The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - For example, SWRCB reports that out of all dredge/fill permit applications received, the share of state-only permit applications increased from about 5  percent before Sackett to about 20  percent after that decision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Mar 18, 2026 - One of several goals the Legislature expressed for the Delta through approval of the Delta Reform Act in 2009 (Chapter 5 [SB X7 1, Simitian]) was accelerating the process for determining flow needs to protect public trust resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Dec 9, 2025 - Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Caltrans 5 percent of annual revenues. No sunset. Wildfire and forest resilience —SB 901 f CalFire Sunsets on June 30, 2029. $200 million annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

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

Feb 10, 2026 - The budget proposes $5  million in 2026 ‑27 and $5.4  million ongoing thereafter from the General Fund, along with three positions, for CDFW to operate two salmon hatcheries and conduct associated monitoring and research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides $5  million in one-time General Fund for California Volunteers to offer grants to AmeriCorps programs to fund coaches at K-12 schools. This program has received limited-term funding in prior years, including $5  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Dec 9, 2025 - For example, for 2026-27, SB  840 and Chapter  5 of 2025 (AB  102, Gabriel) expressed legislative intent to use a combined total of up to $1.5  billion of GGRF to support the following activities: $1.25  billion of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) costs if there is a General Fund deficit (with additional allocations in future years).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

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

Oct 16, 2025 - Figure 5 2025 ‑26 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Discretionary Expenditure Plan (In Millions) Heavy duty ZEV charging infrastructure   CEC Clean Cars 4 All Program CARB $1,739 a Community Air Protection Program established by Chapter  136 of 2017 (AB  617, Garcia).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - Background For background information on municipal stormwater permits; why CSM considers some requirements to be state-reimbursable mandates; and the role of Proposition  218 (1996), Chapter  536 of 2017 (SB  231, Hertzberg), and court decisions in determining whether local governments had sufficient authority to raise fees to pay for their costs to comply with stormwater permit requirements,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Proposals at May Revision

May 19, 2025 - GGRF Expenditure Plan LAO Bottom Line: In crafting the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) expenditure plan, we recommend that the Legislature: (1)  ensure its legislative priorities are reflected, (2)  minimize the use of continuous appropriations, (3)  give serious consideration to using GGRF to help solve the budget problem and preserve highest-priority activities, (4)  defer decisions on
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049