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

Mar 2, 2026 - Figure  1 shows the various types of water quality permits (also called certifications and orders) that project applicants must attain, their purposes, and the issuing agencies. These permits are generally issued as follows: For the release of dredged or fill materials, the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Figure 1 Governor ’s Proposition 4 Proposal: 2026 ‑27 Spending Plan (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Instead, it invited submission of a watershed‑wide VA proposal by March 1, 2019 that could potentially be adopted in lieu of the regulatory framework, and directed SWRCB staff to provide technical and regulatory information to support such efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Governor ’s Proposal The Governor proposes $11.2  million in 2026-27, growing to $12  million annually thereafter through 2031-32, from the General Fund to support LCI ’s existing administrative and policy workload and to implement statutorily required activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Feb 24, 2026 - Nearly 30  percent of all ZEV passenger vehicles sold nationwide are in California, while the state is only home to about 12  percent of the U.S. population. Federal Light ‑Duty Incentive Program Expired in Late September 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Feb 10, 2026 - The budget proposes $2.6  million ongoing from the Waste Discharge Permit Fund, along with 12 positions, to mitigate impacts stemming from a U.S. Supreme Court decision. That decision ( Sackett v. U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - The federal government also currently offers a tax credit of up to $1 per gallon for SAF that meets certain  requirements. The above policies work together to create a “stack ” of incentives for SAF production.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

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

Feb 17, 2026 - The final budget agreement instead eliminated fewer positions (4,994) and provided the Legislature additional time to review 1,009 additional positions which we refer to as “residual: ” (1)  those associated with implementing legislation chaptered in 2022 and 2023 across numerous departments, and (2)  all of those in nine specified departments which we highlight in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The remaining balance of amounts previously appropriated for this purpose (about $12  million) was reverted. The budget package also included supplemental reporting language requiring a report —due on or before March  1, 2026, and annually thereafter for three years —on the problems the program was designed to address and how the funds were used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Roughly $100 million total across 2019 ‑20 and 2023 ‑24 for various local fire response ‑related projects such as building fire stations and purchasing fire engines. CalFire —17 New Firefighter Crews. $164 million and 827 positions ongoing beginning in 2022 ‑23 to staff and support 17 new Firefighter 1 crews and associated equipment and special repairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952