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

Dec 9, 2025 - Starting in 2026-27, Allocation of Revenues Will Be Guided by New Legislation. Senate Bill 840 made various modifications to the allocation of GGRF revenues starting in 2026-27, such as (1)  changing some allocations from being set percentages of GGRF revenues to fixed dollar amounts and (2)  changing the order in which certain allocations are made.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

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

Mar 19, 2026 - OPR started out as a small office with the purpose of long-term land use research and planning, as well as advising the Governor and the cabinet on such issues. However, the office ’s statutory responsibilities have expanded over time, including a new focus on climate change and serving as the state ’s lead entity on CEQA issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Response to Wildfires Can Vary Depending on Where They Start. In the case of wildfires, the disaster response approach can vary based on where the fire starts and which entity has wildfire response jurisdiction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - The administration had proposed to phase in an additional 12 positions (and $2.1  million) starting in 2025-26. The final budget agreement instead approved only the 26 positions beginning in 2024-25, and the Legislature indicated it desired more information about how specifically the water boards ’ workload would change before approving such a large number of ongoing positions and resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Feb 10, 2026 - We urge the Legislature to start addressing the budget ’s structural imbalance during this budget cycle. Starting now, before a crisis is at the state ’s doorstep, would enable the Legislature to take a more thoughtful approach to rebalancing the state ’s commitments, including soliciting public input and weighing trade ‑offs and potential consequences of options being considered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes 10 permanent positions starting in 2025-26 and related funding of $2  million from APCF starting in 2026-27 to support the implementation of the ZEAS regulations. (The Legislature rejected without prejudice funding proposed for the Zero-Emission Forklift and Advanced Clean Fleets regulations in light of the lack of federal waivers required to enforce these regulations.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

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

Feb 21, 2020 - For example, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG &E) equipment started the 2018 Camp Fire. Key Challenges to Managing Wildfires in California Wildfire risks can be addressed through ( 1)  p revention —reducing the likelihood that a wildfire will start, ( 2)  m itigation —lessening the damage that wildfires cause when they do occur, and ( 3)  r esponse —suppressing fires after they start.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

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

Dec 9, 2025 - The changes S B  840 makes to the statutory allocations of GGRF revenues are likely to have a variety of implications starting in 2026 ‑27, including: Allowance Allocations Affirm Legislative Priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

Adoption of April 2021 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package

Apr 16, 2021 - The adoption of the early action package is intended to enable departments to start work immediately on projects rather than waiting until the passage of the 2021 ‑22 budget in June. By starting work immediately, the administration anticipates that projects will be in place roughly one fire season sooner than they would have been otherwise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4414

Allocating Utility Wildfire Costs: Options and Issues for Consideration

Jun 21, 2019 - Changing the strict liability legal standard —which makes utilities pay for property damages from fires started by their equipment, regardless of whether they were negligent —to a negligence standard.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4079