Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - Wildfire and forest resilience —SB 901 f CalFire Sunsets on June 30, 2029. $200 million annually. Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Program SWRCB 5 percent of annual revenues (up to $130 million). Sunsets on June 30, 2030. $130 million annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Specifically, as the budget condition worsened, some o f these funds were reduced or shifted to other funding sources (primarily GGRF) to help resolve the budget deficit and make room for other state budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - To increase awareness about the program and to recruit volunteers, California Volunteers would develop a robust marketing campaign using social media platforms, such as Facebook and Ring Neighborhoods, and provide communications support to neighborhood leaders. $1.5   Million for Digital Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Funding for FMAGs comes primarily from the federal Disaster Relief F und (DRF), which Congress and the President have historically funded through augmentations provided as needed in response to specific disasters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - These costs could potentially shift f rom the General Fund to the Salton Sea Lithium Fund in the future. Second, we recommend approving $3  million on a one ‑time basis for the state ’s share of costs of a federally supported feasibility study to explore long ‑range restoration options at the Salton Sea.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Electricity Generation

Jan 6, 2020 - Chapter   516 o f 2002 (S B  1078 , Sher) established a 20  p ercent RPS by 2017, and Chapter   464 o f 2006 (S B  107 , Simitian) accelerated the 20  p ercent requirement to 2010. Subsequently, Chapter   1 o f 2011 (SBX1 2, Simitian) established a 33  p ercent requirement by 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4131

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor's Wildfire-Related Proposals

Feb 21, 2020 - Subsequently, Chapter   79 o f 2019 (A B  1054 , Holden) and Chapter   81 o f 2019 (A B  111 , Committee on Budget) established additional utility oversight requirements, including establishing the Wildfire Safety Division within CPUC —which will become the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety within the California Natural Resources Agency on July  1, 2021 —to review wildfire mitigation plans and other aspects of utility safety.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - Moreover, 21 o f the 27 units (including contract counties) reported issuing only two or fewer citations in 2019 ‑20. (Kern County, a contract county, accounted for 86 p ercent of the citations issued by the remaining six counties.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - Would the Legislature benefit from the input o f external experts —such as academic researchers —as it weighs these trade-offs? What Fiscal Effects Result From Implementing the Process Changes? As mentioned previously, the package provides $1  million to the Judicial Council for implementation-related training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - As part of this process, CalGEM released a draft rule proposing a setback of 3,200 f eet between new wells and community sites in 2021, but the division has not yet adopted it as a regulation. Chapter  365 of 2022 (SB  1137, Gonzalez): Establishes a 3,200 Feet Buffer Between New Oil and Gas Wells and Certain Community Sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660