Resources Table of Contents
LAO Analysis of the 1998-99 Budget Bill

Overview

• Spending by Major Program
• Major Budget Changes

Crosscutting Issues

• Fund Conditions for Resources Programs
• Resources Special Funds
• Park-Related Bonds
• Water Bonds
• $2.1 Billion in New Resources Bonds Proposed
• Setting Resources Infrastructure Funding Priorities
• What Bond Funds Remain Available?
• Constructing A Needs Estimate
• Setting Funding Priorities
• Choice of Financing Mechanism

• Overview and Assessment of The Resources Initiatives
• Background
• NCCP Program Needs Legislative Policy Review
• Lake Tahoe Initiative
• Watershed Initiative
• Ocean and Coastal Initiative
• Coastal Access and Protection Proposal Lacks Detail
• Southern California Wetlands Clearinghouse Merits Consideration; But Needs More Detail
• Marine Resources Management
• Coastal Water Quality
• Funds for Habitat And Wildlife Preservation
• Cal-EPA: How Well Is It Meeting Its Goals?
• Background
• Goals Are Not Being Met
• Failure to Focus on Primary Mission
• Current Organizational Structure Inherently Problematic
• Cal-EPA Should Be Held Accountable for Failing to Comply With Legislative Direction
• Increase in Permit Assistance Center Staffing Not Justified

Departmental Issues

• California Conservation Corps (3340)
• Non-Compliance with Legislatively Required Budget Presentation
• State Lands Commission (3560)
• Tidelands Revenues Will Likely Be Less Than Initially Projected
• Department of Fish and Game (3600)
• Reorganization in Progress: An Overview
• Department of Parks and Recreation (3790)
• Concession Revenue Increases
• Budget Proposes Additional Concessions
• New State Park Reservation System Operational
• State Park System Earns "Best In Class"
• Air Resources Board (3900)
• MVA Funding for Consumer Products Program Inappropriate
• California Integrated Waste Management Board (3910)

• State Agencies Lag Rest of State in Recycling
• Making Recycling Market Development Zone Loan Program More Effective
• Legislatively Required Allocation of Tire Funds Not Submitted
• Department of Pesticide Regulation (3930)
• Department Should Be Held Accountable For Meeting Legislative Direction
• Budget Display Should Provide Accountability
• State Water Resources Control Board (3940)
• Watershed Management Initiative
• Legislature Requires Information to Assess Funding Needs for Water Quality Protection
• Department of Toxic Substances Control (3960)
• Budget Implements Funding Reform Legislation
• Casmalia: The Next Stringfellow?
• Unified Program: Less Fragmentation and Greater Savings?
• Legislative Oversight Needed for Revamping of Manifest Tracking System

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