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

Feb 10, 2026 - The budget proposes $5.1  million ongoing from various special funds to support DTSC, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, CalEPA, and SWRCB in addressing subsurface elevated temperature (SET) events at landfills.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Oct 10, 2022 - The budget includes 17 positions and $5.1  million ongoing from the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund for district operations, federal underground gas storage safety requirements implementation, program support, and administration support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - For instance, between 1990 and 2020, the number of housing units in California ’s WUI grew from 3.6  million to 5.1  million (a 42  percent increase). Besides placing more people and structures in locations with higher wildfire risk, increased development and activity in the WUI can also raise the chance of human-caused fire ignitions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

May 13, 2021 - In addition, the Governor announced that his May Revision budget proposal contains $5.1 billion over four years in water‑related expenditures, including for both long‑term water supply infrastructure projects and for immediate response activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4429

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

Sep 12, 2024 - The 2024‑25 budget package provides a total of $17.8 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, a number of special funds, bond funds, and federal funds—for the departments overseen by the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). This amount represents about half of total 2023‑24 estimated expenditure levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928