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

Mar 19, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's budget augmentation proposals for the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation's administrative and policy activities and statutorily required activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5167

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Therefore, the Legislature finds itself in the position of needing to evaluate whether these activities and staffing expansions at LCI are a higher priority than other existing General Fun d-supported activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Feb 10, 2026 - It could also include memorializing in statute the Legislature’s preferred guiding principles for which types of activities the administration should include as GGRF state operations proposals going forward, as those activities would receive first priority for funding and thus can crowd out other GGRF‑funded programs and activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Legislature Could Consider Clarifying Spending Guidance for New Programs and Activities. The  Governor ’s budget proposes providing Proposition  4 spending for several new programs and activities in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Feb 10, 2026 - However, when the budget is facing a deficit, not every desired activity can be supported, and certain worthwhile activities likely will have to be defunded. As such, in tandem with making budget reductions, we recommend the Legislature identify which activities are most important to receive remaining funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207

Feb 10, 2026 - In our assessment, CPUC proposes to undertake activities that go beyond AB  1207 ’s statutory requirements. We recommend the Legislature (1)  assess whether these additional activities are consistent with legislative intent, as well as whether they are high priorities for funding given the state ’s serious budget challenges and (2)  make corresponding changes to the level of staffing and funding provided, as relevant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

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

Mar 2, 2026 - They would not change the water quality standards with which permitted activities must comply. That is, activities regulated under either federal or state authorities still would have to comply with the water quality standards in state and regional water quality control plans, just as they do now.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - The tax generates about $4   million annually and supports airports and other aviation ‑related activities. The state also imposes an excise tax on diesel fuel, which is assessed on both petroleum ‑based diesel and RD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

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

Mar 18, 2026 - (Certain other water users on the relevant tributaries also would be covered by the VA program but not necessarily be responsible for implementing activities.) Notably, the water rights associated with the VAs account for most of the  water use (roughly 85  percent) in the Sacramento/Delta watershed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

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

Dec 9, 2025 - This allows the Legislature flexibility to use GGRF for its highest priorities —including activities to reduce GHGs but potentially also climate adaptation initiatives, offsetting consumer costs, or other purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097