0250-001-0001For support of Judicial Branch

Schedule:

0130-Supreme Court

0135-Courts of Appeal

0140-Judicial Council

0155-Habeas Corpus Resource Center

Reimbursements to 0140-Judicial Council

Reimbursements to 0135-Courts of Appeal

Provisions:

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $5,800,000 is available for the defense and indemnity of the Judicial Council, the appellate courts, the trial courts, and the officers, judicial officers, and employees of these entities, including government claims, litigation related matters, labor and employment related matters, and matters requiring specialized legal advice. The funds may be used for prelitigation and litigation fees, and costs from the Attorney General or other outside legal counsel, fees for legal advice in specialized areas of law, and any judgment, stipulated judgment, offer of judgment, or settlement. This amount is for use in connection with the following matters: (a) matters arising from the actions of appellate courts, appellate court judicial officers, appellate court employees, or court contractors, (b) matters arising from the actions of the Judicial Council, council members, council employees or agents, or Judicial Council contractors, and (c) matters arising from the actions of trial courts, trial court judicial officers, trial court employees, or court contractors. The Judicial Council, an appellate court, or trial court, or an officer, judicial officer, or employee of these entities, must be named as a defendant or alleged to be the responsible party, or be the responsible party pursuant to a contractual provision, memorandum of understanding, or intrabranch agreement. Any funds not used for this purpose shall revert to the General Fund. The amount allocated shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025.

Notwithstanding any other law, upon approval and order of the Director of Finance, the amount appropriated in this item shall be reduced by the amount transferred in Item 0250-011-0001 to provide adequate resources to the Judicial Branch Workers Compensation Fund to pay workers compensation claims for judicial branch employees and justices, and administrative costs pursuant to Section 68114.10 of the Government Code.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $76,944,000 is available for the Court-Appointed Counsel Program and shall be used solely for that program. Any funds for the program not expended by June 30, 2024, shall revert to the General Fund.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, up to $325,000 is available to reimburse the California State Auditor for the costs of audits incurred by the California State Auditor pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 19210 of the Public Contract Code.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (3), $1,500,000 shall be available for administrative costs related to the management and claiming of federal reimbursements for court-appointed dependency counsel. To the extent these administrative costs are able to be reimbursed, any excess funding shall revert to the General Fund.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (3), $3,230,000 is available for the implementation of the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment Act (Part 8 (commencing with Section 5970) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $1,050,000 shall be retained by the Judicial Council for costs associated with implementing, supporting, and evaluating pretrial programs in courts, including, but not limited to:

Providing technical assistance to courts on practices and programs related to pretrial decisionmaking

Providing judicial education.

Evaluating pretrial programs and practices through this program.

Providing administrative services on programs related to pretrial decisionmaking.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $1,432,000 shall be distributed by the Judicial Council to the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the State Bar of California for administrative costs related to allocating resources for legal services to implement the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment Act (Part 8 (commencing with Section 5970) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). The commission shall coordinate with the Judicial Council to ensure that the commission collects and reports the data necessary for the Judicial Council to comply with all Community, Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment Act reporting requirements.

0250-003-0001For support of Judicial Branch, for rental payments on lease-revenue bonds

Schedule:

0135-Courts of Appeal

0140-Judicial Council

Provisions:

The Controller shall transfer funds appropriated in this item for base rental as and when provided for in the schedule submitted by the State Public Works Board or the Department of Finance. Notwithstanding the payment dates in any related Facility Lease or Indenture, the schedule may provide for an earlier transfer of funds to ensure debt requirements are met and pay base rental in full when due.

The Controller shall transfer for additional rental no later than 30 days after enactment of this budget, $84,000 $121,000 of the amount appropriated in this item, to the Expense Account in the Public Buildings Construction Fund.

This item may be adjusted pursuant to Section 4.30. Any adjustments to this item shall be reported to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee pursuant to Section 4.30.

0250-003-3037For support of Judicial Branch, for rental payments on lease-revenue bonds, payable from the State Court Facilities Construction Fund

Schedule:

0140-Judicial Council

Provisions:

The Controller shall transfer funds appropriated in this item for base rental as and when provided for in the schedule submitted by the State Public Works Board. Notwithstanding the payment dates in any related Facility Lease or Indenture, the schedule may provide for an earlier transfer of funds to ensure debt requirements are met and pay base rental in full when due.

The Controller shall transfer for additional rental no later than 30 days after enactment of this budget, $876,000 $820,000 of the amount appropriated in this item, to the Expense Account in the Public Buildings Construction Fund.

This item may be adjusted pursuant to Section 4.30. Any adjustments to this item shall be reported to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee pursuant to Section 4.30.

0250-014-3066For transfer by the Controller from the Court Facilities Trust Fund to the State Court Facilities Construction Fund

0250-101-0001For local assistance, Judicial Branch

Schedule:

0150010-Support for Operation of Trial Courts

0150051-Child Support Commissioner Program (AB 1058)

0150055-California Collaborative and Drug Court Projects

0150075-GrantsOther

0150083-Equal Access Fund

Reimbursements to 0150051-Child Support Commissioner Program (AB 1058)

Reimbursements to 0150055-California Collaborative and Drug Court Projects

Reimbursements to 0150075-GrantsOther

Provisions:

In order to improve equal access and the fair administration of justice, $35,392,000 of the funds appropriated in Schedule (5) are to be distributed by the Judicial Council through the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission to qualified legal services projects and support centers as defined in Sections 6213 to 6215, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code, to be used for legal services in civil matters for indigent persons. The Judicial Council shall approve awards made by the commission if the council determines that the awards comply with statutory and other relevant guidelines. Up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated for purposes of this provision shall be for joint projects of courts and legal services programs to make legal assistance available to pro per litigants and not less than 90 percent of the funds appropriated for purposes of this provision shall be distributed consistent with Sections 6216 to 6223, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code. Any funding not allocated for joint projects shall be redistributed consistent with Sections 6216 to 6223, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code. The Judicial Council may establish additional reporting or quality control requirements consistent with Sections 6213 to 6223, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code. Of the amount appropriated for purposes of this provision, not more than 2.5 percent shall be available, upon order of the Department of Finance, for administrative costs of the Judicial Council and the State Bar.

