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

Jan 13, 2025 - These total roughly $700  million. Finally, the Governor sets the balance of the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties to $4.5   billion —somewhat higher than the level enacted by recent budgets. Revenue Estimates Reasonable, but Risks Must Be Kept in Focus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Oct 16, 2025 - Figure 3 Proposition 4 Expenditure Plan: 2025 ‑26 Budget Package (Dollars in Millions) Safe Drinking Water,  Drought, Flood, and Water Resilience $3,800 Biodiversity and Nature ‑Based Climate Solutions 1,200 Park Creation and Outdoor Access 700 $3,470 35% a $181 million of this amount was provided through Chapter 2 of 2025 (AB 100, Gabriel) and was available for administering departments to expend beginning in April 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - (We estimate that the average household would pay about $700 per year as a result of the program if the program were to contribute 74  cents per gallon to gasoline prices and gasoline use remained stable.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Using Surplus, Governor Repays $700  Million in Loans and Proposes SFEU Balance of $3.4  Billion. In addition to fulfilling the constitutional requirements, the Governor dedicates about $700  million in discretionary resources to repay special fund loans and sets the balance of the SFEU at $3.4  billion for the end of 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2023-24 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Revenue Estimates

Mar 2, 2023 - Under our base revenue scenario (which represents stable allowance prices), we estimate total revenues over the two-year period wou ld be $2  billion higher than assumed under the Governor ’s budget (including $700  million additional revenues in 2022-23 and about $1.3  billion more in 2023-24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4730

The 2024-25 Budget: Crafting Climate, Resources, and Environmental Budget Solutions

Feb 14, 2024 - Of this initial funding plan, the majority of support was from the General Fund ($6.3  billion), but also included $1.6  billion from Proposition  98 General Fund, $1.3  billion from GGRF, and about $700  million combined from federal and other special state funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4841

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - Distributed Electricity Backup Assets ($700   Million). This new program, administered by the California Energy Commission (CEC), provides incentives for certain distributed energy resources that can be used to support the state ’s electrical grid during extreme events.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 18, 2021 - The plan assumes about $2.8  billion in auction revenue in 2021 ‑22, about $700  million carried over from the end of 2020 ‑21, and $60  million in interest income accrued to the fund. Based on this revenue assumption and expenditure plan, we estimate there would be a $60  million GGRF fund balance at the end of 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Specifically, the Governor proposes using $700  million to repay debts and liabilities and sets the balance of the state ’s discretionary reserve at a somewhat level higher than the one enacted in 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - For example, as of June 2021, the administration estimated that the cost of removing debris related to the 2020 wildfires would reach roughly $1. 8 b illion, about $ 700 m illion of which is expected to be paid for by the state General Fund and $1. 1 b illion of which is expected to be reimbursed by the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457