The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Additionally, the incentives would only apply to first ‑time purchasers of ZEVs and to vehicles that do not exceed certain manufacturer ’s suggested retail prices, such as $55,000 for new sedans and $80,000 for new sport utility vehicles and light ‑duty trucks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Feb 24, 2026 - SAF is much more expensive to produce than conventional fuel, so enabling it to be cost competitive requires subsidies —in aggregate across all policies —that are quite large relative to its potential emission reduction benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Agriculture

Dec 15, 2021 - DDRDP provides competitive grants to dairy operations and developers for the implementation of digesters that result in methane emission reductions. Projects must use the captured biogas for energy production or transportation fuel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4483

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - Between the 1940s and 1960s, the Sea was a popular destination for tourism, fishing (the Sea was stocke d with sport fish), and water sports. However, due to episodes of flooding, fish die ‑offs, and some of the other trends described in this report, tourism over recent decades has largely faded away.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Much of the funding is to be awarded through competitive grants to eligible applicants includi ng local agencies, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and utilities. Remaining funding will support state ‑led activities, such as deferred maintenance and wildfire resilience activities at state parks and projects at the Salton Sea.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Feb 10, 2026 - The proposal prioritizes improvements in high ‑traffic areas to mitigate this risk and improve public access to newly opening museums and sport facilities which will be used for high ‑profile international events.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - Because funding is awarded on a competitive basis, state funding does not make up a significant portion of ports ’ budgets. For example, state funds contributed less than 1.2  percent of the Port of Long Beach ’s budget in 2020-21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - Although the proposed programs could have merit in the long run, some of these newer technologies and projects might take at least five to ten years to be commercially available, and even longer to become cost ‑competitive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - Recommendations We have two recommended actions for the Legislature to address the inadequacies we have identified in the existing process for budgeting the E‑Fund. Limit Use of E ‑Fund to Unplanned Costs Associated With Responding to Large Wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - LCI states that absent the cybersecurity funding, it will be vulnerable to security incidents, face interruptions in e-mail and document storage services, and risk noncompliance with various cybersecurity requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167