Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - OES —110  Fire Engines.  $25  million one time in 2018 ‑19 to purchase 110 additional fire engines, and $1.1  million ongoing to maintain and fuel the additional engines. CalFire and CCC —Implementation of Personal Protective Equipment Regulations. $19  million in 2023 ‑24 and $14  million and 13 positions ongoing thereafter for the implementation of regulations related to the replacement and cleaning of personal protective equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - Specifically, it: (1)  shifts the fund source for the $150  million from General Fund to GGRF; (2)  delays $110  million of that intended funding to instead plan to provide $10  million in 2025 ‑26 and $50  million in both 2026 ‑27 and 2027 ‑28; and (3)  allocates $40  million in 2024 ‑25 to SCC to support acquisition of Wild Cherry Canyon, a 2,400 acre property near DCPP owned by Eureka Energy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - The Governor proposes a total of $210  million General Fund ($110  million in 2022 ‑23 and $100  million in 2023 ‑24) to deploy advanced technologies or develop novel strategies to reduce emissions at industrial facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - However, a private consulting firm estimated the total annual cost to address contaminated drinking water at roughly $ 140  m illion ($ 30  m illion for nitrate treatment and $ 110  m illion for other contaminants).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - These fees generate about $185  million per year for three programs: Clean Transportation Program ($110  Million). This program is administered by CEC and provides grants to accelerate the deployment of ZEV fueling infrastructure and alternative fueling infrastructure including hydrogen.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor's Wildfire-Related Proposals

Feb 21, 2020 - Includes $20  million one time to create a mission tasking fund for state agencies that have been tasked by OES to perform response and recovery activities for declared disasters and $7.5  million ongoing to support 88 positions to administer the mission tasking fund and provide staff augmentations across the department. 110 Fire Eng ines. $25  million one time (GGRF) in 2018 ‑19
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - Figure 1 2013 ‑14 Through 2016 ‑17 (In Millions) Activity Support groundwater management and cleanup $843 Improve/increase water recycling, wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and desalination 609 Fund Integrated Regional Water Management projects 473 Address emergency drinking water needs 115 Provide food and other assistance to drought ‑affected communities and farmworkers 99 Conduct
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - Figure 5 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package (In Millions) a Stewardship of state ‑owned land Parks Stewardship of state ‑owned land CDFW Stewardship of state ‑owned land TC Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program DOC CalFire unit fire prevention projects CalFire Prescribed fire and hand crews   CalFire Forestry Corps and residential centers CCC Climate Catalyst Fund & market strategy Ibank,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - The survey yielded responses from 110 l ocal fire agencies, though not all agencies provided responses to every question. We estimate that there are over 500 l ocal fire agencies in California, including those administered by city and county governments (though not all agencies are in locations that necessitate a defensible space program).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457