New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - Caltrans Environmental Mitigation —Chapter 57 of 2023 (SB 145, Newman) Reports By July 1, 2024, and at least annually thereafter, Caltrans must provide a report to the Legislature on Interstate 15 wildlife crossings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Specifically, $57  million in 2025-26 growing to $71  million in 2026-27 and ongoing will be shifted between the two funds. Additional Compliance and Enforcement Funding. In addition to the funding shift, the budget provides $2.3  million from the CCF (generally increasing to $4  million by 2028-29 and ongoing) largely to support more routine inspections of licensees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Sep 12, 2024 - The total DWR budget is down a net $4.3  billion (57  percent) from the estimated 2023 ‑24 expenditure level. The decrease is due primarily to the expiration of one-time funds that were available to DWR in 2023 ‑24 —including large carryovers from prior years —and is partially offset by the augmentations for flood management discussed below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

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