October 16, 2023


The 2023-24 Budget

Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Appendix 1: Spending Solutions


Appendix 1, Figure 1

Spending Delays Enacted in the 2023‑24 Budget Act

General Fund Savings (In Millions)

Department/Program Area

Description

2021‑22

2022‑23

2023‑24

CARB

School buses and infrastructure (ZEV)

—

$750

—

BCSH Agency

HHAPP Rounds 3 and 4 Bonus Fundsa

—

360

‑$100

Caltrans

Grade separation projects (Transportation Infrastructure)

—

—

250

CEC

Equitable building decarbonization (Energy)

—

50

233

CEC

Climate Innovation Program

—

50

100

CEC

Ports (ZEV)

—

—

20

CEC

School buses and infrastructure (ZEV)

—

250

—

Child Care

Child care slot expansion delay

—

—

135

CSL

Local library infrastructure grants

—

—

100

DIR

Reduce funding for new Women in Construction unit

—

—

—

DWR

Oroville pump storage project

—

100

130

DWR

Watershed climate resilience (Drought)

—

42

30

HCAI

Various health workforce programs

—

68

47

HCD

Foreclosure Intervention Housing Prevention Program

—

345

‑83

Medi‑Cal

Two‑week checkwrite hold buyback

—

378

—

Medi‑Cal

Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program

—

—

235

Medi‑Cal

Behavioral Health Continuum Infrasructure Program

—

481

—

OPR

Extreme heat & community resilience centers (Community Resilience)

—

—

85

CPUC

Broadband last‑mile project grants

—

—

550

CPUC

Broadband Loan Loss Reserve Fund

—

175

400

CPUC

Residential solar and storage (Energy)

—

—

350

School Facilities Aid

Grants for early education facilities

—

—

550

CalSTA

Ports and goods movement (Supply Chain)

—

—

400

CalSTA

Grade separation projects (Transportation Infrastructure)

—

—

100

SWRCB

PFAS support (Drought)

—

—

30

SWRCB

Drinking water/wastewater infrastructure and SRF (Drought)

$200

—

—

UC

UC Los Angeles Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

—

100

100

Various

Higher Education Housing Revolving Loan Program

—

—

700

WCB

Watershed climate resilience (Drought)

—

114

64

Totals

$200

$3,263

$4,427

aBy the time the HHAPP costs are incurred, the program will have transferred to from BCSH Agency to HCD.

CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV = zero‑emission vehicle; BHSC Agency = Business Consumer Services Housing Secretary; HHAPP = Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; CEC = California Energy Commission; CSL = California State Library; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; DWR = Department of Water Resources; HCAI = Department of Health Care Access and Information; HCD = Department of Housing and Community Development; OPR = Office of Planning and Research; CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency; SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board; PFAs = per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances; SRF = State Revolving Fund; and WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board

Appendix 1, Figure 2

Spending Reductions Enacted in the 2023‑24 Budget Act

General Fund Savings (In Millions)

Department/Program Area

Description

2021‑22

2022‑23

2023‑24

Aging

Older Californian Act Modernization Pilot Project

—

$22

$50

CARB

Transit buses and infrastructure (ZEV)

—

—

200

CARB

School buses and infrastructure (ZEV)

—

—

135

CARB

Ports (ZEV)

—

—

60

Arts Council

Cultural districts

—

20

—

BHC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

—

—

2

BSCC

Public defender pilot program

—

—

10

CalFire

Urban Forestry (Extreme heat)

—

20

10

CalFire

Defensible space (Wildfire)

—

—

5

CalFire

Deferred maintenance

—

13

—

CalRecycle

Composting and recycling programs (Circular Economy)

—

24

—

CDCR

Deferred maintenance

—

30

—

CDT

Technology stabilization funding

—

18

—

CDT

Technology modernization funding

—

21

—

CEC

Transit buses and infrastructure (ZEV)

—

—

90

CEC

Long duration storage (Energy)

—

—

50

CEC

Carbon removal (Energy)

—

—

25

CEC

Hydrogen infrastructure (ZEV)

—

—

20

CEC

School buses and infrastructure (ZEV)

—

—

15

CEC

Food production (Energy)

—

—

10

CEC

Distributed Electricity Backup Assets (Energy)

—

5

—

CEC

Industrial decarbonization (Energy)

—

10

—

CEC

Climate Innovation Program

—

48

—

CHP

Capital projects deferred to out‑years

—

—

—

CNRA

Urban Greening (Extreme heat)

—

75

100

CNRA

Stewardship of state‑owned land (Wildfire)

