Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $10  million and 22 positions ongoing beginning in 2021 ‑22 to establish the Wildfire Forecast and Threat Intelligence Integration Center, consistent with the requirements of Chapter 405 of 2019 (SB 209, Dodd).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - For example, the administration proposed a similar multiyear plan to the Legislature in 2019 ‑20 for Proposition  68, the most recent prior resources bond that was approved by voters in June 2018. The administration and Legislature also adopted a multiyear approach for the recent climate packages originally proposed to be funded primarily by the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - Prior to 2019, only a negligible portion of the rates the three large IOUs charged were for wildfire ‑related costs, but this has grown to between 7  percent and 13  percent of average non ‑CARE bills.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Sep 12, 2024 - (For example, expenditures for CNRA and CalEPA programs totaled $13.6  billion in 2019 ‑20.) Figures 1 and 2 show the funding totals for the major departments within CNRA and CalEPA. Figure 1 General obligation bond debt service 1,238 834 784 a Includes reimbursements the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection receives from work it does on behalf of other
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - The state spent about 9 of the previous 11 years in drought (2012 ‑2016 and 2019 ‑2022). During the most recent drought, California experienced the driest three winter months on record (January through March  2022).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 5, 2020 - California Energy Commission (CEC) The budget provides $494  million from various special funds to support the CEC, a decrease of $373  million (43  percent) from the estimated 2019 ‑20 level. The net year-over-year decrease largely reflects (1)  a technical issue related to unspent 2018 ‑19 funds that were carried over into 2019 ‑20 and (2)  one-time funding provided in 2019 ‑20 that is not provided in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4275

The 2020-21 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission

Feb 27, 2020 - The Governor ’s budget proposes about $1.7  billion for CPUC in 2020 ‑21, a net decrease of about $66  million (4  percent) compared to 2019 ‑20 spending estimates. This year-over-year decrease is largely the result of (1)  a decrease in costs for the California LifeLine Program due to slightly lower caseload estimates for 2020 ‑21 and (2)  one-time contracting resources provided
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4184

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - In  2019 ‑20, this included issuing lease revenue bonds with plans to repay the debt service from MVA, in an effort to spread the costs of the projects over time and limit near ‑term pressures on the  fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

Expanding Access to Safe and Affordable Drinking Water in California—A Status Update

Nov 10, 2020 - State Created New Drinking Water Fund and Program in 2019. Chapter   120 o f 2019 (S B  200 , Monning) established the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water (SADW) Fund, which provides up to $ 130  m illion annually for efforts to provide safe drinking water for every California community.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4294

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - A 2019 study led by researchers at the University of Southern California found that about 22 percent of children in the area suffer from asthma, which is nearly three times the nationwide incidence. The shrinking Sea also impairs wildlife habitats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859