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

Feb 20, 2024 - For example, the Governor proposes using a total of $1.8  billion from GGRF to backfill essentially all the proposed General Fund reductions to the ZEV package across the next three years, but only $37  million in 2024 ‑25 to sustain a mere 8  percent of the proposed reductions to certain coastal resilience activities that had been included in previous budget  agreements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4847

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - Under the administration’s projections, even after adopting the Governor’s proposals, the state still would face operating deficits of $37 billion in 2025‑26, $30 billion in 2026‑27, and $28 billion in 2027‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - While not directly linked to this mandate, the commission has 37 pending test claims related to other stormwater permits issued by the state water boards dating back to 2009. If the commission were to find that some activities required by the permits constitute state ‑reimbursable mandates, the Legislature may receive additional proposals to reimburse those costs in future budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - Specifically, in January, the administration projected that even if the Governor’s proposals were adopted, the state would confront General Fund deficits of $37 billion in 2025‑26, $30 billion in 2026‑27, and $28 billion in 2027‑28. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - As shown in Figure  6 , between 1990 and 2020, daily per capita water use in California declined by 37  percent, from 217 gallons to 136 gallons. (In this context, water use measured in “gallons per capita daily ” includes most urban water use.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - The funds will support 93 new ongoing positions and activities at three departments as follows: Department of Conservation: The budget authorizes $9.9  million and 37 positions in 2024 ‑25 (growing to 71 positions and $15.3  million on an ongoing basis beginning in 2025 ‑26, plus $404,000 on a one-time basis in 2025 ‑26) for various activities including emergency and permanent rulemaking, conducting reviews and inspections, and overseeing and enforcing compliance with the law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2023-24 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 22, 2023 - (These are in addition to numerous baseline increases across many departments, such as for funding to implement recently passed legislation, which we do not consider “discretionary. ”) The major proposed augmentations include the following, most of which we discuss in more depth in separate publications: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) new training center and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4692

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ’s (CalFire ’s) deferred maintenance projects ($13  million in 2021 ‑22, retaining $37  million). SCC ’s Explore the Coast program ($1  million in 2021 ‑22, retaining $13  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - The budget provides $19.1  million and 37 positions for CalFire to implement various wildfire-related bills that were recently adopted by the Legislature. Specifically, it provides (1) $8.3  million ($6.1  million ongoing) from the General Fund and 26 positions for the defensible space inspection program in accordance with Chapter  391 of 2019 (AB  38, Wood); (2) $5.6  million
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor proposes $11.7  million one-time General Fund to trial courts for the implementation of the Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020 (Chapter  37 of 2020 [AB  3088, Chiu]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309