The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Department of Financial Protection and Innovation The budget provides $180  million for the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), primarily from the Financial Protection Fund, which is largely supported by regulatory fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Oct 16, 2025 - Assembly Bill 130 also shortens coastal zone housing permit review times under the Permit Streamlining Act, generally from 180 to 90 days. Chapter  24 of 2025 (SB  131, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) further amends CEQA to require that housing development projects meeting all but one CEQA exemption criteria be reviewed solely on that issue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

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

Oct 16, 2023 - The department estimates the total project cost at $180  million (an increase compared to the previous estimate of $130  million). The state will share costs with the federal government. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection The budget includes a total of $3.3  billion from various funds to support CalFire in 2023 ‑24, including $2.9  billion from the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

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

May 13, 2021 - For example, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) provided emergency funding to more than 180 m ostly small water systems for projects such as connecting with another system or drilling new or deeper wells.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - This amount includes (1) $180  million for water conservation programs, (2) $145  million to address communities experiencing water supply shortages, (3) $250  million to set aside as unspecified “contingency ” funding the Governor would propose for specific drought response allocations later in the budget process, and (4) $175  million for various other drought ‑related activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - . $180  million for California Competes to award tax credits aimed at attracting or retaining businesses in California. Hiring Credit. $100  million for tax credits to smaller businesses that increase their number of employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309