The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Trailer bill language adopted in Chapter  106 of 2025 (A B  149 , Committee on Budget) also allowed state agencies and departments to use the emergency rulemaking process under the Administrative Procedure Act to develop and adopt their bond program guidelines and selection criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Mar 2, 2026 - The administration had proposed to phase in an additional 12 positions (and $2.1  million) starting in 2025-26. The final budget agreement instead approved only the 26 positions beginning in 2024-25, and the Legislature indicated it desired more information about how specifically the water boards ’ workload would change before approving such a large number of ongoing positions and resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Feb 17, 2026 - Moreover, often special funds administered by CNRA and CalEPA departments, CDFA, and CPUC are structured specifically to ensure fee-payers help support regulatory act ivities and the mitigation of their industry ’s environmental impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board [Publication Details]

Mar 2, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor’s proposal for new positions and associated funding at the State Water Resources Control Board to manage increased workload stemming from a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5144

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

Feb 10, 2026 - The 2025 ‑26 Budget Act appropriated $39  million General Fund to begin to transition seasonal firefighters to a permanent classification. Budget bill language also stated the Legislature ’s intent to appropriate $78  million General Fund in 2026 ‑27 and ongoing for this purpose, and to eventually transition all seasonal firefighters to a permanent classification (subject to future funding and legislation).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Mar 19, 2026 - California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Resources. The office coordinates the state-level guidance for and review of CEQA-related documents, including maintaining a statewide clearinghouse of CEQA environmental documents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Congress and the state Legislature established the backbone for policies through laws such as the federal Clean Water Act and state Porter ‑Cologne Water Quality Control Act. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), and other agencies then implement these laws by adopting regulations to establish and enforce specific requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Feb 24, 2026 - Most recently, the federal Inflation Reduction Act included a tax credit of up to $7,500 per vehicle for the purchase of new light ‑duty ZEVs and up to $4,000 per vehicle for the purchase of used light ‑duty ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Feb 10, 2026 - The estimated  GGRF  entering fund  balance is higher than previously anticipated for a couple of reasons, including (1)   a new proposal to undo the $81 million MVA transfer that was approved in the 2025‑26 budget agreement, as the administration projects that account will not need it to remain solvent through 2026‑27, and (2) lower‑than‑budgeted expenditures on some activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114