LAO 2007-08 Budget Analysis: Resources TOC
Analysis of the 2007-08 Budget Bill
Resources Issue-By-Issue Contents
Overview
Expenditure Proposals and Trends
Spending by Major Program
Major Budget Changes
Crosscutting Issues
Resources Bonds
Pre-2006 Resources Bonds
Major Provisions of Propositions 1E and 84
Governor’s Budget Proposal for Propositions 1E and 84
Propositions 1E and 84 Implementation: Issues for Legislative Consideration
Funding Eligibility
State-Local Cost Sharing
Federal Funding
Streamlining Measures
Coordination
Appropriations
Oversight Measures
Conclusion
$4 Billion Water Management Bond Proposed for 2008
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
Background
CALFED Reorganized in 2006
CALFED Financing: Still No Progress on Implementing “Beneficiary Pays”
Performance Measures
Governor’s Budget Proposal
Issues for Legislative Consideration
South Delta Improvements Program Proposal Premature
CALFED Surface Storage Proposals Need Matching Funds
Budget Relies on Bond Funds to Continue Planning Effort That Benefits Delta Water Exporters
Implementation of “AB 32”—Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
California a Significant Emitter of Gases Contributing to Climate Change
The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32)
Governor’s Budget Proposal
Secretary’s Proposal Goes Beyond Coordination
CPUC Funding Proposal Premature and Contrary to Legislative Direction
Market-Based Measures Should Be Carefully Considered Prior to Their Inclusion in Climate Change Regulations
Funding for Budget Proposal Unsustainable
Funding the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement
Elimination of Energy-Related Agencies
Budget Proposes to Eliminate Energy Agencies
Current Energy Agency Organization
Elimination of CPA Warranted
Proposal to Eliminate EOB Raises Issues
Departmental Issues
Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (3360)
Proposed Use of Williams Energy Settlement Funds Contrary to Legislative Intent
Improving Renewable Energy Program Effectiveness
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (3540)
State’s Wildland Firefighting Costs Continue to Escalate
Legislature Should Limit Expansion of Department’s Capital Outlay Project Management
Energy Commission Should Direct Public Funding Support for Energy Development Projects
State Lands Commission (3560)
Again No Progress in Commission’s Management of School Land Bank Fund
Department of Fish and Game (3600)
Department’s Fiscal Management Improving; Budget Transparency Still Needs Work
One-Time Funds for Marine Life Management Inadvertently Remain in Budget
Department of Parks and Recreation (3790)
Budget Fails to Address State Parks Deferred Maintenance Backlog
Growing Deferred Maintenance Problem
Past Funding for Deferred Maintenance Projects
Budget Proposal
Proposition 84 as a Potential Funding Source
Recommendations for Addressing Deferred and Ongoing Maintenance
Administration of Bond Funds for Local Parks Should Be Consolidated
State Parks and Recreation Fund Reserve Depleted
Concession and Operating Agreement Proposals
Sierra Nevada Conservancy (3855)
Conservancy Has Yet to Develop Guidelines for New Grant Program
Department of Water Resources (3860)
Flood Management Issues
New Bonds Provide Influx of Funding to Department
Funding History and Budget Proposal
Priorities and Oversight Needed for Capital Outlay Projects
AB 142 Spending Needs Scrutiny; Opportunity for General Fund Savings
State Water Project Should Be Brought “On Budget”
California Integrated Waste Management Board (3910)
Waste Tire Diversion Rates Need Improvement
State Water Resources Control Board (3940)
Information Technology (IT) at the Water Boards: An Assessment
IT Strategic Plan Needs Update; Legislative Oversight Critical
Scope Change of IT Project Leads to Data Entry Backlog at Regional Boards
Legislature Should Be Apprised of External Review Findings
Water Rights Fee Funding Uncertain
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (3980)
Public Health Goals and Drinking Water Regulation
Background: Safe Drinking Water Regulation
Recommend Shift to Fee-Based Funding
OEHHA Lags Statutory Timelines for PHG Activity
Public Utilities Commission (8660)
Administratively Created New Programs Raise Multiple Concerns
High Fund Balance in Universal Service Telephone Program Fund Allows for Ratepayer Relief
Climate Change Proposal Contrary to Legislative Direction
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