The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - Through its approval of budget requests in 2023-24, the Legislature essentially signed off on this change in approach. As such, providing the necessary resources to comply with applicable human resources laws and practices would be consistent and appropriate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Sep 12, 2024 - Other notable reductions include: $186  million for water recycling and groundwater cleanup, $131  million to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), $98  million for drinking water and wastewater projects, and $50  million for dam safety.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - The budget proposes $12.3  million ($6.8  million General Fund and $5.5  million in reimbursements) and 24 positions in 2026 ‑27 (and a similar amount ongoing) to open the Greenwood Residential Center in El Dorado County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - Chapter  24 of 2025 (SB  131, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) further amends CEQA to require that housing development projects meeting all but one CEQA exemption criteria be reviewed solely on that issue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount represents a $105  million (24  percent) reduction from the revised 2024-25 level. (This does not reflect some adjustments related to Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12 of the 2024-25 and 2025-26 budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Oct 18, 2021 - (That package includes an additional $170  million across 2022 ‑24 and 2023 ‑24 for flood management projects). Additionally, as shown in the figure and noted in our “Other Provisions ” spending plan post, the budget package includes $237  million from the General Fund for deferred maintenance projects on levees in the Central Valley.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

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

Oct 16, 2023 - Specifically, the budget eliminates $900  million General Fund for the program in 2023 ‑24, replacing it with $280  million GGRF in 2023 ‑24, $125  million General Fund in 2024 ‑25, and $225  million General Fund in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $4 million in 2020 ‑21, increasing to $8 million and 24 positions thereafter to implement FireSIM and FireCAST wildfire forecasting technologies. CalFire, OES, CMD, and   CPUC —Wildfire  Threat Assessment
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Since 2023 ‑24, the Legislature has addressed a cumulative total of $82  billion in budget problems, but even including the withdrawal for 2025 ‑26, has only used about half of the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - The program was first established in 2021 ‑22 when the state provided $3  million General Fund per year through 2023 ‑24. An additional $13.5  million was provided in 2022 ‑23 to increase the number of free passes available through 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967