New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - For example, Chapter  58 requires annual reports with information on active and expired job order contracts, as well as a one-time report on Caltrans ’ and DWR ’s use of progressive design-build authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Accordingly, Chapter  110 (SB  156, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) appropriated an additional $372  million General Fund to CalPERS as a supplemental pension payment to satisfy the Proposition  2 requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - This program supports coordinators in 47 of 58 counties who work with local organizations and residents to improve community wildfire preparedness through education, events, and grant funding. Home Hardening Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - The state previously provided a combined $58  million for this project in 2018 ‑19 and 2019 ‑20. Long Beach Tidelands Oil Revenues. Budget trailer legislation includes language governing revenues generated from oil and gas production in the tidelands off the coast of Long Beach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - This increase primarily is due to $58  million provided for the department in the Wildfire and Forest Resilience and Nature-Based Solutions packages (discussed in the “Crosscutting Issues ” section of this post), as well as the augmentations discussed below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - OES —110  Fire Engines.  $25  million one time in 2018 ‑19 to purchase 110 additional fire engines, and $1.1  million ongoing to maintain and fuel the additional engines. CalFire and CCC —Implementation of Personal Protective Equipment Regulations. $19  million in 2023 ‑24 and $14  million and 13 positions ongoing thereafter for the implementation of regulations related to the replacement and cleaning of personal protective equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - Estimates of the magnitude of this shortfall differ based on how “baseline” spending is defined—the administration estimates a $38 billion problem whereas in January our office estimated that the Governor’s budget addresses a $58 billion problem—as well as somewhat different revenue projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

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

Feb 27, 2024 - Estimates of the magnitude of the General Fund deficit in 2024 ‑25 differ based on how “baseline ” spending is defined —the administration estimates a $38  billion deficit whereas, in January, our office estimated that the Governor ’s budget addresses a $58  billion deficit —as well as somewhat different revenue projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - The Governor proposes a total of $210  million General Fund ($110  million in 2022 ‑23 and $100  million in 2023 ‑24) to deploy advanced technologies or develop novel strategies to reduce emissions at industrial facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A  2018   report  by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of sea‑level rise, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches and 58 percent of its marshes. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575