The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - The budget authorizes 61 permanent positions, 40 vehicles, and 12 pieces of heavy equipment with an estimated cost of roughly $9  million ongoing to be funded from the continuously appropriated Cannabis Tax Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

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

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection [Publication Details]

Oct 18, 2021 - The 2021‑22 budget package provides a total of $21.7 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, bond funds, and various special funds—for programs administered by the California Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Agencies. This is a net increase of $4.8 billion (22 percent) compared to 2020‑21 estimated expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4463

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - To raise awareness of the Golden State Stimulus (GSS) and the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) programs, the Franchise Tax Board, in partnership with the Department of Community Services and Development (CSD), award grants to CBOs for education and outreach activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

An Initial Review of the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program

Dec 13, 2021 - Although local governments invest in some preventative forest health activities, such as developing forest fuel reduction priorities in Community Wildfire Protection Plans, local spending on forest management programs can be significantly limited in many rural areas with wildfire prone landscapes due to small tax bases and in many cases, economically disadvantaged residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4482

The 2022-23 Budget: Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package

Jan 26, 2022 - In recent years, the Legislature has prioritized conducting oversight activities —such as conducting legislative hearings and requiring periodic reports —on wildfire issues, including the expenditure of wildfire and forest resilience funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4495

Allocating Utility Wildfire Costs: Options and Issues for Consideration

Jun 21, 2019 - This could have some minor positive effect on the perception of the overall financial condition of the utility and, thus, reduce financing costs for other utility expenditures, including expenditures related to infrastructure, safety, reliability, and environmental benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4079

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection [Publication Details]

Oct 5, 2020 - The budget package provides a total of $10.9 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, bond funds, and various special funds—for programs administered by the California Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Agencies. This is a net decrease of $4.4 billion (29 percent) compared to 2019‑20 estimated expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4275

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, the costs associated with adapting the state transportation system to withstand the impacts of climate change —including using new materials, responding to more frequent maintenance needs from more extreme conditions, and modifying or relocating certain infrastructure —likely will be higher than current expenditure levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Preparing for Rising Seas: How the State Can Help Support Local Coastal Adaptation Efforts

Dec 10, 2019 - To the degree local property tax revenues drop, this also could affect the state budget because the California Constitution requires that losses in certain local property tax revenues used to support local schools be backfilled by the state ’s General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4121