State Wildfire Response Costs Estimated to Be Higher Than Budgeted

Oct 19, 2020 - To the extent that the state is in a poor fiscal condition in 2021 ‑22, these increased General Fund costs will mean that the Legislature and Governor have to find budget solutions elsewhere, such as through more budget reductions, tax increases, or special fund borrowing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4285

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget [Publication Details]

May 1, 2023 - In this brief, we discuss the design of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's budget for emergency wildfire response, known as the Emergency Fund (E-Fund). We also provide recommendations for modifying the structure of the E-Fund to enhance legislative oversight and control over department expenditures, while preserving necessary budgetary flexibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4765

The 2023-24 Budget: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Major Capital Outlay Proposals

Feb 21, 2023 - CalFire allowed the expenditure authority for this project to expire in June 2016 due to funding and department workload constraints and differing priorities. At that time, only the preliminary plans phase had been completed. 2021: Funding Provided for Working Drawings .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4693

The 2016-17 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 16, 2016 - This too increased SPRF expenditures by providing the initial funding for new projects and activities intended to generate revenue. These changes coupled with other one –time spending caused expenditures from SPRF and its subaccounts to increase by more than $65  million between 2011 –12 and 2015 –16 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3354

The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan [Publication Details]

Jan 25, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan [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/4496

The 2016-17 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission

Feb 25, 2016 - In addition, the state provides (1) a per enrollee monthly payment to cover carriers ’ administrative costs, (2) a one-time connection subsidy for new enrollees or enrollees that switch plans, and (3) a subsidy to cover other telephone taxes and surcharges for LifeLine enrollees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3373

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - For  example, as of February 2023, the ESSRRP had committed $654  million for specific expenditures, but $1.4  billion of funding the Legislature appropriated for 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 remained unspent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

The 2020-21 Budget: Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020-21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan [Publication Details]

Jun 4, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020-21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan [Publication Details] The 2020-21 Budget: Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020-21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan Format: HTML Description: The 2020-21 May Revision includes a $965 million Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) discretionary
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4250

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - (In addition to the amounts shown, the Governor proposes using $1.5  billion of ARP fiscal relief funds to pay for the sate share of direct coronavirus disease 2019 expenditures, resulting in lower General Fund costs by that amount.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Water Resources

Mar 2, 2023 - The Governor’s new flood‑related proposals would commit the state to significant discretionary General Fund expenditures in 2023‑24. Importantly, the state currently is experiencing a budget problem, where General Fund revenues already are insufficient to fund existing commitments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4725