In order to improve equal access and the fair administration of justice, $5,000,000 shall be annually appropriated in Schedule (5) by the Judicial Council to the California Access to Justice Commission for grants to civil legal aid nonprofits, including qualified legal services projects and support centers as defined in Sections 6213 to 6215, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code, to be used to support the infrastructure and innovation needs of legal services in civil matters for indigent persons. Of this amount, not more than 2.5 percent shall be available for administrative costs of the California Access to Justice Commission associated with distributing and monitoring the grants.

The California Access to Justice Commission shall make award determinations for grants described in Provision 2. In awarding these grants, preference shall be given to qualified legal aid agencies proposals that focus on services to rural or underserved immigrant communities regardless of citizenship status and proposals that are innovative or that involve partnership with community-based nonprofits. Any funding not allocated in a given fiscal year shall be reallocated pursuant to Provision 1.

The grant process described in Provision 2 shall ensure that any qualified legal service project and support center demonstrates a high need for infrastructure and innovation to ensure that funding is distributed equitably among qualified legal service projects and support centers. The qualified legal service project or support center shall demonstrate that funds received under this provision will not be used to supplant existing resources.

The funds described in Provisions 1 and 2 are available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025.

The amount appropriated in Schedule (1) is available for reimbursement of court costs related to the following activities: (a) payment of service of process fees billed to the trial courts pursuant to Chapter 1009 of the Statutes of 2002, (b) payment of the court costs payable under Sections 4750 to 4755, inclusive, and Section 6005 of the Penal Code, and (c) payment of court costs of extraordinary homicide trials.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1) $68,950,000 shall be allocated to the Judicial Council to fund local assistance to each superior court based on each countys relative proportion of the state population that is 18 through 25 years of age. These resources may be used for the following:

Costs associated with judicial officer pretrial release decisions prior to or at arraignment.

Costs for technology to facilitate information exchange and process automation between courts and county departments.

Costs for implementation and improvement of court date reminder programs.

Costs associated with assessments of defendants ability to pay a financial condition in cases where the court determines that such a condition is necessary to ensure public safety and return to court.

Costs associated with providing services to and monitoring of individuals released pretrial. The pretrial services agencies shall implement evidence-based monitoring practices of defendants released prearraignment and pretrial with the least restrictive interventions and practices necessary to enhance public safety and ensure the defendants return to court. Electronic monitoring that is funded under this program may only be used in limited cases after other less restrictive interventions are deemed insufficient to enhance public safety and to ensure the defendants return to court.

Other programs and practices related to pretrial decisionmaking that address public safety, appearance in court, and the efficient and fair administration of justice.

Courts shall contract with any county department, including county probation departments, to provide pretrial services, except those departments or agencies that have primary responsibility for making arrests or prosecuting criminal offenses.

The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, may contract with the Office of Pretrial Services in that county. The Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, may contract with the Sheriffs Office and the existing not-for-profit entity that is performing pretrial services in the city and county for pretrial assessment and supervision services.

The county department with which the court has contracted is not precluded from contracting with community-based organizations to provide complementary or supportive services in furtherance of the county departments pretrial release services if all of the following conditions have been satisfied:

The contractor adheres to the same transparency, accountability, and outcome measure standards that apply to county probation departments.

The contractor has a proven record of providing culturally competent and responsive rehabilitative services.

The contract will not result in the displacement of county employees or a reduction in the provision of services by county probation department employees.

The contractor pays wages and benefits to its nonsupervisory employees that are commensurate with or greater than the wages and benefits paid to public employees in similar job classifications.

The contractor does not pay wages and benefits to its most highly compensated executive and managerial employees that are significantly higher than the rates that would be paid to public employees performing similar job duties.

The county has consulted with the court prior to entering into a contract for the provision of these services.

Of the amount allocated in Provision 8, superior courts may retain up to 30 percent of the funding for costs associated with these programs and practices. The superior courts shall contract with a county department as described in Provision 9 and shall provide the county department with the remainder of the funds to be used for costs outlined in Provision 11, as appropriate.

To receive the funding allocated in Provision 8, courts and county departments and their contractors shall collaborate with local justice system partners in reporting to the Judicial Council on pretrial programs and practices, including information on expenditure of funds, as required by the Judicial Council, for evaluation of the programs and practices.

Commencing July 1, 2023, the Judicial Council shall provide an annual report to the Legislature providing an evaluation of pretrial programs and practices.

Of the funds appropriated in this item, $20,400,000 is available for legal services to implement the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act, and shall be distributed by the Judicial Council through the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the State Bar of California as grants to qualified legal services projects, as defined in Section 6213 to 6214.5, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code, to provide legal counsel pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5976 of the Welfare and Institutions Code for representation in CARE Act proceedings, matters related to CARE agreements, and CARE plans by October 1, 2023. As a condition of receiving these funds, recipients are required to comply with Judicial Council or Legal Services Trust Fund Commission directions on the collection and reporting of data necessary for the Judicial Council to comply with all CARE Act reporting requirements specified in Item 0250-001-0001.

Notwithstanding the competitive nature of these grants, the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission shall use a formula to determine the amount of funding to provide representation in CARE Act proceedings, matters related to CARE agreements, and CARE plans in each county.

These grants are to serve the seven counties listed in subdivision (a) of Section 5970.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and the County of Los Angeles. The Legal Services Trust Fund Commission shall provide any funds not awarded to qualified legal services projects for representation in CARE Act proceedings, matters related to CARE agreements, and CARE plans in each county to that countys public defender office to provide those services.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (5), up to $1,020,000 is available to provide legal training and technical assistance related to the implementation of the CARE Act. These funds shall be distributed by the Judicial Council through the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission of the State Bar of California as grants to qualified support centers in order to provide representation legal training and technical assistance by October 1, 2023. The Legal Services Trust Fund Commission shall provide any funds not awarded to qualified support centers for representation in CARE Act proceedings, matters related to CARE agreements, and CARE plans in each county to that countys public defender office to provide those services legal training and technical assistance to qualified legal services projects and public defender offices to provide legal counsel pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5976 of the Welfare and Institutions Code for representation in CARE Act proceedings, matters related to CARE agreements, and CARE plans by October 1, 2023.

