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

Oct 16, 2025 - This included a new appropriation of $17  million and the redirection of $3  million that previously had been provided to support a related program, the Enhanced Fleet Modernization program. Supports Mobile Source Laboratory Equipment Support and Maintenance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

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

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - This represents a net reduction of $240   million —or 17   percent —compared to CARB ’s estimated expenditure level in 2024 ‑25. This year ‑to ‑year decline is largely the result of a significant accumulation of unspent one ‑time funding from prior years that is included in the 2024 ‑25 amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2020-21 Budget: Climate Change Proposals

Feb 13, 2020 - Specific strategies might include ( 1)  s etting explicit objectives, such as what climate resilience outcomes the state expects to achieve with bond expenditures; ( 2)  s pecifying how attainment of those goals will be measured and monitored; and ( 3)  e stablishing processes for communicating and disseminating that information to inform future climate response efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4155

The 2016-17 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission

Feb 25, 2016 - The 2016-17 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission The 2016-17 Budget California Public Utilities Commission The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regulates privately owned electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, railroad, rail transit, and passenger transportation companies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3373

The 2016-17 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 16, 2016 - We find that the one –time $17  million augmentation to SPRF makes sense, as the amount of the augmentation is consistent with the past two years and will allow DPR to maintain current service levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3354

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - CPUC estimates that solar cost shifts contributed between 11 percent and 20 percent to non‑CARE non‑solar customers’ bills in 2023, up from between 8 percent and 17 percent just a year earlier. (Contributions to CARE nonsolar customers’ customer bills were generally similar.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

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

Sep 12, 2024 - Figure 11 2023 ‑24 Revised Multiyear Totals 2024 ‑25 Protecting the coast from climate change SCC Adapting to sea ‑level rise SCC Adapting infrastructure to sea ‑level rise SCC Protecting the ocean from climate change OPC Adapting to sea ‑level rise in state parks Parks $17 R = Reduction, FS = Fund Shift, and D = Delay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - (For a detailed list of significant drought ‑related policy changes implemented through the beginning of 2016, please see the Appendix of our report, The 2016‑17 Budget: The State’s Drought Response .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

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

Oct 10, 2022 - The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection Firefighter crew CalFire $169 million GF in 2022 ‑23, $164 million GF ongoing, and 827 positions to staff and support 17 new Firefighter 1 crews and fund associated equipment and special repairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633