New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - For example, Chapter  58 requires annual reports with information on active and expired job order contracts, as well as a one-time report on Caltrans ’ and DWR ’s use of progressive design-build authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - Therefore, the Legislature finds itself in the position of needing to evaluate whether these activities and staffing expansions at LCI are a higher priority than other existing General Fun d-supported activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - Garcia). d Chapter 626 of 2018 (SB 901, Dodd). GGRF = Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention; HSRA = High Speed Rail Authority; SGC = Strategic Growth Council; TIRCP = Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program; CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; and SWRCB = State Water Resources and Control Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

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

Oct 16, 2025 - This program supports coordinators in 47 of 58 counties who work with local organizations and residents to improve community wildfire preparedness through education, events, and grant funding. Home Hardening Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - Then fourth, remaining funding is subject to legislative appropriation for discretionary purposes. a Chapter 121 of 2025 (SB 840, Lim ón). b No sunset date unless otherwise noted. c Senate Bill 840 requires the Department of Finance to proportionately reduce the amounts for these programs if funding is not sufficient to fully support them and pay for state administrative costs. d Chapter 136 of 2017 (AB 617, C.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

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

Oct 18, 2021 - The state previously provided a combined $58  million for this project in 2018 ‑19 and 2019 ‑20. Long Beach Tidelands Oil Revenues. Budget trailer legislation includes language governing revenues generated from oil and gas production in the tidelands off the coast of Long Beach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

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

Oct 10, 2022 - This increase primarily is due to $58  million provided for the department in the Wildfire and Forest Resilience and Nature-Based Solutions packages (discussed in the “Crosscutting Issues ” section of this post), as well as the augmentations discussed below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

The 2024-25 Budget: Insolvency Risks for Environmental and Transportation Special Funds

Feb 27, 2024 - Estimates of the magnitude of the General Fund deficit in 2024 ‑25 differ based on how “baseline ” spending is defined —the administration estimates a $38  billion deficit whereas, in January, our office estimated that the Governor ’s budget addresses a $58  billion deficit —as well as somewhat different revenue projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4858

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

Feb 14, 2024 - Estimates of the magnitude of this shortfall differ based on how “baseline” spending is defined—the administration estimates a $38 billion problem whereas in January our office estimated that the Governor’s budget addresses a $58 billion problem—as well as somewhat different revenue projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

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

Sep 12, 2024 - D = Delay; FS = Fund Shift; and R = Reduction. CARB = California Air Resources Board; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; Go ‑Biz = Governor ’s Office of Business and Economic Development; GHG = greenhouse gas; and DPR = Department of Pesticide Regulation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928