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

Mar 2, 2026 - SWRCB estimates an individual state-only dredge/fill permit requires up to 140 more staff hours than a dredge/fill certification. The water boards also have had to take on certain responsibilities formerly conducted by federal agencies, such as verifying delineations (identification and mapping) for waters that are no longer under federal jurisdiction and conducting certain e nforcement-related inspections and complaint response.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - For example, Chapter  58 requires annual reports with information on active and expired job order contracts, as well as a one-time report on Caltrans ’ and DWR ’s use of progressive design-build authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

What Threat Does Sea-Level Rise Pose to California?

Aug 10, 2020 - A 2018 report by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of SLR, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches, 58 percent of rocky intertidal habitat, 58 percent of marshes, and 55 percent of tidal flats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261

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

Oct 16, 2025 - This program supports coordinators in 47 of 58 counties who work with local organizations and residents to improve community wildfire preparedness through education, events, and grant funding. Home Hardening Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - Specifically, the administration projects expenditures will exceed available resources by roughly $140 million in 2025‑26. If left unaddressed, expenditures would continue to outpace revenues, resulting in a negative fund balance of $1.4 billion in 2028‑29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

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

Mar 2, 2023 - The February auction revenues provide about $210  million more for continuously appropriated expenditures, with about $140  million potentially available for additional discretionary expenditures. Future Auction Revenue Continues to Be Subject to Uncertainty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - The Governor proposes a total of $240 million General Fund ($100 million in 2022‑23 and $140 million in 2023‑24) to modify the Oroville Dam complex so it can use its existing pump back operations to provide long‑duration energy storage without adverse impacts on spawning salmon in the Feather River.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554

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

Oct 10, 2022 - This increase primarily is due to $58  million provided for the department in the Wildfire and Forest Resilience and Nature-Based Solutions packages (discussed in the “Crosscutting Issues ” section of this post), as well as the augmentations discussed below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - Estimates of the magnitude of this shortfall differ based on how “baseline” spending is defined—the administration estimates a $38 billion problem whereas in January our office estimated that the Governor’s budget addresses a $58 billion problem—as well as somewhat different revenue projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - This is a net decrease of $1. 3  b illion (or 58  p ercent) compared to projected current ‑year expenditures. This year ‑to ‑year decrease is primarily due to the way bond funds are accounted for in the annual budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178