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

Feb 10, 2026 - The budget proposes $5.1  million ongoing from various special funds to support DTSC, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, CalEPA, and SWRCB in addressing subsurface elevated temperature (SET) events at landfills.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Oct 10, 2022 - The budget includes 17 positions and $5.1  million ongoing from the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund for district operations, federal underground gas storage safety requirements implementation, program support, and administration support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - For instance, between 1990 and 2020, the number of housing units in California ’s WUI grew from 3.6  million to 5.1  million (a 42  percent increase). Besides placing more people and structures in locations with higher wildfire risk, increased development and activity in the WUI can also raise the chance of human-caused fire ignitions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget alloca tes the total $7.8  million as follows: DWR ($5.1  Million). Funding is provided to (1)  conduct 14 detailed studies and investigations; (2)  provide parcel-level landscape area data to urban water suppliers; (3)  develop standards, guidelines, and methodologies; (4)  research and report to the Legislature on potential changes to indoor water efficiency standards; and (5)  provide support to SWRCB in developing new regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4103

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

May 13, 2021 - In addition, the Governor announced that his May Revision budget proposal contains $5.1 billion over four years in water‑related expenditures, including for both long‑term water supply infrastructure projects and for immediate response activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

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

Sep 12, 2024 - The 2024‑25 budget package provides a total of $17.8 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, a number of special funds, bond funds, and federal funds—for the departments overseen by the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). This amount represents about half of total 2023‑24 estimated expenditure levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - This report presents our office’s initial assessment of the Governor’s Budget. The budget’s position continues to be positive. With $20.6 billion in discretionary resources available, the Governor’s budget proposal reflects a budget situation that is even better than the one our office estimated in the November Fiscal Outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2019-20 Budget: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 14, 2019 - DWR ($5.1   Million). Funding proposed for DWR is to conduct 14 detailed studies and investigations; provide parcel ‑level landscape area data to urban water suppliers; develop standards, guidelines, and methodologies; research and report to the Legislature on potential changes to indoor water efficiency standards; and provide support to SWRCB in developing new regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3933