May 15, 2023


The 2023-24 Budget

Initial Comments on the
Governor’s May Revision

Appendix 1: Spending Solutions



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Appendix 1, Figure 1

Spending Delays Proposed in the 2023‑24 May Revision

General Fund (In Millions)

Department/
Program

Description

Governor’s Budget

May Revision

2021‑22

2022‑23

2023‑24

2021‑22

2022‑23

2023‑24

Caltrans

Grade separation projects (Transportation Infrastructure)

$250

$250

CCC

CCC student housing projects

95

Child Care

Child care slot expansion

136

135

CSAC

Golden State Education and Training Grant Program

$400

CSL

Local library infrastructure projects

100

100

DDS

Special needs children in preschool

$10

10

$10

10

DIR

New Women in Construction unit

15

15

DWR

Watershed climate resilience (Drought)

42

30

42

30

CEC

Equitable building decarbonization (Energy)

283

283

CEC

Climate innovation (Energy)

150

150

HCAI

Various health workforce programs

68

329

68

329

HCD

Foreclosure Intervention Housing Prevention Program

345

‑50

Medi‑Cal

Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program

50

200

Medi‑Cal

Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure

481

481

Medi‑Cal

Two‑week checkwrite hold buyback

378

378

Aging

Older Californian Act Modernization Pilot Project

22

50

22

50

OPR

Community resilience centers (Community Resilience)

85

85

PUC

Broadband last mile grants

550

550

PUC

Broadband Loan Loss Reserve

175

400

175

400

SFAP

Early education facilities

550

550

CalSTA

Ports and goods movement (Supply Chain)

400

400

CalSTA

Grade separation projects (Transportation Infrastructure)

100

100

SWRCB

PFAs support (Drought)

30

30

UC

UC Los Angeles Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

100

100

100

100

UC

UC Berkeley Clean Energy Project

83

UC

UC Riverside and UC Merced campus expansion projects

83

Various

Higher Education Housing Revolving Loan Program

900

900

Various

Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program

250

WCB

Watershed climate resilience (Drought)

134

64

134

64

Totals

$400

$1,460

$5,148

$1,754

$4,577

Note: If the original augmentation was associated with a budget package, it is indicated in parentheses.

Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; CSAC = California Student Aid Commission; CSL = California State Library; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; DWR = Department of Water Resources; CEC = California Energy Commission; HCAI = Health Care Access and Information; HCD = Dept of Housing, Community Development; OPR = Office of Planning and Research; CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; SFAP = School Facilities Aid Program; CalSTA = Secretary for Transportation Agency; SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board; PFAs = per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances; and WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board.

Appendix 1, Figure 2

Spending Reductions Proposed in the 2023‑24 May Revision

General Fund (In Millions)

Department/
Program

Description

Governor’s Budget

May Revision

2021‑22

2022‑23

2023‑24

2021‑22

2022‑23

2023‑24

CARB

Transit buses and infrastructure (ZEV)

$176

$176

CARB

Community‑based plans and strategies (ZEV)

140

140

CARB

School buses and infrastructure (ZEV)

135

135

CARB

Clean Cars 4 all and other equity (ZEV)

125

125

CARB

Drayage trucks and infrastructure (ZEV)

80

80

CARB

Ports (ZEV)

60

60

CARB

Charter boats compliance (ZEV)

40

40

CARB

Emerging opportunities (ZEV)

35

35

Arts Council

Cultural districts

$20

$20

BSCC

Public defender pilot program

50

50

CalFire

Deferred maintenance

13

13

Caltrans

Active Transportation Program (Transportation Infrastructure)

200

200

CDCR

Deferred maintenance

30

30

CDE

Capital projects deferred to outyears

CDT

Technology modernization funding

21

21

CDT

Technology stabilization funding

18

18

CEC

ZEV fueling infrastructure (ZEV)

210

210

CEC

Equitable at home charging (ZEV)

160

160

CEC

Clean trucks, buses, and equitment (ZEV)

98

98

CEC

Drayage trucks and infrastructure (ZEV)

85

85

CEC

Transit buses and infrastructure (ZEV)

66

66

CEC

Ports (ZEV)

40

40

CEC

Equitable building decarbonization (Energy)

50

37

50

37

CEC

Emerging opportunities (ZEV)

35

35

CEC

School buses and infrastructure (ZEV)

15

15

CSAC

Golden State Education and Training Grant Program

$480

CSD

Arrearage payment program (Energy)

400

549

CWDB

New Youth Leadership Program

10

10

DFW

Fine‑scale vegetation mapping

20

20

DGS

Water conservation program

25

25

DGS

Deferred maintenance

93

89

DIR

COVID‑19 worker outreach

25

25

DMV

REAL ID

24

69

DOC

Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program

25

25

DPH

Public health workforce investments

5

21

DWR

Drought salinity barrier (Drought)

25

DWR

LandFlex Program (Drought)

25

EDD

Early payment on state’s UI loan

750

750

GO‑Biz

Small Business Finance Center

$50

50

GO‑Biz

Small Business COVID‑19 Relief Grants

92

142

HBEX

State Subsidy Program

304

304

HCD

Downtown Rebound Program

18

Judicial Branch

Court Appointed Special Advocate Program

20

Judicial Branch

Deferred maintenance

50

50

OES

Warehousing operations for emergency supplies

37

37

OPR

Summerbridge youth employment grants

25

25

OPR

COVID‑19 outreach campaign

80

80

Parks

Deferred maintenance

31

31

SCC

Explore the Coast Program

3

1

SFAP

School Facilities Program

100

100

SNR

Museum Grant Program

29

29

SNR

Recreational Trails and Greenways Program

35

35

SWRCB

PFAs support (Drought)

70

70

WCB

Watershed climate resilience (Drought)

24

24

Totals

$142

$1,012

$3,107

$672

$1,242

$3,135

Note: If the original augmentation was associated with a budget package, it is indicated in parentheses.

CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV = zero‑emission vehicle; BSCC = Board of State and Community Corrections; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; CDE = California Department of Education; CDT= California Department of Technology; CEC = California Energy Commission; CSAC = California Student Aid Commission; 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; DMV = Department of Motor Vehicles; DOC = Department of Conservation; DPH = Department of Public Health; DWR = Department of Water Resources; EDD = Employment Development Department; GO‑Biz = Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development; HBEX = Health Benefit Exchange (Covered California); HCD = Housing and Community Development Department; OES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; OPR = Office of Planning and Research; Parks = Department of Parks and Recreation; SCC = State Coastal Conservancy; SFAP = School Facilities Aid Program; SNR = Secretary for Natural Resources; SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board; PFAs = per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances; and WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board.

Appendix 1, Figure 3

Spending Reductions Subject to Trigger Restoration Proposed in the 2023‑24 May Revision

General Fund (In Millions)

Department/
Program

Description

Governor’s Budget

May Revision

2021‑22

2022‑23

2023‑24

2021‑22

2022‑23

2023‑24

ARB

AB 617 (Community Resilience)

$50

$50

ARB

Low GWP refrigerants (Energy)

20

20

BHC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

2

2

Cal Recycle

Composting and recycling (Circular Economy)

$7

$18

$7

$18

Calfire

Monitoring, research, and defensible space (Wildfire)

10

10

Calfire

Urban Forestry Program (Extreme Heat)

20

10

20

10

CCC

Local nature‑based corps (Nature‑Based)

13

11

13

11

CNRA

Urban Greening Program (Extreme Heat)

100

100

CNRA

Sea‑level rise planning—SB 1 (Coastal Resilience)

55

55

CNRA

Stewardship of state‑owned land (Wildfire)

10

15

10

15

CNRA

Protecting ocean (Coastal Resilience)

15

15

CPUC

Residential solar and storage (Energy)

270

270

CVC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

5

5

DFW

Natural Community Conservation Program (Nature‑Based)

6

6

CDFA

Various programs (Sustainable Agriculture)

29

74

29

74

CDFA

SWEEP (Drought)

40

40

DIR

Apprenticeship Innovation Fund

20

20

DOC

Climate Smart Land Management Program (Nature‑Based)

4

4

DPH

Public health regional climate planning

25

25

DWR

Aqueduct solar panel pilot study (Drought)

15

15

EDD

EMT training grants

10

10

CEC

Long duration storage (Energy)

50

50

CEC

Carbon removal (Energy)

25

25

CEC

Food production (Energy)

10

10

CEC

Industrial decarbonization (Energy)

10

10

OES

Multifamily seismic retrofit matching funds

250

250

GO‑Biz

Transmission Financing

25

25

GO‑Biz

Transmission financing (Energy)

25

25

GO‑Biz

Climate Catalyst Fund (Sustainable Agriculture)

25

25

GO‑Biz

Climate Catalyst Fund (Wildfire)

41

16

HCD

CalHome

100

100

HCD

Accessory Dwelling Unit Grants

50

50

HCD

California Dream for All Program

200

200

OPR

Regional Climate Resilience (Community Resilience)

25

100

25

100

OPR

Extreme Heat and Community Resilience (Extreme Heat)

25

50

25

50

OPR

Transformative Climate Communities (Community Resilience)

65

40

65

40

Parks

Statewide Parks Program

75

31

75

31

SCC

Protecting coast (Coastal Resilience)

175

150

175

150

SCC

Sea‑level rise: adapting infrastructure (Coastal Resilience)

97

97

SCC

Sea‑level rise: nature‑based (Coastal Resilience)

50

50

SCC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

10

10

SCC

San Francisco Bay wetlands (Nature‑Based)

10

10

SDRC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

12

12

SGLLARMC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

13

13

SJRC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

2

2

SMMC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

13

13

SNC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

26

26

SSJRC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

7

7

CalSTA

Transit and intercity rail (Transportation Infrastructure)

1,000

1,000

SWRCB

Water recycling, groundwater cleanup (Drought)

40

40

SWRCB

Water refilling stations at schools (Drought)

5

5

TC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

8

8

WCB

Wildlife protection (Nature‑Based)

35

35

WCB

San Joaquin flood plain (Nature‑Based)

40

Totals

$92

$915

$2,764

$67

$875

$2,764

Note: If the original augmentation was associated with a budget package, it is indicated in parentheses.

CARB = California Air Resources Board; BHC= Baldwin Hills Conservancy; CalRecycle = California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; CVC = Coachella Valley Conservancy; DFW = Department of Fish and Wildlife; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; DOC = Department of Conservation; DPH = Department of Public Health; DWR = Department of Water Resources; EDD = Employment Development Department; EMT = emergency medical technician; CEC = California Energy Commission; OES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; GO‑Biz = Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development; HCD = Housing and Community Development Department; OPR = Office of Planning and Research; Parks = Department of Parks and Recreation; SCC = State Coastal Commission; SDRC = San Diego River Conservancy; SGLLARMC = San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy; SJRC = San Joaquin River Conservancy; SMMC = Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy; SNC = Sierra Nevada Conservancy; SSJRC = Sacramento‑San Joaquin River Conservancy; CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency; SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board; TC = Tahoe Conservancy; and WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board.