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

Feb 24, 2026 - According to the administration, the incentives would be provided on a first ‑come, first ‑serve basis and would not be restricted based on household income. The program is proposed to include various limitations, however.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Legislature Appropriated $3.5   Billion in Bond Funding for First Year of Implementation. The 2025 ‑26 budget package authorized the state to spend $3.5  billion, or slightly more than one ‑third, of the $10  billion total.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Most notably, because including state operations expenditures as part of Tier 1 means they receive first priority for available GGRF, adding new activities to this category can have the effect of gradually “crowding out ” other GGRF ‑funded programs and activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

Mar 18, 2026 - When water is scarce, such as during droughts, California ’s “first in time, first in right ” system gives priority to water users with the most senior (oldest) water rights. SWRCB administers the water rights system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Mar 2, 2026 - A federal dredge/fill permit requires the state to first issue a CWA Section 401 certification indicating that the activities also comply with state water quality standards. For pollutant and stormwater discharges, the water boards issue permits on behalf of EPA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Feb 10, 2026 - First, the 2024 ‑25 and 2025 ‑26 totals include significant one ‑time General Fund spending that the state dedicated for these departments a few years ago when it had surpluses. (The current ‑year totals include some General Fund carried over from appropriations in prior years that departments are still in the process of spending.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116