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

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - Qualifying projects include: (1)  certain semiconductor and microelectronic projects, (2)  up to 20 transportation projects that meet certain criteria, (3)  certain water-related projects (excluding the Delta conveyance project), and (4)  certain energy infrastructure projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - For example, the state can take steps to help ( 1)  f oster regional ‑scale collaboration; ( 2)  s upport local planning and adaption projects; ( 3)  p rovide information, assistance, and support; and ( 4)  e nhance public awareness of SLR risks and impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

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

Oct 17, 2019 - This includes (1) $6  million for local block grants to implement fire prevention and community preparedness activities, (2) $2.5  million to reimburse counties for maintenance of emergency evacuation routes, (3) $1  million to create a new fire outreach and extension program, (4) $250,000 to reimburse counties for providing
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4103

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

Oct 10, 2022 - Eligible technologies include those related to (1)  zero-emission transportation; (2)  lithium processing, manufacturing, and recovery; (3)  regenerative agriculture; (4)  drought; and (5)  wildfire prevention.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - Senate Bill 840 states that the Legislature intends to direct specific percentages of future GGRF to new individual Funds dedicated to supporting (1)  clean transportation, (2)  housing and community investment, (3)  clean air and water, (4)  wildfire prevention and resilience, (5)  agriculture, (6)  clean energy, and (7)  climate ‑focused innovation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

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

Feb 14, 2024 - Of this total, we estimate that the Governor is proposing solutions —including reductions, delays, and fund shifts —affecting under $3  billion. This leaves over $1  billion in uncommitted prior ‑ and current ‑year appropriated funding that has not been proposed for a General Fund solution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

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

Oct 18, 2021 - This is slightly less ($58  million, or 3  percent) than the amount provided in 2020 ‑21. (These totals exclude the roughly $1.9  billion in annual payments from water contractors for DWR ’s work on the State Water Project [SWP], as those funds are not appropriated through the annual budget act.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - The practical implication of the administration considering revenues from interest income and the entering fund balance outside of the S B  840 allocation process is that more than $1  billion annually will be set aside as available for discretionary purposes prior to computing allotments for Tier 3 programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - These include (1)  support for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and its highway maintenance and rehabilitation programs, (2)  direct suballocations to cities and counties for local streets and roads, and (3)  competitive infrastructure grants on freight corridors through the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139