Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - In  2022, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) received reports of approximately 1,400 household wells having gone dry, up from about 970  in 2021 and from an average of about 80 in each of the previous four years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - . — $0.9 a CalHeatScore implementation Support one new and one existing position to coordinate and conduct outreach on local government adoption of the new statewide extreme heat ranking system pursuant to Chapter 264 of 2022 (AB 2238, L.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Of these positions, the control section directs DOF to identify positions proposed for elimination that had been authorized to implement legislation passed in 2022 and 2023. DOF identified 116.5 positions that fall into this category.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Mar 2, 2023 - Under current law, a total of 65  percent of auction revenue is continuously appropriated to the following programs: the high-speed rail project (25  percent), Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (20  percent), Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (10  percent), low carbon transit operations (5  percent), and Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Program (5  percent, up to $130  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Water Resources

Mar 2, 2023 - Figure  5 displays some of DWR ’s key SGMA  activities. Figure 5 DWR ’s Key Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Implementation Activities Defining and prioritizing groundwater basins. Collecting and disseminating data and best practices, including: Collecting groundwater level data (and installing new monitoring wells to do so).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4725

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - For 2022 ‑23, the guarantee is up $8.2  billion (8.8  percent) relative to the 2021 ‑22  enacted budget level. These increases —combined with nearly $1.6  billion freed up from the expiration of various one ‑time Proposition  98 costs —make $17.7  billion available for new commitments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

Oct 16, 2023 - The funding will support construction of up to 8,000 acres of wetland habitat and up to 5,000 acres of vegetation enhancement projects intended to build up habitat and suppress toxic dust as the Salton Sea continues to recede.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2022-23 Budget: Water and Drought Response Proposals

Jan 31, 2022 - Alternatively, if programs remain in the early stages of implementation, are undersubscribed, or show other signs that program modifications might be needed, then the Legislature could take steps to address those issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4509

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - In addition to spending its own money, the state requires electric utilities to dedicate funding from their ratepayers to undertake activities intended to reduce the risks of utility-sparked wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Oct 10, 2022 - Eligible technologies include those related to (1)  zero-emission transportation; (2)  lithium processing, manufacturing, and recovery; (3)  regenerative agriculture; (4)  drought; and (5)  wildfire prevention.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633