Notwithstanding Section 77203 of the Government Code, trial courts may carry any unexpended balances of the funding that was specifically appropriated in Provisions 9 and 10 of Item 0250-101-0001, Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021), and in Provision 8 of Item 0250-101-0001, Budget Act of 2022 (Chs. 43, 45, and 249, Stats. 2022), for pretrial services in Los Angeles County, to June 30, 2024. Any unexpended funds shall revert to the General Fund.

0250-101-0932For local assistance, Judicial Branch, payable from the Trial Court Trust Fund

Schedule:

0150010-Support for Operation of Trial Courts

0150019-Compensation of Superior Court Judges

0150028-Assigned Judges

0150037-Court Interpreters

0150067-Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program

0150071-Model Self-Help Program

0150083-Equal Access Fund

0150087-Family Law Information Centers

0150091-Civil Case Coordination

0150095-Expenses on Behalf of the Trial Courts

Reimbursements to 0150010-Support for Operation of Trial Courts

Provisions:

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $25,300,000 shall be available for support of services for self-represented litigants, and any unexpended funds shall revert to the General Fund.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (2) shall be made available for costs of the workers compensation program for trial court judges.

The amount appropriated in Schedule (3) shall be made available for all judicial assignments. Schedule (3) expenditures for necessary support staff shall not exceed the staffing level that is necessary to support the equivalent of three judicial officers sitting on assignments. Prior to utilizing funds appropriated in Schedule (3), trial courts shall maximize the use of judicial officers who may be available due to reductions in court services or court closures.

Upon order of the Director of Finance, the amount available for expenditure in this item may be augmented by the amount of any additional resources available in the Trial Court Trust Fund, which is in addition to the amount appropriated in this item. Any augmentation shall be approved in joint determination with the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and shall be authorized not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and appropriate subcommittees that consider the State Budget, and the chairperson of the joint committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairpersons designee, may determine. When a request to augment this item is submitted to the Director of Finance, a copy of that request shall be delivered to the chairpersons of the committees and appropriate subcommittees that consider the State Budget. Delivery of a copy of that request shall not be deemed to be notification in writing for purposes of this provision.

Notwithstanding any other law, upon approval and order of the Director of Finance, the amount appropriated in this item shall be reduced by the amount transferred in Item 0250-115-0932 to provide adequate resources to the Judicial Branch Workers Compensation Fund to pay workers compensation claims for judicial branch employees and judges, and administrative costs pursuant to Section 68114.10 of the Government Code.

Upon approval by the Administrative Director of the Courts, the Controller shall transfer up to $11,274,000 to Item 0250-001-0932 for recovery of costs for administrative services provided to the trial courts by the Judicial Council.

In order to improve equal access and the fair administration of justice, the funds appropriated in Schedule (7) are available for distribution by the Judicial Council through the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission in support of the Equal Access Fund program to qualified legal services projects and support centers as defined in Sections 6213 to 6215, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code, to be used for legal services in civil matters for indigent persons. The Judicial Council shall approve awards made by the commission if the council determines that the awards comply with statutory and other relevant guidelines. Upon approval by the Administrative Director of the Courts, the Controller shall transfer up to 5 percent of the funding appropriated in Schedule (7) to Item 0250-001-0932 for administrative expenses. Ten percent of the funds remaining after administrative costs shall be for joint projects of courts and legal services programs to make legal assistance available to pro per litigants and 90 percent of the funds remaining after administrative costs shall be distributed, consistent with Sections 6216 to 6223, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code. The Judicial Council may establish additional reporting or quality control requirements, consistent with Sections 6213 to 6223, inclusive, of the Business and Professions Code.

Funds available for expenditure in Schedule (7) may be augmented by order of the Director of Finance by the amount of any additional resources deposited for distribution to the Equal Access Fund program in accordance with Sections 68085.3 and 68085.4 of the Government Code. Any augmentation under this provision shall be authorized not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and appropriate subcommittees that consider the State Budget, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairpersons designee, may determine.

Sixteen (16.0) subordinate judicial officer positions are authorized to be converted to judgeships in the 202324 fiscal year in the manner and pursuant to the authority described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615 of the Government Code, as described in the notice filed by the Judicial Council under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 69615 of the Government Code.

Notwithstanding any other law, and upon approval of the Director of Finance, the amount available for expenditure in Schedule (1) may be increased by the amount of any additional resources collected for the recovery of costs for court appointed dependency counsel services.

Upon approval of the Administrative Director of the Courts, the Controller shall transfer up to $556,000 to Item 0250-001-0932 for administrative services provided to the trial courts in support of the court appointed dependency counsel program.

Of the amounts appropriated in Schedule (1), $325,000 shall be allocated by the Judicial Council in order to reimburse the California State Auditor for the costs of trial court audits incurred by the California State Auditor pursuant to Section 19210 of the Public Contract Code.

Upon approval of the Administrative Director of the Courts, the Controller shall transfer up to $500,000 of the funding appropriated in Schedule (10) of this item to Schedule (1) of Item 0250-001-0932 for administrative services provided by the Judicial Council to implement and administer the civil representation pilot program.

Upon approval of the Administrative Director of the Courts, the amount available for expenditure in Schedule (10) may be augmented by the amount of resources collected to support the implementation and administration of the civil representation pilot program.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, up to $540,000 is available to reimburse the Controller for the costs of audits incurred by the Controller pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 77206 of the Government Code.

Upon order of the Department of Finance, the amount available for expenditure in Schedules (1) and (4) may be augmented by an amount sufficient to fund trial court employee benefit increases in the 202324 fiscal year.

Notwithstanding any other law, and upon approval of the Director of Finance, the amount available for expenditure in Schedule (10) may be increased by the amount of any additional resources collected to support programs pursuant to the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel Act (Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 68650) of Title 8 of the Government Code).

