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

Oct 16, 2023 - Chapter  319 of 2023 (AB  126, Reyes) extends the sunset of certain vehicle-related fees that support clean transportation activities and also makes a number of statutory changes to the programs these funds support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

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

Sep 12, 2024 - The spending plan also reduces $386  million for watershed climate resilience ($260  million through the Wildlife Conservation Board and $126  million through the Department of Water Resources [DWR]), retaining $108  million of the original amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - In 2024, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) estimated the cost of the project at $20.1  billion in undiscounted 2023  dollars. Water agencies and their ratepayers that receive water from the SWP would be required to pay for the project costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - (These hand crews were funded on a temporary basis in 2023.) CalFire —CAD /AVL Programs. $42 million one ‑time in 2022 ‑23 and $31 million and 43 positions ongoing thereafter to expand and support AVL and CAD systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - In 2023, CSM determined that the specific requirements listed in Figure 1 were state mandates. It further determined that between June 1, 2009 and December 31, 2017, these mandates were reimbursable by the state because during that period, local governments did not have fee authority sufficient to cover the cost due to the applicability of the Proposition 218 voter approval requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - The program was first established in 2021 ‑22 when the state provided $3  million General Fund per year through 2023 ‑24. An additional $13.5  million was provided in 2022 ‑23 to increase the number of free passes available through 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection [Publication Details]

Sep 12, 2024 - This amount represents about half of total 2023‑24 estimated expenditure levels. This significant year-to-year decrease is primarily due to a large amount of one-time funding—mostly from the General Fund—available for the departments within both agencies in 2023‑24, including large amounts of funds carried over from prior years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4928

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Since 2023 ‑24, the Legislature has addressed a cumulative total of $82  billion in budget problems, but even including the withdrawal for 2025 ‑26, has only used about half of the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 14, 2024 - Of  the General Fund appropriated for the thematic packages from 2021 ‑22 through 2023 ‑24, we estimate that over $4  billion remains uncommitted. (This typically means that it has not yet been dedicated to specific projects or activities.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - For 2023, we estimate about 4  percent of average rates for the large IOUs is used for supporting climate ‑related activities (equating to about half of the funding dedicated for public purpose programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950