 24, 2026 - Mobile sources —including light ‑, medium ‑, and heavy ‑duty vehicles —contribute to California ’s GHG emissions and air pollution. For example, light ‑duty vehicles represent about 28  percent of statewide GHG emissions and 7  percent of statewide NOx emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - To the extent the Legislature identifies other policy goals beyond GHG emission reductions and affordability —such as related to environmental quality, transportation mobility, or climate change adaptation —it could structure the program to support those goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Adequate staffing for the museum will allow it to open to the public on time and with the appropriate maintenance, especially as the number of visitors to Expo Park increases in advance of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Feb 24, 2025 - CARB is responsible primarily for the regulation of mobile sources of pollution (such as cars and trucks) and for reviewing and approving regional district programs and plans. CARB Also Plays a Key Role in the State ’s Efforts to Reduce GHG Emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

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

Feb 18, 2025 - These include: (1) $10  million in 2021 ‑22 to build a new exhibit on antisemitism, (2) $5  million in 2022 ‑23 to support museum repairs and to purchase and retrofit a bus to deliver mobile learning services, (3) $2.1  million in 2023 ‑24 to renovate the museum ’s training center, and (4) $2  million in 2024 ‑25 to support further renovations at the training center.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967