The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - If the state proceeds with the DCP, the proposed changes could speed up litigation over the project, which could in turn expedite construction and reduce costs (given that delays lead to inflationary cost increases).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - Large, destructive wildfires not only increase response costs, but can also result in significant costs to governments, private property owners, insurers, and others related to cleaning up damage and rebuilding homes and infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

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

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

Feb 24, 2026 - The federal government also currently offers a tax credit of up to $1 per gallon for SAF that meets certain  requirements. The above policies work together to create a “stack ” of incentives for SAF production.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

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 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - Also, because the proposal would result in higher overall staffing levels at CalFire, it could increase firefighting capacity and thus somewhat reduce the amount of overtime any individual firefighter might be asked to w ork.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Some suppliers may work with customers to encourage the use of dedicated irrigation meters to track and manage the amount of water used for outdoor irrigation of lawns and landscapes, but most residents and many businesses use meters that capture indoor and outdoor w ater use together ( “mixed ‑use ” meters).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

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

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - That is, to the degree other policies collectively fall short of meeting the state ’s GHG reduction goals, the cap ‑and ‑invest program could help ensure that covered entities reduce emissions further to make up the difference.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

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

Feb 17, 2026 - As such, reducing positions and expenditures could mean that funds —at least in the near term —end up sitting unused in account balances rather than supporting the activities that fee-payers have paid the state to undertake.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124