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 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/

Assessing Early Implementation of Urban Water Use Efficiency Requirements

Jan 4, 2024 - SWRCB has developed a model (the Water Use Objective Exploration Tool) that takes water use data from 2017 through 2021 and creates estimates of what individual suppliers ’ water use should be based on the various proposed standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4823

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

Mar 19, 2026 - Funding proposed for the judicial streamlining program pursuant to Chapter  19 of 2021 (SB  7, Atkins) and Chapter  60 of 2023 (SB  149, Caballero) is at similar levels to what was provided in previous years, and would allow LCI to continue implementing the legislation ’s requirements through its sunset year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

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

Dec 9, 2025 - The  legislation provides a statutory allocation of $250  million annually to implement Chapter  136 of 2017 (A B  617 , C. Garc ía). This program has not received a statutory allocation in the past.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

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

May 7, 2025 - Figure  7 provides a summary of these policy options. Figure 7 Summary of Some Options for Addressing Potential Legislative Priorities in Cap ‑and ‑Trade Category   Policy Priority: Greenhouse Gas Reductions Program Design Lower cap on emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2022-23 Budget: Fuel Price and Other Fiscal Relief Options

May 12, 2022 - For example, non ‑vehicle owners —who also are facing high overall costs —represent 7  percent of households in the state and tend to be lower income. Which Potential Policies Could Be Implemented Quickly and Efficiently?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4597

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

Oct 10, 2022 - For example, it includes $14  million on an ongoing basis to support the overtime costs to backfill employees on Enhanced Industrial Disability Leave as a result of Chapter  857 of 2017 (SB  334, Dodd) and Chapter  897 of 2018 (SB  1144, Dodd).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4633

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

Oct 16, 2025 - These include $368 million for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, $100 million to address local air pollutants in disadvantaged communities pursuant to Chapter 136 of 2017 (AB 617, Garcia), a total of $65 million for two ZEV-related programs, and $7 million for livestock methane reduction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - Additional details about the mandate are as follows: Time Period in Question: November 10, 2010 to December 31, 2017. CSM ’s Estimated Statewide Cost to Reimburse Local Governments: Between $238,301 and $334,104.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054