The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - The proposal also includes funding for 14 new positions at three departments —eight at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), five at the State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), and one at the Sierra Nevada Conservancy —to support the administration of their bond programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Feb 17, 2026 - (The remaining residual positions span across 14 non-environmental departments, with most at the Department of Industrial Relations and Department of Veterans Affairs.) Figure 2 JLBC Did Not Concur With Elimination of 349 Environmental Positions Department Residual Positions Subject to Legislative Review Position Eliminations With Which JLBC Did Not Concur Departmental
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

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

Feb 10, 2026 - The  budget proposes $14  million one time from the General Fund for required habitat mitigation projects associated with Sacramento ‑San Joaquin Delta levee projects. State law requires mitigation when a project disturbs or destroys habitat.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 budget package assumes ongoing savings of $489.8  million ($182.3  million General Fund) (see Attachment 3 of the May 14, 2025 DOF letter) resulting from the permanent elimination of 6,002 vacant positions beginning in 2025-26 (see Attachment 4 of the May 14, 2025 DOF letter).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan also provides $279  million from Proposition  4 to CalFire for various activities (including $14  million each to pass through to the Wildfire Conservancy and Wildfire Foundation). Additionally, as discussed above, CalFire ’s budget includes $1  billion from GGRF and a commensurate year-to-year reduction in General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $315  million spread over a few years beginning in 2018 ‑19 to replace all 12  of CalFire ’s helicopters, and $14  million ongoing to support associated increases in maintenance and staffing costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Sep 12, 2024 - Figure 16 Resources Provided to Implement a 66 ‑Hour Workweek As of 2024 ‑25 Budget Act (Dollars in Millions) 2024 ‑25 Reduction of Firefighter I Costs ‑14 Contracts for Aircraft Staffing and Maintenance — Vehicles Purchases, Leases, and Repair — a $197 million from the General Fund and $2 million from reimbursements and various special funds. b $756 million from the General Fund and $14 million from reimbursements and various special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

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

May 5, 2025 - In 2010, Orange County, Orange County Flood Control District, and 14 cities within Orange County filed a test claim with CSM contending that various sections of the 2009 permit represented state-reimbursable mandated activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Reflecting these higher revenue estimates, the administration ’s estimates of constitutionally required General Fund spending on K ‑14 education is $4.7  billion higher than our November estimates. This partially offsets the revenue increase described above, deteriorating the budget ’s bottom line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Oct 16, 2023 - The remaining $14  million is ongoing funding to support 11 new DWR positions and backfill funding for 29 existing positions (previously supported by Proposition  68 bond funds that have been expended).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807