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

Feb 10, 2026 - GGRF = Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund; DOF = Department of Finance; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; SB  840  =  Chapter  121 of 2025 (SB 840, Lim ón); AB 617 = Chapter 136 of 2017 (AB 617, C.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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 2025-26 Budget: May Revision Trailer Bill Proposals on the Delta Conveyance Project and Water Quality Control Plans

May 27, 2025 - Our recommendation to defer action on this proposal reflects our view that the Legislature should have sufficient time to fully c onsider the potential impacts of this proposal, particularly given that it is not directly related to passing or implementing the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5053

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - In total, these agencies reported about 15, 100 c itations annually. Of the 43 r espondents, 17 agencies reported issuing no citations, 8 agencies reported issuing 10 o r fewer citations, and 10 agencies reported issuing between 10 and 100 c itations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - Current CVRP estimates provided by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) do not take either of these interactions into account when estimating cost ‑effectiveness. As a result, we do not include these estimates in our cost ‑effectiveness analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

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

Feb 10, 2026 - (Given their number, we do not discuss every environment ‑related proposal from the Governor ’s budget. Rather, we highlight some of the larger funding requests that we feel are helpful in illustrating our recommended framework.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 -  $50  million and 50 positions ongoing beginning in 2023 ‑24 (smaller amounts starting in 2019 ‑20)  to operate and maintain seven C ‑130 air tankers from the federal government, including contract funding for flight crews, maintenance parts and logistics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Often when the state decides to suspend a mandate through the budget process, it will do so to avoid paying costs for one year on a prospective basis. In those cases, the suspension also makes the required activity optional for local governments to conduct for that forthcoming year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039