AB32: Analysis of Two Studies by Varshney and Associates

The second study — Cost of AB 32 on California Small Businesses —Summary Report of Findings (June 2009) —concluded that AB 32 will cost California ’s small businesses $183  billion in lost output each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/rsrc/ab32_econ_review/ab32_econ_review_030910.aspx

Summary of LAO Findings and Recommendations on the 2011-12 Budget

It is premature to approve the budget-year funding until a new Special Project Report has been submitted to the California Technology Agency reflecting a rescoping of the project that is currently under development. 5-20-11 Updated Recommendation: Approve the Governor's April Finance letter proposal to shift funding of $483,000 for AB 32-related activities from
https://lao.ca.gov/laoapp/budgetlist/PublicSearch.aspx?PolicyAreaNum=22&Department_Number=-1&KeyCol=0&Yr=2011

LAO Publications

Format: LAO's Critique of the AB 32 Scoping Plan Economic Analysis November 21, 2008 - We were asked to report on the draft scoping plan of the Air Resources Board (ARB) for implementation of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006 [AB 32, Núñez]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications?page=9&year=0&publicationType=0&type=Other

AB32: Analysis of the Net Impact On California Jobs

The CARB ’s Estimated Job Impacts of the AB 32 SP Modest Net Gain Projected. California ’s current total wage and salary employment level is roughly 16  million, and CARB ’s projection for 2020 absent AB 32 is 18.4  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/rsrc/ab32_impact/ab32_impact_030410.aspx

LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: Implementation of “AB 32”—Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006

The budget proposal, in effect, attempts to establish a policy-making role for the Secretary in implementing AB  32 —a role that the administration proposed when the Legislature was considering AB 32.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/resources/res_04_anl07.aspx

LAO Environment and Natural Resources

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https://lao.ca.gov/Policy-Areas?areaId=10&category=0&year=0&page=27

^[PDF] Proposed Appropriations From AB 118 Monies (Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007, Nunez)

Air Resources Board (ARB) Ongoing Implementation of the Global Warming Solutions Act (“AB 32”) —a 24,000b —a — (A): We recommend a compromise on funding AB 32 that does not use AB 118 monies, leaving them for statutorily intended uses.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/conf_comm/2008/AB118_Monies_061308.pdf

^[PDF] Cap-and-Trade Revenue: Issues for Legislative Consideration

This ruling has been appealed, and fi nal decisions from the appellate courts on these issues may take years.  It is likely that the courts would require the state to target spending to GHG reduction activities since that is the primary goal of AB 32.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2016/Cap-and-Trade-Revenue-Issues-020316.pdf

^[PDF] Microsoft Word - Letter to Niello re ARB response _with dcc edits_.doc

Specifically, we saw inconsistencies in the way the ARB analysis accounted for measures required by statute or policy other than AB 32 that were explicitly undertaken to reduce GHG emissions (such as Chapter 200, Statutes of 2002 [AB 1493, Pavley]) versus other meas- ures that could reduce GHG emissions but that were undertaken for other reasons.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/rsrc/ab32/AB32_scoping_plan_ARB_response_121608.pdf

LAO Publications

Format: AB32: Analysis of Two Studies by Varshney and Associates March 9, 2010 - This responds to Assembly Member De León's request relating to California’s regulatory environment and AB 32 (Núñez), the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Chapter 488, Statute s of 2006).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications?page=6&year=0&publicationType=0&type=Other