The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - Water users missed the 2019 deadline to submit a VA proposal to SWRCB. In March  2022, they came forward with an initial Memorandum of Understanding detailing terms to advance a VA for the Sacramento/Delta.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $15  million one ‑time in 2019 ‑20 for CalFire to work with vendors to test proofs of concept for various potential firefighting technology solutions. OES —Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid Fire Fleet. $11  million and 11 positions ongoing starting in 2022 ‑23 to support the OES mutual aid fire engine  program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Therefore, we recommend the Legislature reduce the proposal to $11  million since $3  million may not be urgently needed or  used. California Conservation Corps (CCC): Hand Crew Resources. CCC proposes $11.7  million General Fund and 49 positions in 2026 ‑27 (as well as a similar amount ongoing) for its hand crews to operate on a daily, year ‑round schedule consistent with CalFire ’s hand crew requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Oct 16, 2025 - These include $47  million for dam safety, $15  million for systemwide flood risk reduction, $11  million for flood management, and $5  million in the Urban Streams Restoration Program. (The impacts of the first two of these reductions will be somewhat offset by the new appropriations from Proposition  4.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

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

Oct 10, 2022 - Second, it includes $25  million annually for three years for the Outdoor Equity Grants Program authorized by Chapter  675 of 2019 (AB  209, Lim ón). This program, which also received one-time funding in 2020-21, provides grants to local public entities and nonprofit organizations to provide outdoor educational experiences to underserved and at-risk youth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget assumes reductions to CDFA ’s budget of $11  million ($9.8  million General Fund) authorized by Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12 of the budget act. This includes $8.2  million ($7  million General Fund) in efficiency reductions and $2.8  million General Fund in vacant position reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - The state spent about 9 of the previous 11 years in drought (2012 ‑2016 and 2019 ‑2022). During the most recent drought, California experienced the driest three winter months on record (January through March  2022).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

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

May 17, 2021 - (In addition, the Constitution requires the state to set aside $11  billion for reserves and debt payments. We also describe those below.) One-Time Spending The Governor proposes spending $25  billion of General Fund surplus monies on a one-time or temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - The budget package includes $250  million in federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) funding to help support the state ’s 11 public seaports. Budget trailer legislation directs the commission to allocate the funding to the ports based on their revenue losses resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - CPUC estimates that solar cost shifts contributed between 11 percent and 20 percent to non‑CARE non‑solar customers’ bills in 2023, up from between 8 percent and 17 percent just a year earlier. (Contributions to CARE nonsolar customers’ customer bills were generally similar.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950