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

Mar 19, 2026 - Our review found a number of well-justified reasons for why LCI is requesting additional funding. In particular: IT Security Needs. The Legislature approved LCI ’s request to establish its own IT unit in 2023 with some ongoing support ($5.2  million and 15 positions) and some limited-term funding ($3.7  million through 2025-26).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207

Feb 10, 2026 - To the extent CPUC determines it needs continued resources, it could request them through a future budget request. This approach would have the advantage of placing the commission and Legislature in a better position to assess the level of ongoing workload, as they would ha ve the benefit of more details on the approach to the credit that CPUC ultimately decides to undertake.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - Should the regulatory process culminate in the adoption of an E15 regulation, CARB could request the requisite amount of ongoing funding for the appropriate number and classifications of permanent positions to implement and enforce the regulation as part of a future budget request.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Request that the administration provide user ‑friendly updates about specific projects and activities for which the Legislature has a particular interest and feels existing reporting is not sufficient.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

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

Mar 2, 2026 - We find the request for additional positions and associated funding justified and supported by SWRCB ’s workload data. The state has a statutory responsibility to regulate waters that were formerly under federal jurisdiction (and has an interest in doing so given the implications for drinking and agricultural water quality and fish and wildlife habitat).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - In practice, this would require the administration to request an augmentation prior to making any significant expenditures from the fund. Create a 30 ‑Day Advance Notification Process for Augmenting the New Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

The 2017-18 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

Feb 16, 2017 - Therefore, we recommend the Legislature approve the requested funding on a two-year limited-term basis. The administration can submit a request for ongoing resources in future years when more information about ongoing workload is available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3568

The 2024-25 Budget: Flood Management Proposals

Feb 26, 2024 - We  recommend the Legislature approve the request to provide $1.2  million from the Water Rights Fund and five new positions at SWRCB. Approval of this request would have no impact on the General Fund and should result in improved permitting efficiencies at SWRCB, which in turn could lead to increased flood protection as well as groundwater recharge and water supply benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4856

The 2023-24 Budget: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Major Capital Outlay Proposals

Feb 21, 2023 - Accordingly, it would make sense for the department to request appropriate maintenance staff if and when the new proposed facility is completed rather than at the initiation of the study phase. For these reaso ns, we do not find a compelling need for the requested staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4693

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Rather, we highlight some of the larger funding requests that we feel are helpful in illustrating our recommended framework. To  the degree we have specific comments for the Legislature on other proposals, we will discuss them in separate publications.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116