The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2026 - In this report, we review the Governor’s proposed plan for spending cap-and-invest revenues in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - GGRF = Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund; DOF = Department of Finance; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; SB  840  =  Chapter  121 of 2025 (SB 840, Lim ón); AB 617 = Chapter 136 of 2017 (AB 617, C.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207 [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207 [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5120

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

Feb 28, 2023 - The proposal indicates that the zero waste plan would recommend programmatic and statutory changes needed for the state to meet and exceed the goal established under AB 341 by 2035. As mentioned earlier, the state has not yet been able to make significant progress towards meeting the current statutory AB 341 goal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - This was the first auction since the passage of Chapter  117 of 2025 (AB  1207, Irwin) and Chapter  121 of 2025 (SB  840, Lim ón), which extended and made various changes to the program. According to the information provided by CARB, the state expects to receive $844  million in revenue from the auction, which will be deposited into the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

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

Feb 12, 2025 - The two proposals  include: Clean Energy Reliability Investment Plan (CERIP) Fund Shift ($32   Million Shift From GGRF to Proposition   4). The Governor proposes shifting $32  million of planned spending to implement CERIP from GGRF to Proposition  4.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4960

The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - Under current law, the funds must be used to advance the purposes of AB  32 and facilitate GHG reductions. Some of the testing and research activities conducted at the new facility would help ARB develop and enforce GHG regulations related to mobile sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4 $3,470 35% a $181 million of this amount was provided through Chapter 2 of 2025 (AB 100, Gabriel) and was available for administering departments to expend beginning in April 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5076

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - In September 2025, CARB issued a notice that it plans to begin updating the regulations governing the program to reflect the requirements of AB 1207, as well as make other modifications to the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program [Publication Details]

Dec 9, 2025 - This report provides a summary of the major components of Chapter 117 of 2025 (AB 1207, Irwin) and Chapter 121 of 2025 (SB 840, Limón)—which extend and modify the cap-and-invest program—as well as a discussion of some of the legislation's key implications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5097