New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight August 8, 2023 New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight Along with the 2023-24 budget agreement, the Legislature adopted a package of bills aimed at expediting infrastructure projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

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 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

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

Feb 24, 2026 - The state has made notable progress in pursuing its ZEV adoption goals in recent years, with the share of new passenger vehicles sold in California that are ZEVs climbing from 8  percent in 2020 to over 20  percent in 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Mar 18, 2026 - These numbers represent about 25  percent and 8  percent, respectively, of their historic annual averages prior to being listed as threatened or endangered under state law. Other fish that migrate through or live in the Delta also are listed as threatened or endangered, including Central Valley steelhead and Delta smelt.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 26, 2026 - Presented to: Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5136

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

Feb 24, 2026 - In large part due to this cost differential, currently only a small share —less than 2   percent —of aviation fuel used in the United States is SAF. SAF Production Occurs Alongside Other Renewable Fuels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Special Fund Proposals May Have Unique Considerations … As highlighted in Figure  1 and Figure  2, the General Fund is not the main source of support for most CNRA and CalEPA departments. In contrast, many of these departments are primarily supported by special funds (along with bonds and federal funds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Feb 17, 2026 - (We refer to these as “environmental positions. ”) By contrast, as shown in Figure  2, environmental positions comprised a majority of the residual positions reviewed by the Legislature (565 of 1,009) and of the positions the Legislature did not agree to eliminate (349 of 650).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

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

Mar 19, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals Summary The Governor ’s 2026-27 budget proposes two categories of General Fund budget augmentations for the Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI): (1)  ongoing support for administrative and policy activities and (2)  temporary and ongoing funding for statutorily required activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167