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

Oct 16, 2023 - Recent budgets committed a total of $1.2  billion from 2021 ‑22 through 2023 ‑24 for a package of programs related to promoting sustainable agriculture. The 2023 ‑24 budget makes several changes to the package that result in a net reduction of $94  million in total funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4807

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

Sep 12, 2024 - This represents a net decrease of $94  million, or 2  percent, from the estimated 2023 ‑24 expenditure level. This decrease is primarily due to the expiration of one-time funds that were available to CalFire in 2023 ‑24 —including large carryovers from prior years —which is partially offset by the augmentations discussed below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4928

The 2023-24 Budget: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s Major Capital Outlay Proposals

Feb 21, 2023 - The proposal also includes roughly $1  million in new net costs to shift 12 existing CalFire staff positions from the California Correctional Center in Susanville —which is scheduled to be deactivated by June 30, 2023 —to provide instruction and administrative support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4693

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - While the fiscal impact of this reauthorization would be small in the budget window —an estimated $300  million in 2023 ‑ 24 —the effect would be much larger in future years, rising to roughly $2  billion in General Fund savings as early as 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - The Governor also proposes reverting the $25  million provided in the 2022 ‑23 budget to augment the Youth Jobs Corps in summer 2023. The administration includes this as one of its budget solutions. (This proposal would partially offset the impact of the proposed new spending in 2023 ‑24, resulting in a net of $53   million —not $78   million —in new spending in the budget year.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Since 2023 ‑24, the Legislature has addressed a cumulative total of $82  billion in budget problems, but even including the withdrawal for 2025 ‑26, has only used about half of the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Residential Electricity Rates in California

Jan 7, 2025 - IOU customers who contracted for solar systems to be installed after April 2023 are under a new system known as NEM 3.0 (also referred to as Net Billing Tariff), which compensates customers at a notably lower rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4950

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - In one common example, an entity covered under cap-and-trade in California —such as an oil refinery —can purchase an offset through a private company that works directly with forest owners to preserve forest growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

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

Feb 18, 2025 - These include: (1) $10  million in 2021 ‑22 to build a new exhibit on antisemitism, (2) $5  million in 2022 ‑23 to support museum repairs and to purchase and retrofit a bus to deliver mobile learning services, (3) $2.1  million in 2023 ‑24 to renovate the museum ’s training center, and (4) $2  million in 2024 ‑25 to support further renovations at the training center.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - However, if DCPP continues operations as intended, the plant would provide a significant contribution to helping the state meet its reliability goals —2 ,280  MW, which is more than double the reliability benefits provided by the ESSRRP in 2023 and nearly five times the MW shortfall that resulted in the rotating outages of 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735