Report 2012-110 Recommendation 16 Responses
Report 2012-110: Special Interest License Plate Funds: The State Has Foregone Certain Revenues Related to Special Interest License Plates and Some Expenditures Were Unallowable or Unsupported (Release Date: April 2013)
Recommendation #16 To: Natural Resources Agency, California
To ensure that the governor and Legislature have sufficient and appropriate information with which to make decisions on the most effective use of environmental fund money, Resources should submit to the governor and Legislature the annual and triennial reports containing the information that state law requires.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2016
This recommendation has been fully implemented. The reports have been published and provided to the Legislature for both fiscal years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15.
- Completion Date: January 2014
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
Natural Resources Agency provided its annual report (dated January 2016) and evidence that it submitted that report to the Legislature. That report contains the information required both of the annual report and of the triennial report.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From September 2015
This recommendation has been fully implemented. The reports have been published and provided to the Legislature for both fiscal years 2012-13 and 2013-14.
- Completion Date: January 2014
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Resources failed to provide any documentation to support that it is meeting the requirements of the triennial report. As such, we have assessed the status of this recommendation as pending.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2014
The information was provided to the legislature with the Governor's Budget January 10, 2014
- Completion Date: January 2014
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Not Fully Implemented
Resources did not provide evidence supporting its assertion. Resources provided a draft document that generally meets the criteria required of the annual report. Resources did not provide any evidence that the final version of this document was submitted to the governor for inclusion in the Governor's Budget. Further, it provided no evidence that it has provided triennial reports to the Legislature and the governor.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
1-Year Agency Response
The information was provided to the legislature with the Governor's Budget January 10, 2014
- Completion Date: January 2014
- Response Date: April 2014
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
Although Resources has indicated it has fully implemented this recommendation, it did not provide evidence supporting its assertion. Resources provided a draft document that generally meets the criteria required of the annual report. Resources did not provide any evidence that the final version of this document was submitted to the governor for inclusion in the Governor's Budget.
Further, Resources failed to provide any documentation to support that it is meeting the requirements of the triennial report. As such, we have assessed the status of this recommendation as pending.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
6-Month Agency Response
This recommendation will be fully implemented as a component of the Governor's Budget process. The Budget will be completed and the report published January 10, 2014
- Estimated Completion Date: January 10, 2014
- Response Date: November 2013
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
This recommendation will be fully implemented as a component of the Governor's Budget process. The Budget will be completed and the report published January 10, 2014.
- Estimated Completion Date: 01-10-2014
- Response Date: June 2013
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2012-110
Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.