The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - The Governor ’s 2026-27 budget proposes $2.6  million from the Waste Discharge Permit Fund on an ongoing basis and 12 permanent positions to manage the additional workload the water boards are experiencing as a result of the 2023 Sackett decision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 spending plan provides $178  million in multiyear authority —$100  million in 2025-26, $60  million in 2026-27, $12  million in 2027-28, and $6  million in 2028-29 —for the final installment plus a separate $2  million federal reimbursement agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - For example, the proposal includes 71  percent of the total remaining amount for extreme heat mitigation and a comparatively much lower 12  percent of the total remaining amount for coastal resilience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Governor ’s Proposal The Governor proposes $11.2  million in 2026-27, growing to $12  million annually thereafter through 2031-32, from the General Fund to support LCI ’s existing administrative and policy workload and to implement statutorily required activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Nearly 30  percent of all ZEV passenger vehicles sold nationwide are in California, while the state is only home to about 12  percent of the U.S. population. Federal Light ‑Duty Incentive Program Expired in Late September 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Feb 10, 2026 - The budget proposes $2.6  million ongoing from the Waste Discharge Permit Fund, along with 12 positions, to mitigate impacts stemming from a U.S. Supreme Court decision. That decision ( Sackett v. U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This is a decrease of $10  million  (6  percent) from the revised 2024-25 level. (This does not reflect some adjustments related to Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12 of the 2024-25 and 2025-26 budgets. Please see the “New and Ongoing Efforts to Achieve Efficiencies” section of our post for more information.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package also authorizes nearly 80 new positions across 12 departments to administer Proposition  4-funded programs, as displayed in Figure  2. As shown, the number of new positions range from 13 at the Department of Conservation to one each at the Tahoe Conservancy and California Conservation Corps.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5076

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Proposals at May Revision

May 19, 2025 - Additionally, by making the limit on offset usage up to 6  percent rather than a fixed 6  percent, the language also would allow CARB some additional flexibility —beyond what is in current law —to set the offset limit lower than the designated level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049

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