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

Mar 18, 2026 - Moreover, VAs are more flexible than traditional regulations (allowing adaptation in closer to real time), have fewer adverse impacts on water users, provide more certainty to water agencies, and could be implemented more quickly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Accordingly, starting these discussions and planning efforts now would increase the likelihood that any resulting fiscal benefits could be realized more quickly and when  needed. Avoid Adopting Policies That Will Create Additional Out ‑Year Budget Pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - Which Potential Policies Could Be Implemented Quickly and Efficiently? If one of the Legislature ’s goals is to provide timely relief to Californians, it also will want to consider which policies can be implemented quickly and efficiently.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - In addition, if subsequent updates to the plan are needed in the coming years (for example, if conditions change), those could potentially occur more quickly. Still, those efficiencies would come at the loss of the CEQA analysis and its potential benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal

Feb 28, 2023 - Plan Could Become Quickly Outdated Given Recently Enacted Legislation. As mentioned above, recently enacted legislation has significantly expanded the department ’s responsibilities for certain waste streams.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Based on our initial review, the proposed spending plan generally strik es a balance between quick distribution of funds and thoughtful implementation of programs. Positive aspects of the proposal that apply to most —though not necessarily every —bond category include: Appears Consistent With Bond Requirements for Uses of Funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - These slots would be on top of the almost 9,000 full ‑day slots the state added over the past three years. Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - Furthermore, any such benefits would have to be weighed against the significant additional capital outlay and operational costs of providing corpsmember slots in a residential center setting compared to nonresidential slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

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

Feb 20, 2024 - Depending on how quickly and severely the General Fund condition worsens, the Legislature also could consider using GGRF to backfill General Fund reductions to core ongoing programs rather than to sustain discretionary one ‑time climate and environment spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4847

Adoption of April 2021 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package

Apr 16, 2021 - The bill includes language intended to support certain departments ’ efforts to complete projects quickly by expediting their contracting processes, such as through exempting them from competitive bidding requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4414