^[PDF] The 2012-13 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Auction Revenues

The 2012-13 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Auction Revenues The 2012-13 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Auction Revenues MAC TAylor • l e g i s l A T i v e A n A l y s T • FebruAry 16, 2012 Summary The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006 [AB 32, Núñez/ Pavley]), commonly referred to as AB 32, established the goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions statewide to 1990 levels by 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis/2012/resources/cap-and-trade-auction-revenues-021612.pdf

^[PDF] LAO's Analysis of AB 32 Scoping Plan's Economic Analysis

As is the case with the ARB’s exclusion of costs and savings for certain non- AB 32 measures discussed above, this lack of data for certain measures is another ex- ample of the incompleteness of ARB’s economic analysis of the scoping plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/rsrc/ab32/AB32_scoping_plan_112108.pdf

LAO Environment and Natural Resources

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/Policy-Areas?areaId=10&category=0&year=0&page=13

^[PDF] Cap-and-Trade Expenditures: Overview of Governor’s Budget and 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-Expenditures-021816.pdf

LAO Publications

Specifically we were asked to look at the costs California would likely incur fo llowing 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?page=125&year=0&productid=0&categoryid=0

The 2014-15 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Auction Revenue Expenditure Plan

AB 32 COI Fee. The ARB ’s 2008 Scoping Plan considers several uses of cap –and –trade revenue, including the potential use of auction revenue to support the costs of administering AB 32. As we described above, such administrative costs are currently paid by the AB 32 COI fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2014/budget/cap-and-trade/auction-revenue-expenditure-022414.aspx

^[PDF] The 2016-17 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection. Summary of Recommendations Excerpt.

Air Resources Board Various proposals to achieve Governor’s post-2020 GHG goals $3.2 million from the AB 32 Cost of Implementation Account and 13 positions to implement three proposals related to the Clean Truck and Bus standards, the Advanced Clean Cars program, and the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCP) strategy.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2016/3354/summary-of-recommendations.pdf

^[PDF] 2008-09 Cal-EPA Budget Overview

. + $5.6 million (Air Pollution Control Fund) for implementation of greenhouse gas emission reduction legislation (Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006 [AB 32, Nuñez]). A majority of this amount is for the study, evaluation, and development of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard measures.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2008/200809_CalEPA_Budget_Overview51208.pdf

LAO 2007 Budget Analysis: Public Utilities Commission (8660)

Climate Change Proposal Contrary to Legislative Direction In our analysis of “ Implementation of “AB 32”—Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 ” in the “Crosscutting Issues” section of this chapter, we address a CPUC request to establish a “cap-and-trade” market mechanism for utilities as a greenhouse gas emission reduction strategy.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2007/resources/res_17_8660_anl07.aspx

^[PDF] 2017-18 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Richard Bloom, Chair 2017-18 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E August 23, 2017 1L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E August 23, 2017  The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Chapter 488 [AB 32, Núñez/Pavley])  Established the goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions statewide to 1990
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/resources/2017/CapandTrade_Expenditure_Plan_082317.pdf