The 2022-23 Budget: Municipal Stormwater and Urban Runoff Discharges Mandate

Feb 28, 2022 - Ultimately, the state would have limited recourse when it comes to funding costs incurred by local governments from activities the commission finds to be reimbursable mandates during the tim e the mandate claims were under review.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4565

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

Feb 24, 2025 - The Governor proposes $2.3  million on an ongoing basis from APCF and ten positions to explore adopting the E15 fuel blend, as well as to conduct ongoing program implementation and enforcement of potential future regulations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4980

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - The second phase would include fewer projects —roughly seven to ten —but most projects would range from five MW to ten MW. Some projects will also focus on much longer durations in the range of 20 to 100 hours.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - . $188 million on a one ‑time basis in 2022 ‑23 and $15 million and 34 positions ongoing thereafter to purchase and staff various types of reserve equipment, including four fire hawk helicopters, 54 fire engines, and ten dozers, as well for a three ‑year helitanker contract.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - For example, as we discuss in the “Biodiversity and Nature ‑Based Climate Solutions ” section later, the Legislature is being asked to pre‑approve $688 million for WCB for 2025‑26 and future years for broad purposes—to“protect and enhance fish and wildlife resources and habitats and achieve biodiversity, public access, and conservation goals” within (but not limited to) any of ten specified existing WCB programs—without knowing much about how it will be allocated or used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

The 2023-24 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of CalFire’s Emergency Fire Protection Budget

May 1, 2023 - Existing Process Only Provides Ten Days for Notifications. Furthermore, the administration only provides such E ‑Fund notifications to the Legislature ten days —a period that includes weekends and holidays —in advance of DOF augmenting the fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4765

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 10, 2022 - Emergency surge capacity and resource enhancement CalFire $188 million GF in 2022 ‑23, $15 million GF ongoing, and 34 positions to purchase various types of reserve equipment, including four fire hawk helicopters, 54 fire engines, and ten dozers, as well for a three ‑year helitanker contract.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

New Infrastructure Legislation: Summary and Issues for Legislative Oversight

Aug 8, 2023 - The Legislature also will be faced with decisions about whether to extend certain provisions when they sunset in roughly ten years. Legislative Oversight Could Take Various Formats. The Legislature can exercise its oversight role through a variety of approaches.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4785

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor's Wildfire-Related Proposals

Feb 21, 2020 - Figure  3 shows the number of wildfires by month for the last three years compared to the ten ‑year average. As the figure shows, wildfire activity is relatively low from December through March and reaches its peak from June through August each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4172

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

Sep 12, 2024 - Next, we highlight changes and revised programmatic funding totals for the ten multiyear funding packages that were part of prior-year budget agreements (many of which incorporate some of the shifts to GGRF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928