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Feb 28, 2023 - Plan Could Become Quickly Outdated Given Recently Enacted Legislation.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 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

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - Can Be Implemented Quickly. In general, projects that can be implemented more quickly will be more effective at promoting near ‑term economic recovery. While projects ideally should be implemented during the “recession window ” —when the recession is still ongoing —many economists believe stimulus could be effective after the recession technically ends, but before economic conditions (such as employment) have fully recovered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - Have changes resulting from the legislation led to any offsetting savings, such as related to completing projects more quickly and thus experiencing less cost escalation? How Are Local Communities and Environmental Justice Concerns Affected?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785