The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Budget trailer legislation (Chapter  650 of 2025 [SB  158, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review]) allocates $2.1  million in one-time General Fund to LCI to conduct activities pursuant to Chapter  24 of 2025 (SB  131, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), including developing maps of infill sites eligible to qualify for new exemptions from CEQA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

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

Oct 16, 2025 - Chapter  24 of 2025 (SB  131, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) further amends CEQA to require that housing development projects meeting all but one CEQA exemption criteria be reviewed solely on that issue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California

Nov 14, 2022 - Babies and children are considered to be more vulnerable to wildfire smoke. This is primarily because (1)  their lungs and immune systems are still developing, which makes them more sensitive to smoke; (2)  they inhale more air per pound than adults, so they get a greater dose of pollutants; and (3)  children tend to spend more time outside, which increases their potential exposure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $40  million one ‑time in 2019 ‑20 and $33 million and 131 positions ongoing thereafter to purchase and staff 13 additional fire engines on a year ‑round basis. 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 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - Other notable reductions include: $186  million for water recycling and groundwater cleanup, $131  million to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), $98  million for drinking water and wastewater projects, and $50  million for dam safety.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

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

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget includes $40.3  million to purchase 13 additional year-round fire engines and provides 131 positions to staff those engines. C-130 Air Tankers and Related Capital Outlay —$17.7  Million. The budget provides $17.7  million and six positions to implement the first year of a plan to accept seven used C-130 air tankers from the federal government to increase CalFire ’s aviation resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4103

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

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023 ‑24 spending plan provides $131  million from the General Fund on a one-time basis through CNRA ’s budget to support various specific projects of legislative priority, most of which are to be undertaken by non-state entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor's Wildfire-Related Proposals

Feb 21, 2020 - Includes $8.3  million (one time) to purchase the fire engines and $32.6  million ongoing for 131 positions. Prescribed Fire Cre ws. $35  million annually (GGRF) for five years beginning in 2019 ‑20 for ten dedicated prescribed fire crews (required by SB  901).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - In this report, we assess the effects of the state’s major policies intended to reduce emissions from the generation of electricity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131