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

Feb 24, 2026 - Annual reduction of $49  million to transportation funding that the state provides to cities and counties for work on their local streets and roads. State transportation funding suballocated to cities and counties for these purposes is projected to be around $3.9  billion annually —meaning this proposal would result in a reduction of about 1   percent each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we analyze the Governor's proposal to create a new credit against diesel excise tax liability to incentivize the use of sustainable aviation fuel in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5139

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - November 2025 Statewide Special Election County and State Costs for Special Election. Chapter  97 of 2025 (SB  280, Cervantes) called a statewide special election on November 4, 2025, for voters to consider Proposition 50 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - In 2010, Orange County, Orange County Flood Control District, and 14 cities within Orange County filed a test claim with CSM contending that various sections of the 2009 permit represented state-reimbursable mandated activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

Feb 10, 2026 - The budget proposes $12.3  million ($6.8  million General Fund and $5.5  million in reimbursements) and 24 positions in 2026 ‑27 (and a similar amount ongoing) to open the Greenwood Residential Center in El Dorado County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - The SWP provides water to 29 different public water agencies that enter into contracts to receive water ( “contractors ”) and the CVP provides water to more than 250 contractors (public water agencies, irrigation districts, local governments, and private farms/companies) in 29  counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board [Publication Details]

May 5, 2025 - In this budget post, we discuss a municipal stormwater mandate issued by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board in 2009 for local governments in Orange County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5039

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

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

Dec 9, 2025 - Accordingly, the statutorily required GGRF allocations for the SRA fee backfill and manufacturing tax exemption still are scheduled  to end January 1, 2031 and July  30,  2030,  respectively. Adds a Few New Statutory Allocations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

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

Oct 16, 2025 - Wildfire County Coordinator Program. The budget includes $9.5  million General Fund in 2025-26 for CalFire to support the California Fire Safe Council ’s Wildfire County Coordinator Program. This program supports coordinators in 47 of 58 counties who work with local organizations and residents to improve community wildfire preparedness through education, events, and grant funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080