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.