The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - While likely not all of the proposed CDFA activities would be eligible to be supported by Proposition 98 funds, the Legislature could explore this option for some components. Climate Smart Technical Assistance Grants Do Not Directly Support Farm to School Efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - However, in many cases, the residual positions in question supported by special funds do not have a direct impact on the General Fund and thus do not factor directly into efforts to balance the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - While the administration is not required by law to plan for future positive balances in the SFEU beyond the budget year, doing so is prudent. A positive SFEU balance generally reflects a budget that is balanced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

Feb 10, 2026 - (Given these investments in school nutrition, the Legislature also could explore whether some of the farm to school activities could potentially be supported by monies the state must provide to schools to comply with Proposition  98 constitutional requirements.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Mar 2, 2026 - By contrast, dredge/fill certifications only require public notice of an application and do not require responses to comments. SWRCB indicates that the vast majority of dredge/fill projects do not receive public comments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Proposition  98 Reserve Deposits Required in 2020 ‑21 and 2021 ‑22. Proposition  2 (2014) established the Proposition  98 Reserve and set forth rules requiring deposits and withdrawals under certain conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

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

Feb 24, 2026 - However, doing so likely would require a much larger and/or longer ‑term investment than what the Governor is proposing (or what the state realistically could provide, given its budget limitations). Proposal Could Result in Program Duplication.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Feb 10, 2026 - A key question for the Legislature is whether it is comfortable that the proposed statutory modifications do indeed reflect its intent, as they have important implications for which programs receive funding under this new structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

Oct 16, 2025 - (This action creates savings within the Proposition  98 school spending requirement.) Most of the rest of the funding shown in the figure was provided in 2024-25; as such, the budget package reverts the funds in order to achieve savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Water Resources

Mar 2, 2023 - While comprising less than one ‑fifth of the groundwater basins in California, the 94 high ‑ and medium ‑priority basins account for 98  percent of California ’s annual groundwater pumping. Figure  4 displays the time line for meeting SGMA ’s  key  requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4725