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

Mar 19, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals Summary The Governor ’s 2026-27 budget proposes two categories of General Fund budget augmentations for the Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI): (1)  ongoing
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Figure  1 shows  the extent of the watershed ’s reach across the state. The Delta Has a Pivotal Role in Supplying Water Around the State. The Delta provides a portion of drinking water for more than 27  million people and agricultural water for more than six million acres of farmland.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - According to the California Air Resources Board ’s (CARB ’s) GHG inventory, aviation accounts for only roughly 1  percent of the state ’s emissions. While this estimate may be somewhat understated, as it only accounts for intrastate travel, estimates of the relative contribution of aircraft to national and global GHG emissions are still relatively modest, totaling about 3  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Figure 1 Governor ’s Proposition 4 Proposal: 2026 ‑27 Spending Plan (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Feb 17, 2026 - The final budget agreement instead eliminated fewer positions (4,994) and provided the Legislature additional time to review 1,009 additional positions which we refer to as “residual: ” (1)  those associated with implementing legislation chaptered in 2022 and 2023 across numerous departments, and (2)  all of those in nine specified departments which we highlight in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

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

Feb 24, 2026 - In July 2025, the President signed H.R. 1 —also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act —which eliminated these ZEV purchase incentives as of the end of September 2025. Since the passage of H.R. 1, some vehicle manufacturers have signaled that they expect to scale back their previously planned production of ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Specifically: Considering Interest Income and Entering Fund Balance Discretionary and Outside of S B   840 . The practical implication of the administration considering revenues from interest income and the entering fund balance outside of the S B  840 allocation process is that more than $1  billion annually will be set aside as available for discretionary purposes prior to computing allotments for Tier 3 programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

Mar 2, 2026 - Governor ’s Proposal Adds Staff and Funding to Handle Increased Workload. The Governor ’s 2026-27 budget proposes $2.6  million from the Waste Discharge Permit Fund on an ongoing basis and 12 permanent positions to manage the additional workload the water boards are experiencing as a result of the 2023 Sackett decision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Feb 10, 2026 - In our assessment, CPUC proposes to undertake activities that go beyond AB  1207 ’s statutory requirements. We recommend the Legislature (1)  assess whether these additional activities are consistent with legislative intent, as well as whether they are high priorities for funding given the state ’s serious budget challenges and (2)  make corresponding changes to the level of staffing and funding provided, as relevant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Special Fund Proposals May Have Unique Considerations … As highlighted in Figure  1 and Figure  2, the General Fund is not the main source of support for most CNRA and CalEPA departments. In contrast, many of these departments are primarily supported by special funds (along with bonds and federal funds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116