The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - On an annual basis, the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) must report information about projects ’ objectives; status; anticipated outcomes; expected public benefits; and other basic information such as location, cost, and matching funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - Ban Using Potable Water to Irrigate Nonfunctional Turf on CII Landscapes. Proposed regulations would ban irrigation of nonfunctional turf with potable water beginning on July 1, 2025. SWRCB ’s regulations were proposed before approval of Chapter  849 of 2023 ( AB 1572, Friedman ), which has a similar prohibition that is phased in beginning in 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - While the proposal attempts to magnify the potential effect of incentives by requiring manufacturers to provide a dollar ‑for ‑dollar match, the incentive amount likely still would be relatively small.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Mar 19, 2026 - For example, the proposal to provide $219,000 in 2026-27 and 2027-28 to update CEQA exemption guidance for sustainable transportation projects pursuant to Chapter  742 of 2025 (SB  71, Wiener) matches the estimates from the Assembly Appropriations Committee analysis published when the legislation passed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2022-23 Budget: Oil Well Abandonment and Remediation

Jan 31, 2022 - Matching Funds for Federal Funding. Some of the federal funds are expected to require a state match. Specifically, under the current federal guidelines, states must provide matching funds to secure up to $30  million in performance grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4508

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

Mar 2, 2026 - As such, under current state law, to protect non-WOTUS, each regional board must revise their regional plans to match the statewide plan. Amending stat ute to extend the rulemaking authority for statewide plans to all waters would reduce workload and processing times.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides the Department of Finance with authority to augment CMD ’s budget by up to $4.8  million if CMD receives federal matching funds for the purpose of replacing three deteriorating heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems at the Azusa, Sacramento-Okinawa, and Fresno-Hammer Field armories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - In part because some of these funds had originally been scheduled to be provided in previous years but then were delayed due to the state budget condition, some local transit agencies already have committed portions of this funding to specific local projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Proposals at May Revision

May 19, 2025 - As highlighted in an October 2024 report by the HSRA OIG, HSRA needs to secure funds to meet most of its identified funding gap for the Merced-to-Bakersfield portion of the project before June 2026 to avoid negative impacts on its schedule.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049

New Federal Toxics Law Could Have Future Implications for State

Oct 5, 2016 - Those regulations could ban or otherwise restrict the chemical ’s use, establish safety requirements, or require additional reporting or labeling by the manufacturer. In addition, the federal law increases EPA ’s authority in a few ways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3504