The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - Background Library Pass Program First Established in 2021 ‑22. The California State Parks Library Pass Program provides free access to state parks through 33,000 passes that can be checked out from public library branches throughout the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library. The budget includes an estimated $39  million one-time General Fund for Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library. This amount reflects the remainder of the original $68  million that the 2022-23 Budget Act provided for this initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Parks: Library Pass Program. The budget proposes $6.8  million General Fund on an ongoing basis for the Library Pass Program, which distributes 33,000 park passes to more than 1,100 library branches statewide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Oct 16, 2025 - Notable other features of Parks ’ budget include the following: California State Parks Library Pass Program. The budget transfers $6.75  million General Fund in 2025-26 to the State Parks and Recreation Fund to continue the California State Parks Library Pass Program until June 30, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - A key strategy for reducing home losses during wildfires is for homeowners to maintain an area free of excess or dead vegetation around their homes, known as defensible space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

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

Sep 12, 2024 - The budget provides funding to extend two pilot programs that provide free passes to state parks including: Library Pass Program. The budget provides $7  million on a one-time basis in 2024 ‑25 from the General Fund to extend the Library Park Pass Program pilot for one year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - Beyond awarding grants for new online courses, state law allows CELL to undertake other actions to support instructional best practices, such as supporting faculty professional deve lopment and developing a “best of ” library of online materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

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

Oct 10, 2022 - Finally, it provides $13.5  million for the State Parks Pass Program, which provides state park passes that can be checked out at libraries. California Cultural and Art Installation in Parks Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

Living Under Smoky Skies—Understanding the Challenges Posed by Wildfire Smoke in California

Nov 14, 2022 - For example, certain communities may have less ability to support extended hours at libraries and community centers to serve as locations where residents can go to avoid  smoke. Responding to The Impacts of Wildland Fire Smoke While wildland fire smoke can have negative effects, particularly on certain populations, various approaches can help mitigate these effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4644