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

Oct 16, 2025 - This included a new appropriation of $17  million and the redirection of $3  million that previously had been provided to support a related program, the Enhanced Fleet Modernization program. Supports Mobile Source Laboratory Equipment Support and Maintenance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $6  million in 2023 ‑24, plus additional funding in subsequent years rising to $17  million in 2027 ‑28, to support various aviation program contracts, as well as pilots and mechanics to support fixed ‑wing aircraft.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - This represents a net reduction of $240   million —or 17   percent —compared to CARB ’s estimated expenditure level in 2024 ‑25. This year ‑to ‑year decline is largely the result of a significant accumulation of unspent one ‑time funding from prior years that is included in the 2024 ‑25 amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - CPUC estimates that solar cost shifts contributed between 11 percent and 20 percent to non‑CARE non‑solar customers’ bills in 2023, up from between 8 percent and 17 percent just a year earlier. (Contributions to CARE nonsolar customers’ customer bills were generally similar.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

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

Sep 12, 2024 - Figure 11 2023 ‑24 Revised Multiyear Totals 2024 ‑25 Protecting the coast from climate change SCC Adapting to sea ‑level rise SCC Adapting infrastructure to sea ‑level rise SCC Protecting the ocean from climate change OPC Adapting to sea ‑level rise in state parks Parks $17 R = Reduction, FS = Fund Shift, and D = Delay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

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

Oct 10, 2022 - The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection Firefighter crew CalFire $169 million GF in 2022 ‑23, $164 million GF ongoing, and 827 positions to staff and support 17 new Firefighter 1 crews and fund associated equipment and special repairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

What Can We Learn From How the State Responded to the Last Major Drought?

May 13, 2021 - (For a detailed list of significant drought ‑related policy changes implemented through the beginning of 2016, please see the Appendix of our report, The 2016‑17 Budget: The State’s Drought Response .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - This total is a net decrease of $703  million, or 17  percent, from the estimated 2022 ‑23 level. This decrease is primarily due to the expiration of one-time funds that were available to CalFire in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

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

May 1, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget 17% 14% a Includes temporary staging of resources —such as fire engines and crews —for a short period in advance of a high ‑risk event (such as when there is a red flag warning). b Includes activities such as hiring additional seasonal CalFire firefighters, National Guard
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

The 2022-23 Budget: State Water Resources Control Board—Bay-Delta Plan Update

Jan 31, 2022 - Of this funding, $4.1  million supports 17 existing SWRCB staff —including two in the Office of Chief Counsel —and $5  million is used for contracted consultant services, such as to develop environmental documents and conduct scientific and economic modeling and analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4506