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

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - Qualifying projects include: (1)  certain semiconductor and microelectronic projects, (2)  up to 20 transportation projects that meet certain criteria, (3)  certain water-related projects (excluding the Delta conveyance project), and (4)  certain energy infrastructure projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

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

Oct 10, 2022 - Eligible technologies include those related to (1)  zero-emission transportation; (2)  lithium processing, manufacturing, and recovery; (3)  regenerative agriculture; (4)  drought; and (5)  wildfire prevention.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

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

Dec 9, 2025 - Senate Bill 840 states that the Legislature intends to direct specific percentages of future GGRF to new individual Funds dedicated to supporting (1)  clean transportation, (2)  housing and community investment, (3)  clean air and water, (4)  wildfire prevention and resilience, (5)  agriculture, (6)  clean energy, and (7)  climate ‑focused innovation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

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

Feb 14, 2024 - Of this total, we estimate that the Governor is proposing solutions —including reductions, delays, and fund shifts —affecting under $3  billion. This leaves over $1  billion in uncommitted prior ‑ and current ‑year appropriated funding that has not been proposed for a General Fund solution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

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

Oct 18, 2021 - This is slightly less ($58  million, or 3  percent) than the amount provided in 2020 ‑21. (These totals exclude the roughly $1.9  billion in annual payments from water contractors for DWR ’s work on the State Water Project [SWP], as those funds are not appropriated through the annual budget act.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

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

Feb 10, 2026 - 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 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - These include (1)  support for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and its highway maintenance and rehabilitation programs, (2)  direct suballocations to cities and counties for local streets and roads, and (3)  competitive infrastructure grants on freight corridors through the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

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

Mar 18, 2026 - Some notable examples of previous VAs include: (1)  the Quantification Settlement Agreement , adopted in 2003 to address longstanding disputes over Colorado River water rights and to reduce use of Colorado River water in California; (2)  the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement , agreed to in 2006 following an 18 ‑year legal dispute, with the goal of restoring fish
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Proposals at May Revision

May 19, 2025 - Additionally, by making the limit on offset usage up to 6  percent rather than a fixed 6  percent, the language also would allow CARB some additional flexibility —beyond what is in current law —to set the offset limit lower than the designated level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049