Assessing California’s Climate Policies: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - Through A B  398 , the Legislature opted to provide more specific direction about certain program design features —such as specifying the share of compliance obligations that can be met with offsets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Chapter  488 of 2006 (A B  32 , N ú ñez) established the goal of limiting GHG emissions statewide to  1990 levels by 2020. In 2016, Chapter  249 (S B  32 , Pavley) extended the limit to  40  percent below  1990 levels by  2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

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

Feb 24, 2025 - Moreover, signals from the new federal administration suggest it is not likely to grant California additional waivers, making it unlikely that CARB will be able to enforce the b ulk of these regulations for at least the next four years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

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

Feb 12, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan a Based on Governor ’s revenue assumption of $4.2 billion in 2025 ‑26. b Governor proposes shifting $32 million of planned spending on CERIP from GGRF to Proposition 4.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Summary of Recent State Wildfire  and Forest Resilience Funding a 2020 ‑21 Through 2028 ‑29 (In Millions) Program TBD forest health and fire prevention activities TBD Stewardship of state ‑owned land Various Prescribed fire and hand crews CalFire CalFire unit fire prevention projects CalFire Forestry Corps and residential centers CCC Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program DOC Transportation
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Feb 28, 2023 - For instance, the department likely will finalize regulations for S B  54  and S B  1215 in late 2024, which is around the time the proposed plan would begin finishing its research and analysis phase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Figure 4 Select State Policies That Seek to Increase Water Conservation 2009 Chapter 4 (SB X7 ‑7, Steinberg) Known as the Water Conservation Act of 2009, required development of urban water use targets to achieve a 20 percent reduction in water use per capita by 2020 ( “20x2020 ”). 2014 ‑2015 Proclamations (1/17/14 and 4/25/14) Executive Orders B ‑26 ‑2014, B ‑28
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2024-25 Budget: Sustainable Funding for the Department of Pesticide Regulation

Mar 5, 2024 - The  department indicates that this work is related to the community air pollution monitoring and reduction program established by Chapter  136 of  2017 (A B  617 ,  C.  Garcia). Includes Several Policy Changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4873

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

Sep 12, 2024 - Figure reflects total amounts from 2022 ‑23 through 2027 ‑28. b Includes federal funds, interagency reimbursements, and Environmental License Plate Fund. FS = Fund Shift; R = Reduction; and D = Delay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

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

Feb 27, 2024 - For HWCA specifically, S B  158 replaced several prior fees with a new generation and handling fee and also increased existing facility fees. (We discuss these fees in greater detail in the section below.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858