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

Mar 19, 2026 - In 2023, the Legislature approved the administration ’s request to transition most of the office ’s employees to traditional civil service status, which required standardization of various processes such as hiring and employee classifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board; DWR = Department of Water Resources; SCC = State Coastal Conservancy; CDFW  =  California Department of Fish and Wildlife; SMMC= Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy; NCCP = Natural Community Conservation Plan; DOC = Department of Conservation; DC  =  Delta Conservancy; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; NBS  =  Nature ‑based solutions; and  Cal  CIS  = California Climate Information System.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

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

Oct 16, 2023 - WCB = Wildlife Conservation Board; DWR = Department of Water Resources; SCC = State Coastal Conservancy; CDFW = California Department of Fish and Wildlife; SMMC= Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy; DOC = Department of Conservation; DC = Delta Conservancy; NBS = Nature ‑based solutions; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; and Cal CIS = California Climate Information System.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

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

Mar 2, 2026 - Supreme Court Decision in 2023 Narrowed Federal Jurisdiction … A 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision — Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( Sackett ) —narrowed the definition of WOTUS. The ruling limits federal jurisdiction to relatively permanent bodies of water and to wetlands that have a continuous surface connection to WOTUS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Mar 2, 2023 - February Cap-and-Trade Auction Update February 2023 Auction Update. Based on preliminary results, the state will receive an estimated $983  million in revenue from the February 15, 2023 auction. This is roughly equivalent to the amount the state received from the November 2022 auction ($961  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions Summary The Governor has two significant new proposals for California (CA) Volunteers beginning in 2023 ‑24. Both  would convert limited ‑term funding and efforts to permanent and ongoing programs using General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight August 8, 2023 New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight Along with the 2023-24 budget agreement, the Legislature adopted a package of bills aimed at expediting infrastructure projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Under these estimates and assumptions, the state would end 2023 ‑24 with $3.8  billion in the SFEU. Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - The final budget agreement instead eliminated fewer positions (4,994) and provided the Legislature additional time to review 1,009 additional positions which we refer to as “residual: ” (1)  those associated with implementing legislation chaptered in 2022 and 2023 across numerous departments, and (2)  all of those in nine specified departments which we highlight in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2023-24 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 22, 2023 - (We  discuss the overall budget condition in our recent reports, The 2023‑24 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget and The 2023‑24 Budget: Multiyear Assessment .)  Budget Outlook Could Actually Be Even Worse.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4692