The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Additionally, CARB still is considering linking California’s cap‑and‑invest program with the program in Washington state. Such a linkage could affect allowance prices in both states as they come into alignment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

Jan 14, 2019 - The Legislature, however, might consider more targeted initiatives linked with specific goals. For example, it could link any one ‑time workforce funding to helping with a transition to a new child care reimbursement rate system and/or higher minimum program standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - As a result, the department has to recruit at least two new corpsmembers per year to keep each corpsmember slot filled over the course of the year. The department also maintains some data on why corpsmembers separate from the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - We recomme nd approving the proposal, which appears justified based on workload data. We suggest the Legislature also consider adopting certain statutory amendments to increase the efficiency of this permitting work and provide SWRCB with improved enforcement tools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Feb 10, 2026 - This climate research is required by law to be completed every five years pursuant to Chapter  136 of 2020 (S B  1320 , Stern) and provides data and information that state agencies and local governments use to inform their planning and programmatic decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Mar 18, 2026 - However, many of the most significant challenges facing the watershed are directly linked to water use and diversion, including exports from the SWP and CVP. The watershed has been reshaped by a vast network of dams, pumps, levees, reservoirs, and engineered channels to support water storage, water delivery, and flood control.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - In 2014, CARB linked the state ’s program with the Canadian province of Quebec ’s smaller carbon market. California ’s carbon market was also linked with Ontario ’s market from 2017 to 2018, before that province ’s cap-and-trade program shuttered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

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

Feb 24, 2026 - While such a scenario may seem far‑fetched, the most recent federal data show that California consumes more RD than is produced in the entire United States, indicating that producers have responded strongly to existing state policy incentives for renewable fuels by selling in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

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

May 12, 2022 - Such steps would include collecting the necessary data from the Department of Motor Vehicles and selecting an entity to distribute payments. Additionally, some policy options may not be able to take effect immediately due to administrative procedures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions 90 $6,314.1 For a variety of reasons, we do not reflect certain capital outlay projects in the figure or linked table. Specifically, to avoid double counting previously provided funds or because specific data are not available, we do not include projects for which funding is: (1)  continuously appropriated,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/