The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Feb 20, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan $250 $3,510 GGRF = Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund; AB 617 = Assembly Bill 617 Community Air Protection Program; CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV  =  zero ‑emission vehicle; CEC  =  California Energy Commission; and CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4847

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Called on residents to voluntarily reduce water use by 15 percent (relative to 2020 levels) in summer 2021. 2022 Chapter 679 (SB 1157, Hertzberg) Made amendments to AB 1668, including tightening indoor residential water use standards used in water use objectives. 2023 Chapter 849 (AB 1572, Friedman) Prohibits use of potable water to irrigate nonfunctional turf on CII landscapes, phasing in the prohibition from 2027 to 2031.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

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

Oct 24, 2023 - For example, in 2017, AB  398 added the requirement that half of eligible offsets for the program be from projects that provide direct environmental benefits in California. What Will Happen to the Program After 2030?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - This includes $3  million in 2023 ‑24 (of which $500,000 is ongoing) and two positions to support the implementation of Chapter  341 of 2022 (AB  1757, Garcia). It also includes funding to implement various other bills that the Legislature passed in 2022, including Chapter  349 (AB  2278, Kalra), Chapter  338 (AB  1384, Gabriel), and Chapter  479 (AB  2022, Ramos).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - Sunsets Governor ’s new authority to certify certain water, transportation, clean energy, and semiconductor or microelectronic projects for streamlined CEQA judicial review expires on January 1, 2032.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - Emissions have decreased since AB 32 was enacted and the state achieved its 2020 goal a year early. However, the rate of reductions needed to reach the SB 32 target are much greater. Chapter 337 of 2022 (AB 1279, Muratsuchi) established an additional objective, requiring the state to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

The 2023-24 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Revenue Estimates

Mar 2, 2023 - CEC = California Energy Commission; CARB = California Air Resources Board; and AB  617  =  Chapter 136 of 2017 (AB 617, C. Garcia). Proposal Mostly Backfills Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Programs Proposed for Reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2023 - In this brief, we analyze the Governor’s 2023-24 budget proposal to provide funding from various special funds for the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery to develop and implement a zero waste plan. Updated (3/2/23): Date of SB 54 requirement was corrected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4719

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

Feb 28, 2023 - The legislation also phases in several product and recycling requirements by 2032, such as requiring that 100  percent of covered materials be recyclable or compostable. CalRecycle is charged with adopting the regulations necessary to implement the legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - Chapter  337 of 2022 (AB  1279, Muratsuchi): Requires State to Achieve Net-Zero GHG Emissions by 2045. Among other actions, AB  1279 codifies a 2018 executive order from Governor Brown that first established a statewide goal of carbon neutrality by 2045.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660