The 2025-26 Budget: Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Proposals at May Revision

May 19, 2025 - Additionally, by making the limit on offset usage up to 6  percent rather than a fixed 6  percent, the language also would allow CARB some additional flexibility —beyond what is in current law —to set the offset limit lower than the designated level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5049

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

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 spending plan provides $178  million in multiyear authority —$100  million in 2025-26, $60  million in 2026-27, $12  million in 2027-28, and $6  million in 2028-29 —for the final installment plus a separate $2  million federal reimbursement agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

Federal Funding for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

May 10, 2017 - About 6  Percent of Total Funding From Federal Sources. Figure  1 displays total state and federal fund sources for natural resources and environmental protection departments. In total, these departments spent $483  million in federal funds in 2015-16, representing 6  percent of total spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3664

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Governor Has a $6   Billion Surplus to Allocate. We estimate the Governor had a $6  b illion surplus to allocate in the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget process. (The box below gives more information on how we use the term “surplus ” in the Overview of the Governor ’s Budget .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - Measuring Impact of Mobile Source Incentive Programs We provide information below on how we determined the different measurements included in Figure  6 regarding the impact of various mobile source incentive programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

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

Dec 9, 2025 - Senate Bill 840 states that the Legislature intends to direct specific percentages of future GGRF to new individual Funds dedicated to supporting (1)  clean transportation, (2)  housing and community investment, (3)  clean air and water, (4)  wildfire prevention and resilience, (5)  agriculture, (6)  clean energy, and (7)  climate ‑focused innovation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Water Resources

Mar 2, 2023 - Figure 6 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Resource History (In Millions) 2014 ‑15 Through 2021 ‑22 2022 ‑23
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4725

State Wildfire Response Costs Estimated to Be Higher Than Budgeted

Oct 19, 2020 - Figure  2 shows that 6 of the 20 largest and 6 of the 20 most destructive wildfires in the state ’s recorded history have occurred in 2020. As bad as the 2020 wildfire season has been to date, California ’s traditional wildfire season is not over.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4285

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean Energy Package

Feb 22, 2022 - Figure 6 Select Federal IIJA Funding for Energy ‑Related Activities (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4554

The 2020-21 Budget: Resources and Environmental Protection

Feb 25, 2020 - Simi larly, CDFW estimates its proposal to spend $ 6  m illion to replace an existing aircraft that is over 30 years old would improve performance and could save between $250,000 and $300,000 annually in maintenance, repair, and fuel costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4178