The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - California statute provides authority for CARB to issue regulations for motor vehicle fuel specifications, among other areas. Under this authority, CARB has established regulations that authorize the use of up to 10  percent ethanol in gasoline (a blend known as E10).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - These include potential changes to the number of allowances the state makes available and the allocation of those  allowances. 2030 Expiration of Statutory Authorization. Before the Legislature last extended the statutory authorization for the cap ‑and ‑trade program in 2017, revenues from GGRF began to decline due to investor uncertainty about the status of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - (For more on this this authority as well as DREOA, please see The 2021-22 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Spending Authorities ) The Legislature also has broad authority to provide additional funding for disaster and wildfire response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - Recent Legislation Requires CPUC to Authorize IOUs to Collect Fixed Charges. Chapter  61 of 2022 (A B  205 , Committee on Budget) modified state law to repeal the $10 limit on fixed charges and required CPUC to authorize fixed charges that vary by income for residential electricity rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - For example, Proposition  4 authorizes $79  million for the Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) to establish the San Andreas Corridor Program. WCB believes this allocation would benefit from additional discussions with the Legislature before it designs an implementation plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958