The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - Companies receiving funding through the program generally will be required repay the grant amount plus 20  percent after a business “liquidity event, ” which includes an Initial Public Offering and certain types of change in ownership in the company.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The SWP provides water to 29 different public water agencies that enter into contracts to receive water ( “contractors ”) and the CVP provides water to more than 250 contractors (public water agencies, irrigation districts, local governments, and private farms/companies) in 29  counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Oct 24, 2023 - In one common example, an entity covered under cap-and-trade in California —such as an oil refinery —can purchase an offset through a private company that works directly with forest owners to preserve forest growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Develop a pilot program to control pollutant discharges from common interest areas and areas managed by homeowner associations or management companies. Many Additional Stormwater-Related Test Claims Pending Before the Commission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

Jan 7, 2025 - In other cases, private companies own these types of facilities and sell the electricity they produce to LSEs. Notably, small‑scale solar installations within communities, such as rooftop solar, usually are owned by the property owner or a third‑party company that installs the generation source.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

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

Sep 12, 2024 - The Southern California Gas Company, which owns the gas storage facility that experienced the leak, agreed through a legal settlement to pay $71  million into a fund —the Aliso Canyon Recovery Account —to address some of the resulting impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - At the time of this writing, DGS had leased these properties to a wareho using company that will work with importers to store containers on these sites. In addition, CalSTA and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) entered into an Emerging Projects Agreement, under which CalSTA developed a list of goods movement infrastructure projects for which USDOT will provide technical assistance to develop and apply for federal funding opportunities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - The Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), owned and operated by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG &E), is California ’s last operating nuclear power plant, containing two large units. DCPP was scheduled for closure by 2025 due to safety and environmental concerns such as seismic risk and challenges in disposing of nuclear waste.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Industrial  owners —primarily  timber  companies —own  14  percent (4.5  million acres) of forestland. State and local governments own a comparatively small  share —only  3  percent (1  million acres) combined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - In addition, we conducted roughly 50 i nterviews with groups that have a variety of perspectives on the issue, including local fire agencies, academic researchers, nongovernmental organizations, interest groups, private companies, and state departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457