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

Feb 10, 2026 - Most notably, because including state operations expenditures as part of Tier 1 means they receive first priority for available GGRF, adding new activities to this category can have the effect of gradually “crowding out ” other GGRF ‑funded programs and activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

Feb 24, 2026 - There also are a number of other refiners in the United States that currently produce RD and could, with the purchase of some ad ditional equipment, be converted to produce SAF in addition to, or instead of, RD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

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

Dec 9, 2025 - Moreover, S B  840 added two new statutory allocations for the Climate Bureau and A B  617 , signaling the Legislature ’s interest in prioritizing ongoing funding in these  areas. Modifying Prioritization Order Affects How Much Funding Programs Receive Under Lower Revenue Scenarios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

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

Mar 19, 2026 - However, in the context of the state ’s structural budget deficit, any increases to ongoing General Fund spending will inevitably require commensurate programmatic reductions (or revenue increases) elsewhere in the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Mar 18, 2026 - VA Parties Submitted an Alternative Proposal in 2022. Water users missed the 2019 deadline to submit a VA proposal to SWRCB. In March  2022, they came forward with an initial Memorandum of Understanding detailing terms to advance a VA for the Sacramento/Delta.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2024-25 Budget: CalFire—Implementation of a 66-Hour Workweek

Mar 19, 2024 - Since that time, revenue projections have declined precipitously. For example, the administration ’s revenue forecasts for 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25 are more than $70  billion lower than they were in June 2022 —and our office ’s projections are even worse.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4886

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

Feb 10, 2026 - In 2024 ‑25, the state began to reduce its firefighter duty week from a 72 ‑hour workweek to a 66 ‑hour workweek, consistent with a 2022 memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state and the CalFire firefighters ’ union.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local governments when (1)  new state laws or regulations mandate that they implement a new program or higher level of service and (2)  the local government does not have offsetting revenues —such as fees or federal funds —available to cover the associated costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - These statutory requirements largely have stayed the same since the cap-and-trade program was established, though the forest health and drinking water spending amounts were added more recently (2022 and 2019, respectively).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811