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

Oct 16, 2025 - Budget Solutions Budget Package Reduces About $900  Million From Prior Environmental Augmentations. Due to the state budget shortfall, the 2025-26 spending plan makes a number of reductions to previous and planned General Fund augmentations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

An Initial Review of the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program

Dec 13, 2021 - This is in part due to the nature of the RFFC block grant allocation process. DOC selected grantees based on prior experience in regional coordination and organizational capacity to administer the block grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4482

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - As of the 2024-25 fiscal year, the state has already appropriated $2.7  billion, with an additional cumulative $900  million planned to be provided in forthcoming annual state budgets through 2028-29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - As noted, the Governor proposed delaying about $1.7  billion in General Fund spending for climate, resources, and environmental programs to future years, sustains over $900  million in General Fund planned for 2025 ‑26, and also commits $1.8  billion in out ‑year GGRF for maintaining intended multiyear spending levels in the ZEV package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

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

Oct 16, 2023 - Specifically, the budget eliminates $900  million General Fund for the program in 2023 ‑24, replacing it with $280  million GGRF in 2023 ‑24, $125  million General Fund in 2024 ‑25, and $225  million General Fund in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - As the current economic downturn continues, the President recently signed into law legislation providing an additional $ 900 b illion for COVID ‑ 19 r elief, as well as $1. 4 b illion for federal government spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Even the Governor ’s proposed base increases for 2022 ‑23 are not linked to specific cost increases for personnel, equipment, and other operating expenses —the core building blocks of any university budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492