The funds appropriated in Schedule (4) shall be for payments to contractual court interpreters and certified and registered court interpreters employed by the courts for services provided during court proceedings and other services related to pending court proceedings, including services provided outside a courtroom. Those funds are also available for the following court interpreter coordinator positions: 1.0 each in counties of the 1st through the 15th classes, 0.5 each in counties of the 16th through the 31st classes, and 0.25 each in counties of the 32nd through the 58th classes. For the purposes of this provision, court interpreter coordinators may be full- or part-time court employees, and shall be concurrently certified and registered court interpreters in good standing under existing law.

The Judicial Council shall set statewide or regional rates and policies for payment of court interpreters, not to exceed the rate paid to certified interpreters in the federal court system.

The Judicial Council shall adopt appropriate rules and procedures for the administration of these funds. The Judicial Council shall report to the Legislature and the Director of Finance annually regarding expenditure of the funds appropriated in Schedule (4).

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $7,000,000 shall be available for the Judicial Council to establish a methodology to allocate a share of resources to all courts to cover the costs associated with the increased transcript rates.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $100,000,000 shall be allocated by the Judicial Council to increase equity in funding between trial courts by allocating these funds to the lowest funded trial courts so that all trial courts have at least 84.5 percent of their workload formula identified need.

The Judicial Council shall annually report to the Legislature on the operations of each trial court that includes various operational and budgetary metrics. These metrics shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: time to disposition and case clearance rates by case type, backlogs by case type, court hours of operations including public counter hours, staff vacancy rates by classification, fund balance detail from the prior fiscal year, calculated funding level of each court and the percent of funding actually provided to each court, and funding level of each trial court as measured by the Judicial Council-approved workload formula. This report shall be submitted no later than February 1 and reflect metrics from the prior fiscal year.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $30,000,000 shall be allocated by the Judicial Council in a manner that ensures all courts are allocated funds to be utilized to increase the number of official court reporters in family and civil law cases. This funding may be used for recruitment and retention purposes, filling existing vacancies, converting part-time positions to full-time positions, increasing salary schedules, and providing signing and retention bonuses to enable trial courts to compete with private employers in the labor market. This funding shall not supplant existing trial court expenditures on court reports in family law and civil law cases. Any unspent funds shall revert to the General Fund.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (5), $16,000,000 shall be allocated to the California Court Appointed Special Advocate Association to provide funding to the local court-appointed special advocate (CASA) programs to expand capacity, recruitment, and training and to stabilize local budgets and staffing.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (5), $4,000,000 shall be allocated to the California Court Appointed Special Advocate Association to be used statewide for volunteer recruitment initiatives, shared resources and infrastructure, development of statewide training curriculum, collection of data on program implementation and outcomes to support the report to the Legislature, and other uses to expand court-appointed special advocate (CASA) services in the state.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (5), $20,000,000 shall be available for expenditure for an encumbrance period of two years ending June 30, 2024.

The Judicial Council shall annually report to the Legislature on the court-appointed special advocate (CASA) program implementation and outcomes. The annual report shall be due on July 1, 2024, and will describe funding allocations and program development.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $29,449,000 is available for the implementation of the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment Act.

Notwithstanding Provision 17 of Item 0250-101-0932 of the Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021), $1,503,000 shall be available to the Judicial Council to allocate to the San Mateo County Superior Court for the purposes of funding pretrial services provided in the 202324 fiscal year. Any unexpended balances as of June 30, 2024 shall revert to the General Fund.

0250-103-0001For local assistance, Judicial Branch

Schedule:

0140-Judicial Council

Provisions:

Notwithstanding any other law, upon approval of the Department of Finance, up to $40,651,000 $20,000,000 appropriated in this item may be transferred to the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund, Trial Court Trust Fund, State Court Facilities Construction Fund, and the Court Facilities Trust Fund, to backfill revenue reductions resulting from the expansion of ability to pay determinations. The amount transferred to each fund shall be determined by the Department of Finance using information provided by the trial courts and the Judicial Council.

Notwithstanding any other law, upon approval of the Department of Finance, up to $10,327,000 appropriated in this item may be transferred to the Trial Court Trust Fund to backfill trial courts for revenue loss resulting from Chapter 257 of the Statutes of 2021 (Assembly Bill 177 of the 202122 Regular Session).

Notwithstanding any other law, upon approval of the Department of Finance, up to $18,000,000 $1,626,000 appropriated in this item may be transferred to the Trial Court Trust Fund to backfill trial courts for revenue loss resulting from raising the income threshold for automatic filing fee waivers.

0250-111-0001For transfer by the Controller to the Trial Court Trust Fund

Provisions:

Upon order of the Department of Finance, the amount available for transfer in this item may be increased by an amount sufficient to fund trial court employee benefit increases in the 202324 fiscal year.

0250-301-0660For capital outlay, Judicial Branch, payable from the Public Buildings Construction Fund

Schedule:

0008985-Monterey County: New Fort Ord Courthouse

Design build

Provisions:

The Judicial Branch and the State Public Works Board are authorized to execute and deliver any and all leases, contracts, agreements, or other documents necessary or advisable to consummate the sale and issuance of bonds in accordance with the State Building Construction Act of 1955 (Part 10b (commencing with Section 15800) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) or otherwise effectuate the financing of the scheduled project.

0509-001-0001For support of Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)

Schedule:

0220-GO-Biz

0225-California Business Investment Services

0230-Office of the Small Business Advocate

0235010-California Film Commission

0235019-Tourism

0235028-California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank

0235037-Small Business Expansion

Reimbursements to 0225-California Business Investment Services

Reimbursements to 0235019-Tourism

Reimbursements to 0235028-CaliforniaInfrastructure and Economic Development Bank

Reimbursements to 0235037-Small Business Expansion

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $3,000,000 shall be used to draw down federal funds in the California Small Business Development Center Program.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $23,000,000 shall be used for the California Small Business Development Technical Assistance Expansion Program. Notwithstanding any other law, this funding shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026.

