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

Oct 16, 2023 - Figure 6 Revised Wildfire and Forest Resilience Package General Fund, Unless Otherwise Noted (In Millions) Program 2020 ‑21 and 2021 ‑22 2022 ‑23 Stewardship of state ‑owned land Various Prescribed fire and hand crews b CalFire CalFire unit fire prevention projects CalFire Forestry Corps and residential centers b CCC Transportation grants for woody
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Allocates $615   Million Outside  S B   840 Spending Framework for Rest of CalFire Backfill and ZEV Incentive Program. The administration assumes about $750   million in GGRF monies will be available in 2026 ‑27 that are not from budget ‑year auction revenues and thus not subject to the S B  840 allocation process under its statutory interpretation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

Dec 9, 2025 - Under S B  840 , funding for these programs —which include wildfire and forest resilience activities specified under Chapter  626 of 2018 (S B  901 , Dodd), a backfill of the State Responsibility Area (SRA) fee, and lost revenue associated with A B  398 ’s expansion of a manufacturing tax exemption —is maintained at existing levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - This amount was approved via three different 2025 budget actions: (1) $181  million provided through Chapter  2 of 2025 (A B  100 , Gabriel) (these funds were available for departments to spend during the final few months of 2024 ‑25), (2) $2.9  million through Chapter  5 of 2025 (A B  102 , Gabriel), and (3) $3.3  billion through Chapter  104 of 2025 (S B  105 , Wiener).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Oct 16, 2025 - Figure 4 Zero ‑emission school buses infrastructure CEC Stewardship of state ‑owned lands Parks Community Renewable Energy Generation Program CPUC $898 a Reduction to planned Proposition 98 General Fund. b An appropriation from Proposition 4 will fund similar activities, helping to mitigate the programmatic impacts of the reductions. c Ongoing reduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

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

Dec 9, 2025 - Figure 2 Statutorily Required GGRF Appropriations Pursuant to SB 840 a Program Annual Amount Starting in 2026 ‑27 b Starting in 2026 ‑27, funding will be allocated first to the following programs: Manufacturing tax exemption State Responsibility Area fee backfill CalFire Then second, to the following programs: High ‑speed rail project Unspecified programs subject to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Compared with the estimates in the June 2021 budget plan, the administration revises its estimates of the guarantee up $2.5  billion (2.7  percent) in 2020 ‑21 and $5.3  billion (5.7  percent) in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - While an assessment from SWRCB estimates a cumulative net benefit of $2.5 billion, an independent review conducted by a private consulting firm—which raises credible questions about SWRCB’s estimates—projects net costs of $7.4 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Water Resources

Mar 2, 2023 - In 2014, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed three new laws —Chapters 346 (S B  1168 , Pavley), 347 (A B  1739 ,  Dickinson), and 348 (S B  1319 , Pavley) —collectively known as SGMA. With the goal of achieving long ‑term groundwater resource sustainability beginning in 2040, the legislation represents the first comprehensive statewide requirement to monitor and operate groundwater basins to avoid overdraft.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4725

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

Mar 19, 2026 - LCI ’s existing funding for these activities expires after 2026-27, however the statutory requirements continue for five additional years. b Proposed through 2027-28. Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167