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

Mar 18, 2026 - In addition, the board faced internal capacity limitations as staff were redirected to address emergency drought response activities during multiple extended dry  periods. Sacramento/Delta Updates to Bay‑Delta Plan The rest of this report addresses the phase two update for the Sacramento/Delta currently under consideration by SWRCB.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Reductions in federal staffing and capacity are leading to gaps in vital information that the state and local entities use to forecast water supply and floods, provide 24 ‑hour flood ‑emergency response, and manage  reservoirs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116