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

Mar 2, 2026 - By contrast, dredge/fill certifications only require public notice of an application and do not require responses to comments. SWRCB indicates that the vast majority of dredge/fill projects do not receive public comments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Feb 10, 2026 - GGRF = Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund; DOF = Department of Finance; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; SB  840  =  Chapter  121 of 2025 (SB 840, Lim ón); AB 617 = Chapter 136 of 2017 (AB 617, C.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

Feb 17, 2026 - However, in many cases, the residual positions in question supported by special funds do not have a direct impact on the General Fund and thus do not factor directly into efforts to balance the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

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

Feb 10, 2026 - (Given their number, we do not discuss every environment ‑related proposal from the Governor ’s budget. Rather, we highlight some of the larger funding requests that we feel are helpful in illustrating our recommended framework.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Feb 24, 2026 - However, doing so likely would require a much larger and/or longer ‑term investment than what the Governor is proposing (or what the state realistically could provide, given its budget limitations). Proposal Could Result in Program Duplication.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Doing so would ensure its preferred approach is carried out. For example, if the Legislature would like households to receive fixed credits in specific, designated summer months, it could clari fy that guidance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Once its remaining funding is exhausted, LCI states that it will not have sufficient resources to support its current administrative staffing levels, even though the need for existing staff to oversee programs and grant recipients and to support core office functions such as accounting and c ontracting will remain.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Mar 18, 2026 - The other pathway —more traditionally regulatory —would apply to water users that do not choose to be part of the VA program. Key features of the two pathways include: VA Pathway Includes Flows and Habitat Projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163