The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - At the bottom of the figure, we display the total reserves planned for the end of 2020 ‑21 under the administration ’s estimates and assumptions. Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, the state would end 2020 ‑21 with $20. 5  b illion in total reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - Extends limited ‑term General Fund for 19 e xisting positions to continue core activities at the Central Valley Flood Protection Board —$322,000 higher costs in 2020 ‑21. Flood Planning Resourcing. Switches funding from bond funds to the General Fund for 8. 5 e xisting positions working on flood planning —$194,000 higher costs in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178

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

Feb 24, 2026 - The state has made notable progress in pursuing its ZEV adoption goals in recent years, with the share of new passenger vehicles sold in California that are ZEVs climbing from 8  percent in 2020 to over 20  percent in 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Mar 2, 2026 - For example, SWRCB reports that out of all dredge/fill permit applications received, the share of state-only permit applications increased from about 5  percent before Sackett to about 20  percent after that decision.
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 - This climate research is required by law to be completed every five years pursuant to Chapter  136 of 2020 (S B  1320 , Stern) and provides data and information that state agencies and local governments use to inform their planning and programmatic decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - This amount was approved via three different 2025 budget actions: (1) $181  million provided through Chapter  2 of 2025 (A B  100 , Gabriel) (these funds were available for departments to spend during the final few months of 2024 ‑25), (2) $2.9  million through Chapter  5 of 2025 (A B  102 , Gabriel), and (3) $3.3  billion through Chapter  104 of 2025 (S B  105 , Wiener).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - One of several goals the Legislature expressed for the Delta through approval of the Delta Reform Act in 2009 (Chapter 5 [SB X7 1, Simitian]) was accelerating the process for determining flow needs to protect public trust resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Dec 9, 2025 - Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Caltrans 5 percent of annual revenues. No sunset. Wildfire and forest resilience —SB 901 f CalFire Sunsets on June 30, 2029. $200 million annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides $5  million in one-time General Fund for California Volunteers to offer grants to AmeriCorps programs to fund coaches at K-12 schools. This program has received limited-term funding in prior years, including $5  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update

Nov 10, 2020 - Based on the results of the August 2020 c ap ‑and ‑trade auction, in the first quarter of 2020 ‑ 21 t he SADW Fund will receive $ 20  m illion from GGRF and $12. 5  m illion loaned from the USTC Fund —totaling $32. 5  m illion, or one ‑quarter of $ 130  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294