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

Feb 10, 2026 - Allocates $615   Million Outside  S B   840 Spending Framework for Rest of CalFire Backfill and ZEV Incentive Program. The administration assumes about $750   million in GGRF monies will be available in 2026 ‑27 that are not from budget ‑year auction revenues and thus not subject to the S B  840 allocation process under its statutory interpretation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - This amount was approved via three different 2025 budget actions: (1) $181  million provided through Chapter  2 of 2025 (A B  100 , Gabriel) (these funds were available for departments to spend during the final few months of 2024 ‑25), (2) $2.9  million through Chapter  5 of 2025 (A B  102 , Gabriel), and (3) $3.3  billion through Chapter  104 of 2025 (S B  105 , Wiener).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - Under S B  840 , funding for these programs —which include wildfire and forest resilience activities specified under Chapter  626 of 2018 (S B  901 , Dodd), a backfill of the State Responsibility Area (SRA) fee, and lost revenue associated with A B  398 ’s expansion of a manufacturing tax exemption —is maintained at existing levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

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

Jan 7, 2025 - Chapter  488 of 2006 (A B  32 , N ú ñez) established the goal of limiting GHG emissions statewide to  1990 levels by 2020. In 2016, Chapter  249 (S B  32 , Pavley) extended the limit to  40  percent below  1990 levels by  2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Other fish that migrate through or live in the Delta also are listed as threatened or endangered, including Central Valley steelhead and Delta smelt. State Failing to Meet Goal for Doubling Natural Salmon Population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Mar 19, 2026 - LCI ’s existing funding for these activities expires after 2026-27, however the statutory requirements continue for five additional years. b Proposed through 2027-28. Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - Figure 2 Statutorily Required GGRF Appropriations Pursuant to SB 840 a Program Annual Amount Starting in 2026 ‑27 b Starting in 2026 ‑27, funding will be allocated first to the following programs: Manufacturing tax exemption State Responsibility Area fee backfill CalFire Then second, to the following programs: High ‑speed rail project Unspecified programs subject to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - A total of 5.5  million Californians live within a mile of one or more oil or gas wells, and 2.7  million Californians live within 3,200 feet of a well. Living near oil and gas wells increases exposure to air pollutants that are known to worsen health outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Low ‑income residents also are more likely to live in older housing that requires modifications —such as air conditioning or more fire ‑resistant exteriors —to adapt to increased risks. Notably, low ‑income residents also are more likely to live in rental housing, and thus more likely to be reliant on landlords to conduct modifications to their homes to mitigate the effects of climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 10, 2026 - This climate research is required by law to be completed every five years pursuant to Chapter  136 of 2020 (S B  1320 , Stern) and provides data and information that state agencies and local governments use to inform their planning and programmatic decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116