The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - The budget includes $15  million on a one-time basis from the Public Beach Restoration Fund, via a transfer from the General Fund, to provide funding for the construction of three beach restoration projects in Orange County, the City of San Clemente, and the Cities of Encinitas and Solana Beach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - The air quality around the Sea is already poor, due to pollution from agricultural activities and the nearby city of Mexicali, Mexico, and the region consistently fai ls to meet federal air quality standards designed to protect public health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

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

Feb 27, 2024 - The five jurisdictions are Los Angeles County and the Cities of Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, and San Francisco. Because these statutory pay increases are wholly dependent on decisions made by the five local governments, actual pay increases for CHP officers could be higher or lower than current assumptions—potentially impacting MVA cost pressures in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

Improving California’s Response to the Environmental and Safety Hazards Caused by Abandoned Mines

Aug 4, 2020 - State law also permits local legislative bodies such as city councils and county boards of supervisors to declare as public nuisances and abate all abandoned excavati ons located upon private property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4258

Improving California’s Response to the Environmental and Safety Hazards Caused by Abandoned Mines [Publication Details]

Aug 4, 2020 - In the second section of the report, we discuss key challenges to systematically remediating AMLs, such as a lack of a centralized statewide approach, land ownership issues, and lack of funding. In the third and final section, we recommend steps the Legislature could take to improve California’s approach to addressing the threats to public health and the environment caused by AMLs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4258

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Different cities and counties began their programs at varying times, but all are currently scheduled to end by May 2024 when the existing funds run out. CA Volunteers allocated 80  percent of the $185  million to the largest 13 cities in the state using a population ‑based formula ($148  million), and granted 19  percent on a competitive basis to 14 other cities and counties ($35  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

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

Oct 18, 2021 - To generate additional revenue for city activities, the city assesses various per-barrel taxes on the oil production that occurs within city limits. Over the past several decades, the city has applied these taxes to the state ’s share of tidelands revenue, reducing the amount of revenue the state receives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation

Jan 31, 2022 - Many deserted wells still need to be researched to verify well location, assess facilities, and seek ownership documentation. The Legislature could consider focusing funding exclusively on these research activities to have a better idea of the identification, scope, and cost of well remediation projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4508

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - Of this amount, $3  million is from the General Fund via a transfer to the Natural Resources and Parks Preservation Fund and the remainder is from various bond and special funds. These monies mostly support replacing and upgrading various facilities at state parks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

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

Nov 10, 2020 - Senate Bill   200 r equires that beginning in 2023 ‑24 and through 2029 ‑30, if the amount automatically transferred from the GGRF to the SADW Fund does not total $ 130  m illion, sufficient monies from the General Fund shall also be transferred to make up the difference.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294