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

Mar 19, 2026 - . — $0.9 a CalHeatScore implementation Support one new and one existing position to coordinate and conduct outreach on local government adoption of the new statewide extreme heat ranking system pursuant to Chapter 264 of 2022 (AB 2238, L.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Mar 18, 2026 - VA Parties Submitted an Alternative Proposal in 2022. Water users missed the 2019 deadline to submit a VA proposal to SWRCB. In March  2022, they came forward with an initial Memorandum of Understanding detailing terms to advance a VA for the Sacramento/Delta.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Oct 10, 2022 - Enhancing and expanding fire crews: Task Force Rattlesnake CMD $40  million GF in 2022 ‑23 and $41  million GF annually thereafter and 15  State Active Duty positions to convert 13  seasonal CMD hand crews to 14 year ‑round hand  crews.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - The final budget agreement instead eliminated fewer positions (4,994) and provided the Legislature additional time to review 1,009 additional positions which we refer to as “residual: ” (1)  those associated with implementing legislation chaptered in 2022 and 2023 across numerous departments, and (2)  all of those in nine specified departments which we highlight in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

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

Oct 16, 2023 - Specifically, the budget reduces General Fund support for: Stewardship of state-owned lands ($25  million —$10  million in 2022 ‑23 and $15  million in 2023 ‑24). Climate Catalyst Fund Program ($16  million in 2020 ‑21).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - CMD —Enhancing and Expanding Fire Crews: Task Force Rattlesnake. $41  million and 15  State Active Duty positions ongoing beginning in 2022 ‑23 to convert 13  seasonal CMD hand crews to 14 year ‑round hand  crews.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - To help address the state budget shortfall, the budget package includes a reduction of $15  million in one-time General Fund that had been provided in a prior year for the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - We note, however, that local governments cannot go back in time 15 years and cease required activities to avoid incurring costs. Based on Our Assessment, the Administration ’s Proposal Lacks a Strong Rationale.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

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

Feb 10, 2026 - The budget proposes $9.5  million ongoing from the General Fund and 15 positions to replace critical river forecasting and snow survey activities that previously were conducted by the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116