Cap-and-Trade Revenues: Strategies to Promote Legislative Priorities

Jan 21, 2016 - We continue to believe that targeting funding to GHG reduction activities is a reasonable strategy to reduce legal risk because the funds are being used to achieve the primary regulatory goal of AB  32.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3328

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - Chapter  1, Statutes of 2015 (AB  91, Committee on Budget) —the emergency drought legislation passed in March  2015 —included $660  million (primarily from Proposition  1E) for flood protection projects in urban and rural areas, as well as for grants to local governments for local flood protection activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

The 2015-16 Budget: Effectively Implementing the 2014 Water Bond [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2015 - The 2015-16 Budget: Effectively Implementing the 2014 Water Bond [Publication Details] The 2015-16 Budget: Effectively Implementing the 2014 Water Bond Format: HTML Description: In August 2014, the Legislature approved Chapter 188, Statutes of 2014 (AB 1471, Rendon), which placed before the voters a water bond measure primarily aimed at increasing the supply of clean, safe, and reliable water and restoring habitat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3171

The 2012–13 Budget: Cap–and–Trade Auction Revenues [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2012 - These auctions are part of the state's plan to meet the goals of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (commonly referred to as AB 32). In this report, we recommend that the Legislature first use the revenues in 2012-13 to offset General Fund costs of existing programs designed to mitigate GHG emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2563

Evaluating the Policy Trade-Offs in ARB's Cap-and-Trade Program [Publication Details]

Feb 9, 2012 - This new, complex program is part of the state's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions statewide to 1990 levels by 2020—a goal set by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (commonly referred to as AB 32).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2559

Proposition 23: Suspension of “Assembly Bill 32” Until California’s Unemployment Rate Is 5.5 Percent or Less for a Year [Publication Details]

Oct 1, 2010 - Proposition 23: Suspension of “Assembly Bill 32” Until California’s Unemployment Rate Is 5.5 Percent or Less for a Year [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/2353

AB32: Letter to Assembly Member Dan Logue Regarding Evaluation of the ARB's Updated Economic Analysis [Publication Details]

Jun 16, 2010 - This responds to Assembly Member Logue's request that we provide an evaluation of the updated economic analysis prepared by the California Air Resources Board of its Scoping Plan for implementing AB 32 (Núñez).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2333

AB32: Letter to Assembly Member Dan Logue Regarding Potential Economic Leakage [Publication Details]

May 13, 2010 - Specifically we were asked to look at the costs California would likely incur following the implementation of AB 32 through the California Air Resource Board’s Scoping Plan, compared to states that do not have similar policies in place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2277

Implementation of AB 32—Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 [Publication Details]

Apr 14, 2010 - Implementation of AB 32—Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 [Publication Details] Implementation of AB 32—Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 Format: HTML Description: The state's major climate change legislation—commonly referred to as "AB 32"—is approaching a crossroads in its implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2253

AB32: Analysis of Two Studies by Varshney and Associates [Publication Details]

Mar 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, Statutes of 2006). Specifically, you have asked that we analyze the methodologies, data, and reliability of the findings of two studies by Varshney and Associates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2240