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

May 17, 2021 - Other Major Adjustments Reduce Costs by $3  Billion. In addition to revenues and constitutional requirements, other budgetary costs are, on net, lower by $3  billion compared to January. This relatively small number obscures many billions of dollars in budgetary changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

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

Oct 18, 2021 - This is slightly less ($58  million, or 3  percent) than the amount provided in 2020 ‑21. (These totals exclude the roughly $1.9  billion in annual payments from water contractors for DWR ’s work on the State Water Project [SWP], as those funds are not appropriated through the annual budget act.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4463

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

Feb 24, 2026 - The state has made notable progress in pursuing its ZEV adoption goals in recent years, with the share of new passenger vehicles sold in California that are ZEVs climbing from 8  percent in 2020 to over 20  percent in 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

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

Jan 10, 2021 - (The budget also assumes total additional state spending in 2020 ‑21 of over $3  billion —including a net General Fund increase of $1.3  billion after accounting for federal reimbursements —for response and recovery activities related to the 2020 wildfires.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2023-24 Budget: CalRecycle’s Zero Waste Plan Proposal

Feb 28, 2023 - In 2011, the Legislature enacted Chapter 476 (AB 341, Chesbro), which, among other provisions, established a goal that by 2020, at least 75 percent of statewide solid waste generated be source reduced, recycled, or composted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4719

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

Feb 18, 2025 - The program was first established with $8.5  million from the General Fund in 2020 ‑21, with subsequent budget packages providing General Fund appropriations of $30  million in 2021 ‑22 and $60  million in 2022 ‑ 23 —all provided on a one ‑time basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

Overview of California's Ports

Aug 23, 2022 - Figure 3 Recent State Budgets Have Included Funding for Ports a (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4618

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - In 2026 ‑27, for example, under this approach roughly $1.75  billion is available for discretionary purposes prior to funding Tier 3 programs, of which the administration proposes to spend about $1.6  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

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

Oct 24, 2023 - Specifically: 2020.  Chapter  488 of 2006 (AB  32, N ú ñez) established the target of limiting GHG emissions statewide to the 1990 level by 2020. 2030.  Chapter  249 of 2016 (SB  32, Pavley) extended the limit to at least 40  percent below the 1990 level by 2030. 2045.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - For context, federal stimulus actions taken in 2020 t otaled about $3. 1  t rillion —equivalent to about 15  p ercent of national Gross Domestic Product. To match the overall scale of this effort, a state bond raising a similar amount —in terms of Gross State Product —would have to be nearly $ 500  b illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308