0509-101-0001For local assistance, Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)

Schedule:

0220-GO-Biz

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $50,000,000 shall be available for the Local Government Budget Sustainability Fund. These funds shall be available for expenditure and encumbrance until June 30, 2025. Not more than 3 percent of the amount may be used for administrative costs.

0509-102-0001For local assistance, Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)

Schedule:

0220-GO-Biz

Provisions:

The Of the amount appropriated in this item item, $103,200,000 is for the California Competes Grant Program and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026. In awarding grants supported by this appropriation, GO-Biz shall give priority to applicants whose grant will be used as a state match to apply for federal incentives that support the semiconductor industry. Notwithstanding any other law, grants supported by this appropriation that are used as a state match for federal funding for a business proposing to conduct semiconductor research and development or manufacturing shall be exempt from clause (i) of subparagraph (H) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 12096.6.1 of the Government Code.

0509-495Reversion, Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. As of June 30, 2023, the balances specified below, of the appropriations provided in the following citations shall revert to the balances in the funds from which the appropriations were made.

0511-002-0001For support of Secretary of Government Operations

0521-101-0046For Local Assistance, Secretary of Transportation, payable from the Public Transportation Account, State Transportation Fund

0521-101-3228For Local Assistance, Secretary of Transportation, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

0521-131-0001For local assistance, Secretary of Transportation

Schedule:

0276-Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program

0277-Statewide Transportation Priorities

Provisions:

Funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure and liquidation until June 30, 2028. Funding provided in Schedule (1) shall be allocated with each recipient of funding described in subdivision (a) of Section 99313 of the Public Utilities Code receiving a minimum allocation of $300,000 through the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program. The balance of funding in Schedule (1) shall be allocated through the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program on a population-based formula to each recipient of funding described in subdivision (a) of Section 99313 of the Public Utilities Code. It is the intent of the Legislature that use of these funds will be consistent with the uses described in Item 0521-131-0001 of the Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021).

Of the amount Funding appropriated in Schedule (2), $50,000,000 (2) is for ports and goods movement activities and shall not be used for the purchase of fully automated cargo handling equipment or for infrastructure that is used to support fully automated cargo handling equipment.

0530-001-0001For support of Secretary for California Health and Human Services Agency

Schedule:

0280-Secretary of California Health and Human Services

0286-Office of Youth and Community Restoration

0290-Office of Systems Integration

0296-Center for Data Insights and Innovations

0297-Office of Surgeon General

Reimbursements to 0280-Secretary of California Health and Human Services

Reimbursements to 0296-Center for Data Insights and Innovations

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $2,197,000 shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025, for consulting resources related to generic drug manufacturing.

Notwithstanding any other law, grants awarded or contracts entered into or amended pursuant to Provision 1 shall be exempt from the personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $2,548,000 shall be used for the Office of the Agency Information Officer and Office of Systems Integration and Enterprise Capabilities. The California Health and Human Services Agency shall report to the Legislature at regular intervals and at least on an annual basis on the benefits to participants and beneficiaries of impacted government programs, and which specific programs in the agency improved.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (2), $10,000,000 shall be available to the Office of Youth and Community Restoration for, including, but not limited to, providing technical assistance, disseminating best practices, and issuing grants to counties and probation departments for the purpose of transforming the juvenile justice system to improve outcomes for justice involved youth.

0530-495Reversion, Secretary of California Health and Human Services. As of June 30, 2023, the balances specified below of the appropriations provided in the following citations shall revert to the balances in the funds from which the appropriations were made:

0540-001-0001For support of Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency

Schedule:

0320-Administration of Natural Resources Agency

Provisions:

Of the amounts appropriated in this item, $35,000,000 $50,000,000 shall be available to the Ocean Protection Council for grants or expenditures for resilience projects that conserve, protect, and restore marine wildlife and healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems.

The amount appropriated in Provision 1 shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $250,000 shall be available to support programs and activities that advance multibenefit and nature-based solutions consistent with Chapter 258 of the Statutes of 2021.

0540-001-6088For support of Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, payable from the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Fund

Schedule:

0320-Administration of Natural Resources Agency

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $2,037,000 shall be available to support the following:

$151,000 shall be available for trails and greenway investments, consistent with subdivision (a) of Section 80080 of the Public Resources Code.

$164,000 shall be available for marine wildlife and healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems, consistent with subdivision (a) of Section 80120 of the Public Resources Code.

$160,000 shall be available for projects that assist coastal communities, consistent with subdivision (a) of Section 80133 of the Public Resources Code.

$111,000 shall be available for multibenefit green infrastructure investments, consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 80137 of the Public Resources Code.

$538,000 shall be available for multibenefit flood projects, consistent with paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 80145 of the Public Resources Code.

$913,000 shall be available for statewide bond costs.

0540-101-0001For local assistance, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency

Schedule:

0320-Administration of Natural Resources Agency

Provisions:

The amount appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026. Up to 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be used for administrative costs.

Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to the funds appropriated in this item for the development and adoption of program guidelines and selection criteria.

Of the amounts appropriated in this item, $24,500,000 shall be available for grants through existing Urban Greening or Urban Forestry Programs.Of the amounts appropriated in this item, $180,000,000 shall be available for programs and projects that improve environmental conditions to promote recovery of native fish species in the Sacramento-San Joaquin watershed, including habitat restoration projects, multi-benefit projects that promote native species improvements while increasing climate resiliency, and projects that enable water users to make additional flows available for environmental purposes. Use of these funds should occur expeditiously, without regard to the timing of State Water Resources Control Board efforts to update the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary. No funds may be expended for existing obligations imposed on any party by law.

Of the amounts appropriated in this item, $2,000,000 shall be available for wildfire prevention and forest resilience activities, and shall be made available for support or local assistance.

0540-102-0001For local assistance, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency

Schedule:

0320-Administration of Natural Resources Agency

Provisions:

The With the exception of funds identified in Provision 5, the amount appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025. Up to 5 percent of the amounts appropriated in this item shall be available for administrative costs.

Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to the funds appropriated in this item for the development and adoption of program guidelines and selection criteria.

Upon direction of the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, or the secretarys designee, all or part of these funds may be transferred to another state department or entity, for which they are also appropriated for the purposes specified in this item.

