January 13, 2023


The 2023-24 Budget

Overview of the Governor’s Budget

Appendix 1: Spending Solutions



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Appendix 1, Figure 1

Spending Delays Proposed in the 2023-24 Governor’s Budget

General Fund Savings (In Millions)

Department/
Program Area

Description

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

California State Library

Local library infrastructure projects

$100

Caltrans

Grade separation projects (Transportation Infrastructure Package)

250

CPUC

Broadband Last Mile Grants

550

CPUC

Broadband Loan Loss Reserve

$175

400

CSAC

Golden State Education and Training Grant Program

$400

DDS

Grants for serving children with special needs in preschool

10

10

Department of Aging

Spreads funding for Older Californian’s Act Pilot over five years rather than three

22

50

DHCS

Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program

50

200

DHCS

Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure

481

DHCS

Two-Week Checkwrite Hold Buyback

378

DIR

New Women in Construction unit

15

DSS

Child Care Slot Expansion

135

CEC

22-23 Energy Package- Equitable Building Decarbonization

50

320

CEC

Climate Innovation Program

50

100

HCAI

Various Health Workforce Programs

68

329

School Facilities Aid Program

Funds construction or modernization of Transitional Kindergarten or State Preschool classrooms

550

CalSTA

Ports and goods movement (Supply Chain Package)

400

CalSTA

Grade separation projects (Transportation Infrastructure Package)

100

UC

Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at UC Los Angeles

100

100

UC

Clean Energy Project at UC Berkeley

83

UC

Campus expansion projects at UC Riverside and UC Merced

83

Various

Higher Education Housing Revolving Loan Program

900

Various

Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program

250

Various

Climate—Water and Drought Resilience

200

100

Various

Climate—Community Resilience

85

 Totals

$400

$1,584

$5,110

CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; CSAC = California Student Aid Commission; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; DHCS = Department of Health Care Services; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; DSS = Department of Social Services; CEC = California Energy Commission; HCAI = Health Care Access and Information; and CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency.

Appendix 1, Figure 2

Spending Reductions Subject to Trigger Restoration Proposed in the
2023‑24 Governor’s Budget

General Fund Savings (In Millions)

Department/
Program Area

Description

2021‑22

2022‑23

2023‑24

CalRecycle

Composting and recycling programs (Circular Economy Package)

$24

CARB

Equitable Building Decarbonization‑Low Global Warming Potential Refrigerants

$20

DIR

Apprenticeship Innovation Fund funding

20

DPH

Public Health Regional Climate Planning

25

EDD

Reduce EMT training grants

10

CEC

Long Duration Energy Storage

50

CEC

Carbon Removal

25

CEC

Food Production Investment Program

10

CEC

Industrial Decarbonization

10

GO‑Biz

Transmission Financing

25

HCD

CalHome

100

HCD

Accessory Dwelling Unit Grants

50

HCD

Dream for All

200

OES

Multifamily Seismic Retrofit Matching Funds

250

Parks

Statewide Parks Program

75

31

CPUC

Energy Package—Residential Solar and Storage

270

CalSTA

Population‑based transit and rail funding

1,000

Various

Climate—Coastal Resilience

175

367

Various

Climate—Community Resilience

90

190

Various

Climate—Extreme Heat

45

160

Various

Climate—Nature Based Solutions

73

146

Various

Climate—Water and Drought Resilience

60

134

Various

Climate—Wildfire and Forest Resilience

51

25

Various

Sustainable Agriculture Package

128

 Totals

$1,007

$2,833

CalRecycle = California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; CARB = California Air Resources Board; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; DPH = Department of Public Health; EDD = Employment Development Department; EMT = Emergency Medical Technician; CEC = California Energy Commission; GO‑Biz = Governor ’s Office of Business and Economic Development; HCD = Housing and Community Development Department; OES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; Parks = California Department of Parks and Recreation; CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; and CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency.

Appendix 1, Figure 3

Spending Reductions Proposed in the 2023‑24 Governor’s Budget

General Fund Savings (In Millions)

Department/
Program Area

Description

2021‑22

2022‑23

2023‑24

Arts Council

Cultural Districts

$20

BSCC

Public Defender Pilot Program

$50

Caltrans

Active Transportation Program (Transportation Infrastructure Package)

200

CDT

Technology Modernization funding

21

CDT

Technology Stabilization funding

18

CNRA

Museum Grant Program

29

CNRA

Recreational Trails and Greenways Program

35

Covered California

State Subsidy Program

304

CSD

Revert unspent funds from bill arrearage program

400

CWDB

Youth Leadership Program

10

Department of Conservation

Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program

25

DFW

Complete Fine‑Scale Vegetation Mapping

20

DGS

Net‑Zero Emissions of Greenhouse Gases (SB 1203)

54

DGS

Office of Sustainability Water Conservation Program

25

DIR

COVID‑19 worker outreach

25

DPH

Public Health Workforce Investments Reversion

5

21

EDD

Early payment on state’s UI loan

750

GO‑Biz

Small Business Finance Center

$50

GO‑Biz

Small Business COVID‑19 Relief Grants

92

Judicial Branch

Court Appointed Special Advocate Program

20

OES

Warehousing Operations for Emergency Response Equipment and Supplies

37

OPR

Summerbridge Youth Employment Grant

25

OPR

COVID‑19 outreach campaign

80

School Facilities Aid Program

School Facilities Program Funding

100

SCC

Access Package—Explore the Coast

3

Various

Deferred Maintenance

216

 Totals

$142

$938

$1,554

BSCC = Board of State and Community Corrections; CDT = California Department of Technology; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; CSD = Department of Community Services and Development; CWDB = California Workforce Development Board; DFW = Department of Fish and Wildlife; DGS = Department of General Services; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; DPH = Department of Public Health; EDD = Employment Development Department; UI = Unemployment Insurance; GO‑Biz = Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development; OES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; OPR = Office of Planning and Research; and SCC = State Coastal Conservancy.