LAO 2006-07 Budget Analysis: Resources TOC
Analysis of the 2006-07 Budget Bill
Resources Issue-By-Issue Contents
Overview
Expenditure Proposals and Trends
Spending by Major Program
Major Budget Changes
Crosscutting Issues
Reforming the CALFED Bay-Delta Program
Background
Legislative Concerns and the Governor’s Commitment To Improve CALFED
Governor’s Budget Proposal: Business as Usual for Now
CALFED Under the Audit Microscope
Reforming CALFED: Where Do We Go From Here?
Resources Bonds
Resources Bond Fund Conditions
Over $9 Billion in New Resources-Related Bonds Proposed
Bond Issues for Legislative Consideration
Retaining Legislative Oversight of Bond Expenditures
Funding Eligibility of Private Entities
Ensuring Administrative Costs Are Reasonable
Coordinating Bond Measures With Existing Programs
Governor’s Climate Change Initiative
Governor’s GHG Reduction Targets
Efforts Underway to Curb GHG Emissions
Legislature Needs to Set Overall Policy Direction
Departmental Issues
Department of Conservation (3480)
Addressing the Swelling Recycling Fund Balance
Forestry and Fire Protection (3540)
Employee Compensation Increasing Again
Background
Employee Compensation Costs Overbudgeted
Staffing Changes Should Support State Responsibilities
Future Compensation Agreements Merit Legislative Direction
Proposed Solution to Capital Outlay Project Delay Is Inefficient
State Lands Commission (3560)
No Progress in Commission’s Management of School Land Bank Fund
Department of Fish and Game (3600)
Fiscal Problems Abound at Fish and Game
FGPF Proposal: Overall Problems Persist
AB 7 Proposal Lacks Implementation Plan
Technical Budgeting Issues
Improving Legislature’s Oversight of DFG
Details of Proposed Department Restructuring Unknown
Department of Parks and Recreation (3790)
Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Grant Program off Track
Concession and Operating Agreement Proposals
Sierra Nevada Conservancy (3855)
Conservancy Failed to Report Expenditure Requirements to Legislature
Department of Water Resources (3860)
Addressing the State’s Flood Management Problems
Air Resources Board (3900)
Additional Funding for Hydrogen Highway Premature
Goods Movement Proposal Needs Refinement to Prevent Misuse of Motor Vehicle Funds
California Integrated Waste Management Board (3910)
Funding Proposal for Environmental Education Fails to Follow Legislative Direction
State Water Resources Control Board (3940)
Low Compliance in Agricultural Regulatory Program
Public Utilities Commission (8660)
Funding for Telecommunications Consumer Bill of Rights Premature
Increasing Participation in California Teleconnect Fund Program
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