0540-491Reappropriation, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency. The balances of the appropriations provided in the following citations are reappropriated for the purposes provided for in those appropriations and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025:

0540-495Reversion, Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency. As of June 30, 2023, the balances specified below, of the appropriations provided in the following citations shall revert to the balances in the funds from which appropriations were made.

0559-001-0001For support of Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development

Schedule:

0350-Office of the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development

Reimbursements to 0350-Office of the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development

0650-001-0001For support of Office of Planning and Research

Schedule:

0360-State Planning and Policy Development

0365-California Volunteers

0370-Strategic Growth Council

0371-Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications

Reimbursements to 0360-State Planning and Policy Development

Reimbursements to 0365-California Volunteers

Provisions:

The CaliforniaVolunteers database shall be subject to all state privacy and use policies, as required by the Department of Technology.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $5,000,000 shall be available for support or local assistance and shall be used for the ICARP Climate Adaption & Resilience Planning Grant Program. These funds are available for expenditure or encumbrance until June 30, 2026, and for liquidation until June 30, 2028.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $4,683,000 shall be made available for support or local assistance and shall be used for the purpose of implementing the California Climate Action Service Corps program to create service opportunities to take on climate action such as urban greening, food waste recovery, and wildfire prevention.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), up to $10,000,000 shall be available for support or local assistance and shall be used for the Regional Climate Collaborative Program. These funds are available for expenditure or encumbrance until June 30, 2027, and for liquidation until June 30, 2029. Not more than 5 percent of the amount may be used for administrative costs.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $2,000,000 is available for forestry sector market development. For grants funded from this amount, priority shall be given to projects producing the mass-timber from forest restoration materials and non-combustion technologies.

0650-101-0001For local assistance, Office of Planning and Research

Schedule:

0360-State Planning and Policy Development

0371-Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $50,000,000 shall be available for state operations or local assistance for the ICARP Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Grant Program. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2027, and liquidation through June 30, 2029.

0650-495Reversion, Office of Planning and Research. Notwithstanding any other law, as of June 30, 2023, the balances specified below, of the appropriations provided in the following citations shall revert to the balances in the funds from which the appropriations were made.

0690-001-0001For support of Office of Emergency Services

Schedule:

0380-Emergency Management Services

0385-Special Programs and Grant Management

0390-Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission

0395-Public Safety Communications

9900100-Administration

9900200-AdministrationDistributed

Reimbursements to 0380-Emergency Management Services

Reimbursements to 0385-Special Programs and Grant Management

Provisions:

Funds appropriated in this item may be reduced by the Director of Finance, after giving notice to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, by the amount of federal funds made available for the purposes of this item in excess of the federal funds scheduled in Item 0690-001-0890.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $6,700,000 shall be for the Office of Emergency Services to reimburse local law enforcement agencies to offset the cost to local law enforcement agencies of reimbursing qualified health care professionals, hospitals, or other emergency medical facilities for medical evidentiary examinations for all sexual assault victims in accordance with Section 13823.95 of the Penal Code.

0690-001-0890For support of Office of Emergency Services, payable from the Federal Trust Fund

Schedule:

0380-Emergency Management Services

0385-Special Programs and Grant Management

9900100-Administration

9900200-AdministrationDistributed

Provisions:

Any funds that may become available, in addition to the funds appropriated in this item, for disaster response and recovery may be allocated by the Department of Finance subject to the conditions of Section 28.00, except that, notwithstanding subdivision (e) of that section, the allocations may be made sooner than 30 days after notification of the Legislature.

Notwithstanding any other law, the funds appropriated in this item may be expended without regard to the fiscal year in which the application for reimbursement was submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The Office of Emergency Services shall provide a report to the Legislature on the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. A copy of this report shall be submitted to the chairpersons of the budget committees of both houses of the Legislature, and to the Legislative Analysts Office, by January March 1, 2024. This report shall include: (a) grant recipients and the amount awarded to each; (b) how the funding provided will be used; (c) how it was determined which entities would receive an award; and (d) how the amount each recipient would receive was determined.

0690-006-0001For support of Office of Emergency Services

Schedule:

0385-Special Programs and Grant Management

Provisions:

This item shall be used to receive transfers from the Disaster Response-Emergency Operations Account for disaster-related costs incurred by the Office of Emergency Services. The Department of Finance may augment this item in the amount of any invoice received by the Office of Emergency Services from a federal agency for direct federal assistance provided during disaster incidents pursuant to a Presidential Emergency Declaration of Presidential Major Disaster Declaration. Within 10 days of approval, the Department of Finance shall provide written notification of any such augmentation to the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and the appropriate subcommittees of each house of the Legislature that consider the State Budget, and the chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

0690-101-0001For local assistance, Office of Emergency Services

Schedule:

0380-Emergency Management Services

0385-Special Programs and Grant Management

Provisions:

Notwithstanding any other law, the Office of Emergency Services may provide advance payment of up to 25 percent of grant funds awarded to community-based, nonprofit organizations, cities, school districts, counties, and other units of local government that have demonstrated cashflow problems according to the criteria set forth by the Office of Emergency Services.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $20,000,000 $27,000,000 shall be used for grants related to services for victims of human trafficking.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $25,000,000 is available to support activities directly related to regional response and readiness. These activities include, but are not limited to, predeployment of the Office of Emergency Services fire and rescue and local government resources that are part of the California Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System or additional resources upon the authority and approval of the Office of Emergency Services to meet the requirements for state resources called up for predisaster and disaster response. Prepositioning shall be based upon predesignated criteria and a predicted scale of the emergency event and shall be consistent with this states current procedures under the mutual aid system.

No later than February 1 of each year, the Office of Emergency Services shall report to the appropriate budget subcommittees of the Legislature, the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization, and the Legislative Analysts Office on the requests approved for prepositioning resources made by local agencies in the previous fiscal year. The information provided shall be organized by mutual aid region and shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following for each request for prepositioning resources:

The entity or operational area that requested resources; type of prepositioning event; risk factors (criteria) prompting the request, including a summary of red flag events; description of the resources requested; location where resources were placed; the start date and time and the end date and time of prepositioned resources; and the reimbursement amount associated with the response.

