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

Oct 16, 2025 - Cross-Cutting Issues Proposition  4 Climate Bond Allocations Budget Package Provides $3.5  Billion for First Year of Proposition  4 Implementation. As shown in Figure  3 below, the budget package authorizes the state to spend $3.5  billion, or slightly more than one third, of the $10  billion climate bond approved by voters through the November 2024 ballot.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4

Oct 16, 2025 - Figure 2 Budget Package Approves New Positions to Implement Proposition 4 Department
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5076

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4 [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4 [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
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The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Introduction In July 2024, the Legislature approved Chapter  83 (S B  867 , Allen), authorizing a $10  billion bond measure entitled the “Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024. ” Largely designed to increase the state ’s resilience to the impacts of climate change, the measure was placed on the statewide ballot as Proposition  4 and subsequently approved by voters in November 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan [Publication Details] Description: This publication assesses the Governor’s proposed 2026-27 spending plan for Proposition 4, the $10 billion climate bond approved by voters in November 2024.
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The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - While this funding has now mostly been allocated to grantees, Proposition  4 —the 2024 climate bond —also assigned LCI and SGC responsibilities for administering bond funding for a number of similar climate programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2025 - This post begins by providing an overview of total spending for the departments overseen by the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). Next, we discuss a number of cross-cutting issues that affect departments in both agencies, including Proposition 4, budget reductions, and spending from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF).
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The 2026-27 Budget: Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources, Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Budget

Feb 10, 2026 - Second, the 2025 ‑26 amounts similarly include notably more one ‑time bond funds —reflecting $1.3  billion more in total appropriated from Proposition  4 (2024) as compared to what is proposed in 2026 ‑27, as well as funds carried over from other bonds (such as Proposition  68 [2018]) from appropriations made in prior years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5116

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Proposition  2 (2014) requires the state to spend a specified amount of money (determined through a budgetary formula) each year towards eligible liabilities. It has been state policy to satisfy this requirement through the state ’s General Fund contributions to prefund retiree health benefits and annual supplemental pension payments to the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS).
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The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Proposition  4 provides the chance for evaluation and learning, but requires adequate data collection along the way. Fund Shifts to Proposition   4 Reflect Administration ’s Priorities, but Legislature ’s May Differ.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958