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

Mar 19, 2026 - For example, the proposal to provide $219,000 in 2026-27 and 2027-28 to update CEQA exemption guidance for sustainable transportation projects pursuant to Chapter  742 of 2025 (SB  71, Wiener) matches the estimates from the Assembly Appropriations Committee analysis published when the legislation passed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Feb 24, 2026 - While the proposal attempts to magnify the potential effect of incentives by requiring manufacturers to provide a dollar ‑for ‑dollar match, the incentive amount likely still would be relatively small.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - On an annual basis, the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) must report information about projects ’ objectives; status; anticipated outcomes; expected public benefits; and other basic information such as location, cost, and matching funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Feb 10, 2026 - However, the administration indicates that the intent of S B   840 was to apply the methodology only to auction revenues, consistent with historical practice. Providing State Operations Costs First Priority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

Mar 2, 2026 - As such, under current state law, to protect non-WOTUS, each regional board must revise their regional plans to match the statewide plan. Amending stat ute to extend the rulemaking authority for statewide plans to all waters would reduce workload and processing times.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Feb 17, 2026 - Additionally, positions can be vacant due to recruitment challenges, labor market constraints, or operational or practical considerations (for example, a department may still be filling a position after a recent employee dep arture), rather than as an indication of reduced program workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

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

Mar 18, 2026 - A species native to California, Chinook salmon are important to commercial and recreational fishing, central to many tribes ’ cultural practices and traditional sustenance, and integral to the state ’s biodiversity and natural ecosystems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163