An assessment, with input from local fire departments, of the effectiveness of the criteria the Office of Emergency Services uses to approve requests for prepositioning of mutual aid resources.

A summary of the extent to which the Office of Emergency Services initiated the prepositioning of resources due to forecasts of inclement weather.

If an emergency event happened, data describing the outcomes of the event. This could include, but is not limited to, the total number of acres affected, the number of structures affected, and the total number of deaths and injuries. Because California is subject to a variety of potential events, including, but not limited to, fires, floods, earthquakes, and tsunamis, the nature of this information may vary based on the type of the event. The information provided shall identify whether the event resulted in a federal- or state-declared disaster.

Of the funds appropriated in Schedule (1), $25,000,000 shall be used for the Listos California Grant program. The Listos California Grant program shall be managed by the Office of Equity, within the Executive Office of the Office of Emergency Services. The grants shall be used to provide accessible and culturally competent outreach and resources with assessment and criteria for allocation of funds prioritized for, but not limited to, geographic areas of greatest all hazard risk and vulnerability as highlighted in and demonstrated by the California State Hazard Mitigation Plan; underresourced communities as defined in Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code, subdivision (d) of Section 39713 of the Health and Safety Code, or subdivision (g) of Section 75005 of the Public Resources Code. The grants shall be administered consistent with the emergency management system described in Section 8607 of the Government Code, including, but not limited to, being informed by community-based and nongovernmental organizations and local emergency service networks, including county emergency officials. The Office of Equity shall provide eligible organizations within the identified geographic areas an opportunity to apply to the Listos California Grant program. The Department shall report on the expenditure of these funds on or before February 1, 2025, including the following:

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), $23,704,000 will be available to support Californias Law Enforcement Mutual Aid System. Notwithstanding any other law, the Office of Emergency Services may provide advance payment to local law enforcement agencies to cover costs when formally deployed through the Law Enforcement Mutual Aid System in support of a response to conditions that threaten public safety. For any activities that, subsequent to receiving this funding, become eligible for state or federal disaster funding, those payments will be remitted back to the General Fund.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $5,000,000 shall be used to fund Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces. No more than 5 percent of this amount may be used for administrative support costs. This amount is available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $12,000,000 shall be available to the Office of Emergency Services for a financial assistance program to help low-income and disadvantaged homeowners, as defined by program guidelines, and implement structure hardening, as defined in Section 8654.3 of the Government Code, as part of a communitywide home hardening program or effort. This funding is available for encumbrance, expenditure, or liquidation until June 30, 2028. Not more than 5 percent of this amount may be used for administrative support costs.

0820-001-0001For support of Department of Justice

Schedule:

9900100-Administration

9900200-AdministrationDistributed

0435-Division of Legal Services

0440-Law Enforcement

0445-California Justice Information Services

Reimbursements to 0435-Division of Legal Services

Reimbursements to 0440-Law Enforcement

Reimbursements to 0445-California Justice Information Services

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (4), $6,666,000 shall be used to support a statewide enforcement program to combat the manufacturing, distribution, and trafficking of fentanyl throughout and into the state by organized criminal enterprises, including organized cartels. The Department of Justice may coordinate with the State Department of Health Care Services and the Military Department to support the statewide enforcement program.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (4), $6,000,000 shall be available to support investigations and prosecutions of organized retail crime, including those referred by other law enforcement or prosecutorial agencies. Any unspent funds shall revert to the General Fund and may not be redirected to any other purposes.

0820-001-0460For support of Department of Justice, payable from the Dealers Record of Sale Special Account

Schedule:

0440-Law Enforcement

0445-California Justice Information Services

Reimbursements to 0440-Law Enforcement

Provisions:

The Attorney General may augment the amount appropriated in the Dealers Record of Sale Special Account up to an aggregate of 10 percent above the amount approved in this act for the Division of Law Enforcement, Bureau of Firearms for unanticipated workload associated with this fund. The Attorney General shall notify the chairpersons of the budget committees of both houses of the Legislature, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, and the Department of Finance within 15 days after the augmentation is made as to the amount and justification of the augmentation.

0820-011-0920For transfer by the Controller, upon order of the Department of Finance, from the Litigation Deposits Fund to the General Fund

0840-001-0001For support of the Controller

Schedule:

0500-State Controllers Office

Reimbursements to 0500-State Controllers Office

Provisions:

The Controller may, with the concurrence of the Director of Finance and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, bill affected state departments for activities required by Section 20030 of the State Administrative Manual, relating to the administration of federal pass-through funds.

A billing shall not be sent to affected departments sooner than 30 days after the chairperson of the joint committee has been notified by the director that the director concurs with the amounts specified in the billings.

Of the moneys appropriated to the Controller in this act, the Controller shall not expend more than $500,000 to conduct posteligibility fraud audits of the Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment Program.

The Commission on State Mandates shall provide, in applicable parameters and guidelines, as follows:

If a local agency or school district contracts with an independent contractor for the preparation and submission of reimbursement claims, the costs reimbursable by the state for that purpose shall not exceed the lesser of (1) 10 percent of the amount of the claims prepared and submitted by the independent contractor or (2) the actual costs that would necessarily have been incurred for that purpose if performed by employees of the local agency or school district.

The maximum amount of reimbursement provided in subdivision (a) may be exceeded only if the local agency or school district establishes, by appropriate documentation, that the preparation and submission of these claims could not have been accomplished without incurring the additional costs claimed by the local agency or school district.

It is the intent of the Legislature that audits conducted by the Controller, or under the direction of the Controller, shall be fiscal audits that focus on claims and disbursements, as provided for in Section 12410 of the Government Code. Any report, audit, analysis, or evaluation issued by the Controller for the current fiscal year shall cite the specific statutory or constitutional provision authorizing the preparation and release of the report, audit, analysis, or evaluation.

The Controller shall publish and provide the Controllers monthly report, the Statement of General Fund Cash Receipts and Disbursements, within 10 days after the close of each month to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature, the Department of Finance, the Treasurer, and the Legislative Analysts Office.

