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

Mar 18, 2026 - For example, for the Sacramento River and its tributaries, flow requirements are measured only at the town of Rio Vista, which does not account for conditions upstream and in tributaries that are critical to fish survival.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023‑24 budget package provides a total of $19.2 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, bond funds, a number of special funds, and federal funds—for programs administered by the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and Environmental Protection Agency. This is a net decrease of $15.5 billion (45 percent) compared to 2022‑23 estimated levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807