The 2023-24 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Revenue Estimates

Mar 2, 2023 - This includes $2.5  billion from projected budget-year auction proceeds and $298  million from other GGRF revenues (such as interest earnings, additional current-year revenues from the November 2022 auction, and utilizing the existing GGRF fund balance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

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

Oct 17, 2019 - In addition, the budget provides $2.5  million (Public Utilities Commission Public Advocates Office Account) and 14 positions to the Public Advocate ’s Office for safety-related and administrative workload, such as reviewing wildfire mitigation plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4103

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2020-21 Budget: Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020-21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan

Jun 4, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020-21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan a Allocations based on Governor ’s estimate of $2.5 billion in 2020 ‑21. b Includes $12 million allocation in budget act. c Governor ’s estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4250

The 2018-19 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Mar 28, 2018 - Governor ’s Proposal The Governor ’s budget plan proposes $5  million ($2.5  million from the General Fund and $2.5  million from the Food and Agriculture Fund) in ongoing funding to perform ACP and HLB suppression activities in newly detected areas and to augment quarantine regulation enforcement activities in existing and newly detected areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3793

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - These include (1) $78.1  million ongoing to continue the Youth Jobs Corps program that was established as a 2.5 ‑year program using federal funds, and (2) $4.7  million annually through 2025 ‑26 and $9.3  million ongoing thereafter to double and extend the Climate Action Corps program that was established as five ‑year pilot effort.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

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

Nov 14, 2022 - (PM2.5 refers to fine particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or less.) As a point of comparison, the California Air Resources Board estimates that wildfires in the recent severe fire years of 2018 and 2020 emitted roughly 380 and 1,070 Gg of PM2.5, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644

State Wildfire Response Costs Estimated to Be Higher Than Budgeted

Oct 19, 2020 - The 2020 ‑21 budget includes $2.5  billion for CalFire, most of which —$2.1  billion —is for wildfire response. (The department also engages in other activities, such as wildfire prevention and forest health.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4285

Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update

Nov 10, 2020 - Data suggest that between 1.5 million and 2.5 million Californians rely on domestic wells for their water. Many Californians Lack Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Many Californians Lack Access to Drinking Water That Is Safe...
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294

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

Oct 10, 2022 - Environmental Protection California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery The spending plan includes $2.5  billion for the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), a 13  percent ($293  million) increase compared to revised prior-year spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633