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: 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

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - Under the revenue scenario outlined above, the Legislature would have to make some difficult choices, as previous commitments would exceed the available GGRF by over $1.8  billion. Even if the Legislature decided to use the full $1  billion set aside for programs subject to appropriation (that has not yet been allocated) to support some of the programs identified in the legislative intent language, we estimate a remaining funding gap of more than $800  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

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 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 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - CSM ’s Total Estimated Statewide Cost to Reimburse Local Governments: Between $1.8 million and $2.8 million. San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board ’s Order in Riverside County. CSM determined that several of the requirements in the permit issued by the regional board in 2010 constitute state-reimbursable mandates for Riverside County and the cities of Riverside County that are within the San Diego region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

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

May 19, 2025 - To “make room ” for the CalFire proposal within available GGRF resources, the Governor ’s proposed language eliminates all planned discretionary GGRF spending (that is, the portions that are not currently required by statute) totaling about $1.8  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Department of General Services The budget provides $1.8  billion to the Department of General Services (DGS) from various funds, including reimbursements from other state departments. This is a net decrease of $54  million (3  percent) from the revised 2024-25 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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 2022-23 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Revenue Update

Apr 29, 2022 - We think auction revenues could support a GGRF discretionary expenditure plan ranging from about $1.6  billion to $1.8  billion (or $600  million to $800  million above the Governor ’s January spending proposal).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4591