New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - For example, Chapter  58 requires annual reports with information on active and expired job order contracts, as well as a one-time report on Caltrans ’ and DWR ’s use of progressive design-build authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

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

Oct 16, 2025 - This program supports coordinators in 47 of 58 counties who work with local organizations and residents to improve community wildfire preparedness through education, events, and grant funding. Home Hardening Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - This increase primarily is due to $58  million provided for the department in the Wildfire and Forest Resilience and Nature-Based Solutions packages (discussed in the “Crosscutting Issues ” section of this post), as well as the augmentations discussed below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - A 2018 report by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of SLR, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches, 58 percent of rocky intertidal habitat, 58 percent of marshes, and 55 percent of tidal flats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

The 2016-17 Budget: The State's Drought Response

Feb 5, 2016 - This research found that up to 888  million large trees experienced measurable loss in canopy water content between 2011 and 2015, including up to 58  million large trees that experienced severe canopy water losses of greater than 30  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3343

The 2018-19 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Mar 28, 2018 - As part of the 2016 ‑17 budget, the Legislature approved a request by the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) for two positions and $308,000 ongoing to implement an MP3 in California. Under the proposal DPR was required to (1)  develop the MP3, (2)  evaluate the effects of certain pesticides on bees in collaboration with the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3793

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 17, 2019 - Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) The budget provides $978  million from various fund sources to support Parks —a net decrease of $203  million, or 17  percent, from the estimated 2018 ‑19 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4103

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - As shown in Figure  6 , from 2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20, the state averaged more than 1,600 schools closed due to wildfires annually, compared to an annual average of about 70 schools from 2008‑09 to 2016‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - Estimates of the magnitude of this shortfall differ based on how “baseline” spending is defined—the administration estimates a $38 billion problem whereas in January our office estimated that the Governor’s budget addresses a $58 billion problem—as well as somewhat different revenue projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $6  million in 2023 ‑24, plus additional funding in subsequent years rising to $17  million in 2027 ‑28, to support various aviation program contracts, as well as pilots and mechanics to support fixed ‑wing aircraft.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952