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

Dec 9, 2025 - Starting in 2026-27, Allocation of Revenues Will Be Guided by New Legislation. Senate Bill 840 made various modifications to the allocation of GGRF revenues starting in 2026-27, such as (1)  changing some allocations from being set percentages of GGRF revenues to fixed dollar amounts and (2)  changing the order in which certain allocations are made.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

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

Mar 19, 2026 - OPR started out as a small office with the purpose of long-term land use research and planning, as well as advising the Governor and the cabinet on such issues. However, the office ’s statutory responsibilities have expanded over time, including a new focus on climate change and serving as the state ’s lead entity on CEQA issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - Response to Wildfires Can Vary Depending on Where They Start. In the case of wildfires, the disaster response approach can vary based on where the fire starts and which entity has wildfire response jurisdiction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

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

Mar 2, 2026 - The administration had proposed to phase in an additional 12 positions (and $2.1  million) starting in 2025-26. The final budget agreement instead approved only the 26 positions beginning in 2024-25, and the Legislature indicated it desired more information about how specifically the water boards ’ workload would change before approving such a large number of ongoing positions and resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

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

Feb 10, 2026 - We urge the Legislature to start addressing the budget ’s structural imbalance during this budget cycle. Starting now, before a crisis is at the state ’s doorstep, would enable the Legislature to take a more thoughtful approach to rebalancing the state ’s commitments, including soliciting public input and weighing trade ‑offs and potential consequences of options being considered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

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

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes 10 permanent positions starting in 2025-26 and related funding of $2  million from APCF starting in 2026-27 to support the implementation of the ZEAS regulations. (The Legislature rejected without prejudice funding proposed for the Zero-Emission Forklift and Advanced Clean Fleets regulations in light of the lack of federal waivers required to enforce these regulations.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

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

Dec 9, 2025 - The changes S B  840 makes to the statutory allocations of GGRF revenues are likely to have a variety of implications starting in 2026 ‑27, including: Allowance Allocations Affirm Legislative Priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

Adoption of April 2021 Wildfire and Forest Resilience Early Action Package

Apr 16, 2021 - The adoption of the early action package is intended to enable departments to start work immediately on projects rather than waiting until the passage of the 2021 ‑22 budget in June. By starting work immediately, the administration anticipates that projects will be in place roughly one fire season sooner than they would have been otherwise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4414

The 2025-26 Budget: Various California Air Resources Board Proposals

Feb 24, 2025 - ACF and ZEAS. $5.8  million on an ongoing basis from APCF starting in 2026 ‑27 and the conversion of 32.5 limited ‑term positions to permanent positions in 2025 ‑26 to implement CARB ’s recently adopted ACF and  ZEAS  regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2024-25 Budget: Salton Sea Management Program

Feb 26, 2024 - Three additional projects totaling 1,022  acres are under construction or about to start construction —a pilot project to create fish habitat, a project to preserve and enhance wetlands, and a project to restore several stranded channels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4859