The 2023-24 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Revenue Estimates

Mar 2, 2023 - Under current law, a total of 65  percent of auction revenue is continuously appropriated to the following programs: the high-speed rail project (25  percent), Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (20  percent), Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (10  percent), low carbon transit operations (5  percent), and Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Program (5  percent, up to $130  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

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

Oct 16, 2025 - (After the passage of the budget, the Governor signed Chapter  247 of 2025 [AB  30, Alvarez], which authorizes the use of E15 until CARB completes its regulatory process.) Funds Implementation of Zero-Emission Airport Shuttle (ZEAS) Regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - Chapter  368 of 2022 (SB  1203, Becker): Establishes Goal of Net-Zero Emissions From State Agency Operations by 2035. Senate Bill  1203 requires the Department of General Services (DGS) to publish an inventory of state agency GHG emissions by 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Most recently, the federal Inflation Reduction Act included a tax credit of up to $7,500 per vehicle for the purchase of new light ‑duty ZEVs and up to $4,000 per vehicle for the purchase of used light ‑duty ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding. LCI = Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation; EEO = Equal Employment Opportunity; and CEQA = California Environmental Quality Act. Assessment Administration Has Provided Reasonable Justification for Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - The frequency of use of the bonus incentive, the volume of water associated with the bonus incentive, value to urban water suppliers of the bonus incentive, and any implications of the use of the bonus incentive on water use efficiency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

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

Feb 10, 2026 - (The Governor also proposes providing $85 million from the Air Pollution Control Fund—similarly freed up from undoing the previously‑approved MVA fund transfer—to support this new ZEV program, for a total of $200 million.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 budget package includes up to $20  million for DOF to enter into one or more new contracts to implement operational improvements that allow the state to reduce state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Feb 10, 2026 - Several historically reliable signs suggest the market is overheated and at a high risk of reversing course in the next year or so. With a heightened possibility of a market downturn —and resulting drop in income tax revenues —adopting the administration ’s revenue assumption would put the state on precarious footing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951