—

10

15

CNRA

Recreational Trails and Greenways Program

—

25

—

CSAC

Golden State Education and Training Grant Program

$480

—

—

CVC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

—

—

5

CWDB

Youth Leadership Program

—

—

10

DCSD

Arrearage payment program (Energy)

—

549

—

CDFA

Various programs (Sustainable Agriculture)

—

69

—

CDFA

SWEEP (Drought)

—

40

—

DFW

Natural Community Conservation Program (Nature‑Based)

—

6

—

DGS

Office of Sustainability water conservation program

—

25

—

DGS

Deferred maintenance

—

89

—

DIR

COVID‑19 worker outreach

—

—

25

DMV

REAL ID

—

24

69

DOC

Multi‑benefit Land Repurposing Program (Drought)

—

—

20

DOC

Climate Smart Land Management Program (Nature‑Based)

—

4

—

DOC

Sustainable agricultural lands conservation program

—

25

—

DWR

SGMA implementation grants (Drought)

—

—

60

DWR

Salton Sea (Drought)

—

89

30

DWR

Aqueduct solar panel pilot study (Drought)

—

15

—

DWR

Drought salinity barrier (Drought)

—

25

—

DWR

LandFlex Program (Drought)

—

25

—

EDD

Early payment on state’s UI loan

—

—

750

EDD

Grants to small businesses to offset UI costs

—

—

—

GO‑Biz

Funding reduction

—

—

50

IBank

Transmission financing (Energy)

—

—

25

GO‑Biz

Small Business Finance Center

50

—

—

GO‑Biz

Small Business COVID‑19 Relief Grants

142

—

—

GO‑Biz

Climate Catalyst Fund (Sustainable Agriculture)

­—

25

—

GO‑Biz

Climate Catalyst Fund (Wildfire)

16

—

—

Judicial Branch

Deferred maintenance

—

50

—

OES

Warehousing operations for emergency response equipment and supplies

—

37

—

OPR

Transformative climate communities (Community Resilience)

—

65

140

OPR

Regional climate resilience (Community Resilience)

—

125

75

OPR

Extreme heat & community resilience (Extreme Heat)

—

25

15

OPR

Summerbridge youth employment grants

—

25

—

OPR

COVID‑19 outreach campaign

—

80

—

Parks

Statewide Parks Program

12

75

2

Parks

Deferred maintenance

—

31

—

CPUC

Residential solar and storage (Energy)

—

—

270

SCC

Protecting the coast (Coastal Resilience)

—

175

—

SCC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

—

—

10

SCC

San Francisco Bay wetlands (Nature‑Based)

—

10

—

SCC

Explore the Coast Program

—

1

—

School Facilities Aid

School Facilities Program funding reduction

—

—

100

SDRC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

—

—

12

SGLLARMC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

—

—

13

SJRC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

—

—

2

SMMC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

—

—

13

SNC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

—

—

26

SSJRC

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

—

—

7

SWRCB

Water recycling, groundwater cleanup (Drought)

—

—

278

SWRCB

PFAS support (Drought)

—

—

45

SWRCB

Water refilling stations at schools (Drought)

—

5

—

Tahoe Conservancy

Conservancy funding (Nature‑Based)

—

—

8

WCB

Wildlife protection (Nature‑Based)

—

—

35

Totals

$700

$2,055

$2,894

CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV = zero‑emission vehicle; BHC = Baldwin Hills Conservancy; BSCC = Board of State and Community Corrections; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of Resources; Recycling and Recovery; CDCR = California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; CDT = California Department of Technology; CEC = California Energy Commission; CHP = California Highway Patrol; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; CVC = Coachella Valley Conservancy; CWDB = California Workforce Development Board; DCSD = Department of Community Services and Development; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; SWEEP = State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program; 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; DWR = Department of Water Resources; SGMA = Sustainable Groundwater Management Act; EDD = Employment Development Department; UI = unemployment insurance; GO‑Biz = Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development; IBank = California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank; OES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; OPR = Office of Planning and Research; Parks = Department of Parks and Recreation; CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; 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; SWRCB = State Water Resources Control Board; and WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board.

Appendix 1, Figure 3

Spending Reductions Subject to Trigger Restoration Enacted in the 2023‑24 Budget Act

General Fund Savings (In Millions)

Department/Program Area

Description

2021‑22

2022‑23

2023‑24

CDPH

Public health regional climate planning

—

$25

—

DIR

Apprenticeship Innovation Fund

—

—

$20

EDD

EMT training grants

—

—

10

HCD

CalHome

—

—

50

OES

Multifamily seismic retrofit matching funds

—

—

235

Totals

—

$25

$315

CDPH = California Department of Public Health; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; EDD = Employment Development Department; EMT = emergency medical technician; HCD = Department of Housing and Community Development; and OES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.