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

Oct 16, 2025 - Assembly Bill 130 also shortens coastal zone housing permit review times under the Permit Streamlining Act, generally from 180 to 90 days. Chapter  24 of 2025 (SB  131, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) further amends CEQA to require that housing development projects meeting all but one CEQA exemption criteria be reviewed solely on that issue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Through its approval of budget requests in 2023-24, the Legislature essentially signed off on this change in approach. As such, providing the necessary resources to comply with applicable human resources laws and practices would be consistent and appropriate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount represents a $105  million (24  percent) reduction from the revised 2024-25 level. (This does not reflect some adjustments related to Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12 of the 2024-25 and 2025-26 budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget approves $6  million from the General Fund in 2023 ‑24, plus additional funding in subsequent years rising to $17  million in 2027 ‑28, to support various aviation program contracts, including for parts and logistics, as well as pilots and mechanics to support fixed-wing aircraft.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

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

Feb 10, 2026 - The budget proposes $12.3  million ($6.8  million General Fund and $5.5  million in reimbursements) and 24 positions in 2026 ‑27 (and a similar amount ongoing) to open the Greenwood Residential Center in El Dorado County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Sep 12, 2024 - As shown in Figure  6, the 2024 ‑25 spending plan makes a number of changes to these prior and planned appropriations to help solve the state ’s budget problem, including $1.4  billion in new reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $6  million in 2023 ‑24, plus additional funding in subsequent years rising to $17  million in 2027 ‑28, to support various aviation program contracts, as well as pilots and mechanics to support fixed ‑wing aircraft.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - For example, MVA transferred around $90  million per year to the General Fund from 2009 ‑10 through 2018 ‑19. Additionally, special funds can help ease General Fund pressures by absorbing certain expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

Federal Funding for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

May 10, 2017 - About 6  Percent of Total Funding From Federal Sources. Figure  1 displays total state and federal fund sources for natural resources and environmental protection departments. In total, these departments spent $483  million in federal funds in 2015-16, representing 6  percent of total spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3664

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - Figure 6 Select Federal IIJA Funding for Energy ‑Related Activities (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554