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

Feb 10, 2026 - Specifically: Considering Interest Income and Entering Fund Balance Discretionary and Outside of S B   840 . The practical implication of the administration considering revenues from interest income and the entering fund balance outside of the S B  840 allocation process is that more than $1  billion annually will be set aside as available for discretionary purposes prior to computing allotments for Tier 3 programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Other water users in the watershed would remain outside of the VA program for various reasons. For  example, they might obtain most of their water from another source, such as groundwater. Under the plan, these water users would follow a regulatory compliance pathway (as discussed in the next section).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Dec 9, 2025 - Specifically, budget bill language expressed intent to fund up to $1.5  billion from GGRF for purposes outside the statutory program allocations in 2026 ‑27 ($250  million for various purposes specified in S B  840 and $1.25  billion for California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection activities that otherwise would be paid for by the General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - In general, the best way to do so would be to fund GHG ‑reduction activities that are outside of the capped sectors, such as related to natural and working lands and landfills. This is because the cap does not otherwise limit emissions from these  sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - While the cap-and-trade program likely also has made some progress in spurring market-based climate policies outside of California, data are similarl y unavailable to quantify the extent of this influence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

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

Oct 16, 2025 - (The total also includes roughly $1.4  billion in annual payments from water contractors for DWR ’s work on the State Water Project that is continuously appropriated outside of the annual budget act.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

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

Sep 12, 2024 - (The total includes the roughly $1.5  billion in annual payments from water contractors for DWR ’s work on the State Water Project that is continuously appropriated outside of the annual budget act.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - These gains are not tied to improvements in the state ’s broader economy, which has been lackluster, with elevated unemployment, a stagnant job market outside of government and healthcare, and sluggish consumer spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - The creation of this new fund would allow expenditures for these activities to be made outside of the typical budget process when necessary but also provide additional legislative oversight compared to the current process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - There might be other near ‑term statewide issues outside of the energy and climate policy area that the Legislature considers a higher priority use of General Fund. Significant Federal Funding Available for Similar Activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554