The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - Some notable examples of previous VAs include: (1)  the Quantification Settlement Agreement , adopted in 2003 to address longstanding disputes over Colorado River water rights and to reduce use of Colorado River water in California; (2)  the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement , agreed to in 2006 following an 18 ‑year legal dispute, with the goal of restoring fish
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - (In our November 2025 publication, The 2026-27 Budget: California’s Fiscal Outlook , we estimate that the Legislature faces an almost $18 billion budget problem in 2026-27—and that estimate already assumes that GGRF and not the General Fund covers $1.25 billion of CalFire costs.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

Improving Outcomes for California Conservation Corpsmembers

Feb 9, 2018 - The C CC would like to offer: Driver ’s License Training. The department would like to provide all corpsmembers an opportunity to participate in training to obtain their driver ’s license. According to the CCC, many corpsmembers lack a driver ’s license when they arrive, something that can be an impediment to obtaining employment upon leaving the CCC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3742

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $25  million annually beginning in 2017 ‑18 to pre ‑position mutual aid fire engines and other related equipment in order to decrease local response times to potentially destructive wildfires and other disasters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes a total of $2  million in 2025-26 from the Cost of Implementation Account (rising to $4  million ongoing) and 18 permanent positions to continue implementing Chapter  359 of 2022 (SB  905, Caballero), which was originally supported with limited-term resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - We Estimate the Governor Solved an $18   Billion Budget Problem. We estimate the Governor ’s budget addressed an $18  billion budget problem. This is somewhat lower than the $22  billion budget problem the administration has referenced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - This represents an increase of $1. 7  b illion from the 2019 ‑ 20 e nacted reserve level of $18. 8  b illion. Total reserves has three components: $18   Billion in the BSA. Under the Governor ’s estimates and the constitutional rules of Proposition  2, the state is required to make a nearly $ 2  b illion deposit into its constitutional reserve, the BSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - Specifically, beginning in 2002, certain portions of Los Angeles County located in the Ballona Creek watershed were subject to a tras h “Total Maximum Daily Load ” (TMDL) plan, which carried its own trash management requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

The 2018-19 Budget: Fire Recovery Proposals

Mar 1, 2018 - Figure 2 Estimated 2017 ‑18 Expenditures on Major Fires (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3767

How CalFire is Spending Recent Forest Health Funds

Nov 15, 2018 - Figure 2 Variety of Activities Planned to Improve Forest Conditions 2017-18 GGRF Forest Health Program Type of Forest Treatment
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3902