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

Feb 10, 2026 - CCC: Greenwood Residential Center Staffing. The budget proposes $12.3  million ($6.8  million General Fund and $5.5  million in reimbursements) and 24 positions in 2026 ‑27 (and a similar amount ongoing) to open the Greenwood Residential Center in El Dorado County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2017-18 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 15, 2017 - Governor’s Proposal Requests $413   Million to Construct Testing Facility. ARB requests $413  million to construct a new testing and research facility in Riverside, to be completed in December 2020. The new facility would be roughly 383,000 square feet, including testing centers, a chemistry laboratory, offices, and space for administrative services (such as receiving and shipping and storage areas).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3558

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

May 5, 2025 - …However, Multiple Additional Stormwater-Related Test Claims Pending at the Commission. Each test claim submitted to CSM is different and has to be considered individually. However, if CSM was to determine that each of the currently pending stormwater-related test claims constituted state-reimbursable mandates for costs incurred before 2018, the state could face greater costs to reimburse local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - This includes 32 pending test claims and 4 additional claims for which CSM has already identified state-reimbursable mandated activities but has not yet developed cost estimates. Each test claim submitted to CSM is different and has to be considered individually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - . $25  million for seed funding for a University of California Climate Research Center. $15  million to rebuild Topanga Park (which sustained damage in the Palisades fire). Revenues May Not Be Sufficient to Fully Support Statutory Allocations and Legislative Intent for 2026-27 … As illustrated in Figure  1, cap-and-invest auction revenues have varied across months and years, and multiple influencing factors make them difficult to predict.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

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

Oct 16, 2025 - These projects include $95  million for the Butte Fire Center, $17  million for the Prado Helitack Base, and $11  million for the Macdoel Fire Station. To achieve budget savings, the spending plan also reverts $32  million General Fund that was previously appropriated for the acquisition phase of a new CalFire training center, as highlighted earlier in Figure  4.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Lessons From Other States to Address California’s Redemption Center Closures

Apr 10, 2017 - In considering different handling fee options, the Legislature could require CalRecycle to pilot test payment structures in order to identify their ef fects on consumers and CZ recyclers. Recyclers in Other States Have More Operating Flexibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3649

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

Feb 18, 2025 - Specifically, the program (1)  supports schools and child care centers in procuring locally grown food and providing hands ‑on food education; (2)  assists producers in increasing production capacity to supply food to schools and child care centers; and (3)  supports organizations in providing technical assistance to schools, child care centers, and producers that are seeking to implement and advance farm to school practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

Addressing California’s Convenience Zone Recycling Center Closures

May 16, 2016 - Addressing California’s Convenience Zone Recycling Center Closures Addressing California ’s Convenience Zone Recycling Center Closures Recycling Center Closures Many Recycling Centers Have Closed in 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3466

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - CalFire —Training Center Engines and Equipment. $16 million one ‑time in 2022 ‑23 for 13 new fire engines and other equipment for the Ventura Training Center and the California Fire Training Center South.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952