The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package also authorizes nearly 80 new positions across 12 departments to administer Proposition  4-funded programs, as displayed in Figure  2. As shown, the number of new positions range from 13 at the Department of Conservation to one each at the Tahoe Conservancy and California Conservation Corps.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5076

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Allocations in the 2025-26 budget included $13  million in 2025-26 for the OES California Wildfire Mitigation Grant Program, which provides financial assistance for wildfire resilience renovations. The budget reflects a corresponding reduction of $13  million General Fund that had originally been budgeted for the program in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Oct 10, 2022 - Contract county crews CalFire $25 million GF in 2022 ‑23 and $35 million ongoing GF to fund 12 hand crews for contract counties, and an adjustment to the approach to calculating contract county reimbursements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

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

Mar 2, 2026 - The Governor ’s 2026-27 budget proposes $2.6  million from the Waste Discharge Permit Fund on an ongoing basis and 12 permanent positions to manage the additional workload the water boards are experiencing as a result of the 2023 Sackett decision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - CalFire —13  Year ‑Round Fire Engines.  $40  million one ‑time in 2019 ‑20 and $33 million and 131 positions ongoing thereafter to purchase and staff 13 additional fire engines on a year ‑round basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - For example, the proposal includes 71  percent of the total remaining amount for extreme heat mitigation and a comparatively much lower 12  percent of the total remaining amount for coastal resilience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

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

Oct 16, 2025 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection The budget provides $4.5  billion from various fund sources to support CalFire in 2025-26, which represents a decrease of $667  million (13  percent) when compared to the revised 2024-25 expenditure level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Governor ’s Proposal The Governor proposes $11.2  million in 2026-27, growing to $12  million annually thereafter through 2031-32, from the General Fund to support LCI ’s existing administrative and policy workload and to implement statutorily required activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Feb 24, 2026 - Nearly 30  percent of all ZEV passenger vehicles sold nationwide are in California, while the state is only home to about 12  percent of the U.S. population. Federal Light ‑Duty Incentive Program Expired in Late September 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget provides $18  million from the General Fund in 2023 ‑24 ($13  million of which is ongoing) and 12 positions for the implementation of regulations related to the replacement and cleaning of personal protective equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807