The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Recommendation Reject Governor ’s Proposal to Provide $78   Million Ongoing General Fund to Continue Youth Job Corps Program. We recommend the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposed ongoing augmentation to make the Youth Jobs Corps a permanent, state ‑funded program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - Budget bill language also stated the Legislature ’s intent to appropriate $78  million General Fund in 2026 ‑27 and ongoing for this purpose, and to eventually transition all seasonal firefighters to a permanent classification (subject to future funding and legislation).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

How CalFire is Spending Recent Forest Health Funds

Nov 15, 2018 - As shown, roughly the same amount of total funding was given out via grants in the two largest funding categories —forest health projects through the Forest Health Program ($78  million) and fuel reduction projects through the Fire Prevention Program ($75  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3902

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) involves extracting existing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing it using similar me thods as CCUS, or repurposing it into other products such as fuels or chemicals. The state has identified these technologies as an important part of efforts to achieve carbon neutrality.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

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

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides $39  million General Fund in 2025-26, with budget bill language stating the Legislature ’s intent to provide $78  million General Fund in 2026-27 and ongoing, for CalFire to begin transitioning some seasonal firefighter positions to a permanent classification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - In contrast, the spending in other categories —emergency response ($ 734  m illion), water conservation ($ 287  m illion), and environmental protection ($ 78  m illion) —was more targeted for addressing and ameliorating urgent drought effects on people, agriculture, and the environment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The largest share of this funding —$ 78  m illion across various departments from a combination of General Fund and special funds —is for improvements to the public safety radio system and to purchase additional radios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Agriculture

Dec 15, 2021 - At the time of this report, 78 AMMP projects have been completed, while the remaining are still in the development and construction phases. Roughly 60  percent of the funded projects are for the installation of solid separators, with the remaining projects implementing compost bedded pack barns (26  percent) and flush to scrape systems  (14  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4483

Improving California's Forest and Watershed Management

Apr 4, 2018 - This report consists of five sections. First, we review the importance of and benefits provided by California’s forests. Second, we provide information regarding how forests are managed in California, including ownership, state and federal policies and programs, and funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3798