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

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan includes $2.7  million annually from the Safe Drinking Water Account beginning in 2025-26 and 12 permanent positions to carry out this regulatory program. Reduces Prior-Year General Fund Spending and Planned GGRF Augmentations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Cap-And-Trade Auction Update and GGRF Projections

Dec 6, 2021 - These prices would result in GGRF revenues totaling $3.7  billion in 2021 ‑22 and $2.7  billion in 2022 ‑23. Continued Price Growth. Under this scenario, prices increase to $40 in 2022 and $43 in 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4480

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - A total of 5.5  million Californians live within a mile of one or more oil or gas wells, and 2.7  million Californians live within 3,200 feet of a well. Living near oil and gas wells increases exposure to air pollutants that are known to worsen health outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

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

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - As of the 2024-25 fiscal year, the state has already appropriated $2.7  billion, with an additional cumulative $900  million planned to be provided in forthcoming annual state budgets through 2028-29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Sep 12, 2024 - This includes $3.1  billion in statutorily required appropriations (including continuous appropriations) and $2.7  billion in discretionary spending. As displayed in Figure  4, the bulk of the 2024 ‑25 discretionary spending ($2.4  billion) is focused on minimizing the programmatic impacts of addressing the budget shortfall by reducing General Fund spending commitments made in previous budget agreements and backfilling them with GGRF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

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

Oct 16, 2023 - This includes $2.7  billion in statutorily required appropriations and $2.2  billion in discretionary spending. The budget projects that with these expenditures, the fund will maintain a balance of $102  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

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

Oct 18, 2021 - Zero-Emission Vehicle Package As shown in Figure  7, the 2021 ‑22 budget plan provides $2.7   billion —and $3.9  billion over three years —for programs intended to promote zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and other low-emission transportation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463