The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Budget trailer legislation (Chapter  650 of 2025 [SB  158, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review]) allocates $2.1  million in one-time General Fund to LCI to conduct activities pursuant to Chapter  24 of 2025 (SB  131, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), including developing maps of infill sites eligible to qualify for new exemptions from CEQA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Oct 16, 2025 - 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

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $40  million one ‑time in 2019 ‑20 and $33 million and 131 positions ongoing thereafter to purchase and staff 13 additional fire engines on a year ‑round basis. CMD —Enhancing and Expanding Fire Crews: Task Force Rattlesnake. $41  million and 15  State Active Duty positions ongoing beginning in 2022 ‑23 to convert 13  seasonal CMD hand crews to 14 year ‑round hand  crews.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Sep 12, 2024 - Other notable reductions include: $186  million for water recycling and groundwater cleanup, $131  million to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), $98  million for drinking water and wastewater projects, and $50  million for dam safety.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

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

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023 ‑24 spending plan provides $131  million from the General Fund on a one-time basis through CNRA ’s budget to support various specific projects of legislative priority, most of which are to be undertaken by non-state entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807