The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This change is estimated to reduce state r evenues by $135  million in fiscal year 2025-26 and $85  million annually thereafter. Excludes Wildfire Settlements From State Income Taxation. The budget package provides a blanket exemption for settlements related to any wildfire occurring between tax years 2021 and 2029.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - D = Delay; FS = Fund Shift; and R = Reduction. CARB = California Air Resources Board; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; Go ‑Biz = Governor ’s Office of Business and Economic Development; GHG = greenhouse gas; and DPR = Department of Pesticide Regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Revenue Update

Apr 29, 2022 - Given significant GGRF revenue uncertainty, we recommend the Legislature focus its budget deliberations over the next several weeks on a package that is close r to $1.6  billion. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4591

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

Feb 24, 2025 - Absent such information, the Legislature has no way to assess how these reductions will affect other existing programs or r egulations that might help the state meet its air quality standards and GHG ‑reduction goals or other key legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - If the President issues a major disaster declaration, the PA program can also provide funding for roads and bridges, wate r control facilities, buildings and equipment, utilities, parks and recreation, and certain other costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2024-25 Budget: Flood Management Proposals

Feb 26, 2024 - Because of its special responsibility for SPFC facilities in the Central Valley, the state could be liable for resulting r epair and recovery costs should the levees fail. Pausing Projects Already Underway Would Be Highly Disruptive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4856

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - To increase awareness about the program and to recruit volunteers, California Volunteers would develop a robust marketing campaign using social media platforms, such as Facebook and Ring Neighborhoods, and provide communications support to neighborhood leaders. $1.5   Million for Digital Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Instead, those fixed costs typically must be built into the volumetric electricity r ates that are paid by other (non ‑solar) customers. CPUC ’s estimates of the costs of the NEM program to non ‑solar IOU ratepayers range from roughly 10  percent to 20  percent of an average non ‑California Alternate Rates for Energy customer ’s monthly electricity bill depending on the utility —accumulating to over $200 to $400 annually per customer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - As the current economic downturn continues, the President recently signed into law legislation providing an additional $ 900 b illion for COVID ‑ 19 r elief, as well as $1. 4 b illion for federal government spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308

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

May 13, 2021 - California ’s most recent drought included the driest consecutive four ‑year stretch since statewide precipitation record ‑keeping began — 2012 t hrough 2015 —with 2014 r epresenting the third driest year on record.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429