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

Feb 12, 2025 - Before the Legislature last extended the statutory authorization for the cap ‑and ‑trade program in 2017, revenues from GGRF began to decline due to investor uncertainty about the status of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update [Publication Details]

Nov 10, 2020 - Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update [Publication Details] Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update Format: HTML Description: In 2019 the Legislature passed and the Governor signed Chapter 120 (SB 200, Monning) establishing the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water (SADW)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4294

The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 20, 2024 - Before the Legislature last extended the statutory authorization for the cap ‑and ‑trade program in 2018, revenues from GGRF began to decline due to investor uncertainty about the status of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4847

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

Sep 12, 2024 - Budget trailer legislation includes new reporting language requiring the administration to provide biannual updates on the status and uses of the loan. Delays CERIP Funding, Shifts to GGRF. Senate Bill  846 also included an intention to fund future clean energy reliability activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - Fully Protected Species —Chapter 59 of 2023 (SB 147, Ashby) Reports By July 1, 2024, CDFW must develop a plan to assess the scientific status of each of the fully protected species, including recommendations to the Legislature for necessary funding and staffing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - (The researchers defined social vulnerability using a variety of indicators, including income, education level, English proficiency, age, disability status, housing status, citizenship status, and access to vehicles.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California

Nov 14, 2022 - Health Status. Some health conditions make people more sensitive to the effects of wildfire smoke. For example, conditions such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can be exacerbated by  wildfires .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - What Is the Status and Effectiveness of Recent Investments? The state invested heavily in reliability efforts in the 2022 ‑23 budget package and state departments still have not spent most of the associated funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

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

Oct 10, 2022 - This database inventories the status and locations of rare plants and animals in California and is maintained as a part of a national network to inform conservation decisions and environmental reviews of proposed projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

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

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023‑24 budget package provides a total of $19.2 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, bond funds, a number of special funds, and federal funds—for programs administered by the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and Environmental Protection Agency. This is a net decrease of $15.5 billion (45 percent) compared to 2022‑23 estimated levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807