The Controller shall provide to the Department of Finance, the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, and the chairpersons of the fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature a report that provides the following details by mandate: the level of claims requested, the amount reduced by the initial desk audit, the amount paid, the amount recouped, and the results of a final audit and subsequent funding adjustments. The report is due on June 30 of the current fiscal year, and will cover the fourth quarter of the past fiscal year and the first three quarters of the current fiscal year.

The Controller shall obtain actuarial valuation services to comply with governmental accounting and reporting standards for other postemployment benefits (OPEB). In addition to all other items required under the accounting and reporting standards, the report shall include an identification and explanation of any significant differences in actuarial assumptions or methodology from any relevant similar types of assumptions or methodology used by the Public Employees Retirement System to estimate state pension obligations. To avoid duplication of effort and promote efficiency and cost-effectiveness, the Controller and the Department of Finance shall coordinate in obtaining additional actuarial valuation services related to OPEB plan liabilities and assets attributable to each of the states collective bargaining units or other state entities or groups. This provision does not obligate the state to change the practice of funding health and dental benefits for annuitants currently required under state law.

The funds appropriated to the Controller in this act shall not be expended on additional actuarial valuations, beyond the annual actuarial valuations, for other postemployment benefits, prior to obtaining concurrence in writing from the Department of Finance. The additional actuarial valuations shall only be performed to the extent resources exist, or if funds are provided by the requesting agency.

The Controller shall provide the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairpersons of the fiscal committees in each house of the Legislature a report on the California State Payroll System Project specifying the dollars expended on the program in the previous fiscal year and over the life of the program and any known savings that have occurred in the prior fiscal year by October 1 of each year.

The Controller shall provide year-end financial data as specified by the Department of Finance, for the immediately preceding fiscal year, in hardcopy and electronic format, by October 31 of each year and periodically as requested by the Department of Finance. This information is necessary for the Department of Finance to determine the proper beginning balance of the current fiscal year for budgetary purposes.

In the event new postage rates are adopted by the United States Postal Service, but not in time for inclusion in the May Revision prior to enactment of this Budget Act and the Controller notifies the Department of Finance with its estimates of the increased postage costs within 15 calendar days of the adoption of new rates, the Director of Finance may authorize expenditures in excess of the amount appropriated to the Controller in this item by an amount necessary to fund the postage increase. This authorization shall occur not less than 15 days after the Department of Finance notifies the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $428,000 shall be used to reimburse the Department of Justice for legal services. In addition to the amount above, upon order of the Director of Finance, any non-General Fund Budget Act item for support of the Controller may be augmented to reimburse the Department of Justice for legal services. An augmentation shall not be made sooner than 30 days after the Joint Legislative Budget Committee has been notified in writing.

The Controller shall provide the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analysts Office a report on the SCO FI$Cal implementation verifying the progress or completion of predetermined FI$Cal milestones outlined in SPR7, 8, and 9, including future milestones necessary to complete the transition to FI$Cal as the Book of Record, the dollars expended on the program in the previous quarter and over the life of the program, and any known savings that have occurred in the prior fiscal year, to be submitted on a quarterly basis beginning on September 1, 2023, until completion of the implementation to FI$Cal.

The Controller, in consultation with the Department of Finance, the Department of Human Resources, and the Department of Technology, shall provide the Legislature and the Legislative Analysts Office with briefings on the progress of the California State Payroll System Project, including newly executed contracts, and their purpose, and cost, on a quarterly basis.

Notwithstanding any other law, of the amount appropriated in this item, $372,000 in the 202324 fiscal year is provided to support legal and budgetary resources for administrative functions of the California State Payroll System Project. The Department of Finance, in consultation with the Controllers office, shall reevaluate these resources after the 202526 fiscal year.

0840-001-9740For support of the Controller, payable from the Central Service Cost Recovery Fund

Schedule:

0500-State Controllers Office

1115-001-3288For support of Department of Cannabis Control, payable from the Cannabis Control Fund

Schedule:

1460010-Department of Cannabis ControlSupport

Reimbursements to 1460010-Department of Cannabis ControlSupport

Provisions:

The amount appropriated in this item may include revenues derived from the assessment of fines and penalties imposed as specified in Section 13332.18 of the Government Code.

The Department of Finance may augment this item by an amount not to exceed available funding in the Cannabis Control Fund, after review of a request submitted by the Department of Cannabis Control that demonstrates a need for additional resources for proprietary plant and package tags for the California Cannabis Track and Trace program associated with the implementation of the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 26000) of the Business and Professions Code). Any augmentation shall be authorized not sooner than 30 days after notification in writing to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time the chairperson, or their designee, may determine. The written notification to the chairperson for funds for proprietary plant and package tags shall include the total costs needed and a description of the impacts and factors creating the need for additional funds.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1), up to $8,563,000 is available for expenditure for Office of Administrative Hearings costs.

Upon order of the Department of Finance, this item may be augmented by up to $1,500,000 for program administration costs related to Section 26249 of the Business and Professions Code.

1700-001-0001For support of Civil Rights Department

Schedule:

1490-Administration of Civil Rights Law

1495-Fair Employment and Housing Council

2100-011-0001For transfer by the Controller, upon order of the Department of Finance, to the Alcohol Beverage Control Fund

2240-103-0001For local assistance, Department of Housing and Community Development

Schedule:

1665-Financial Assistance Program

Provisions:

The funds appropriated in this item shall be allocated to counties for the support of housing navigators to help young adults 18 through 21 24 years of age secure and maintain housing, with priority given to young adults in the foster care system.

The Department of Housing and Community Development may consult with the State Department of Social Services to develop an allocation schedule for the purpose of distributing these funds to counties. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until October 30, 2024, and for liquidation until October 30, 2026.

2240-123-0001For local assistance, Department of Housing and Community Development

2240-125-0001For local assistance, Department of Housing and Community Development

2720-003-0044For support of Department of the California Highway Patrol, for rental payments on lease-revenue bonds, payable from the Motor Vehicle Account, State Transportation Fund

Schedule:

2050-Traffic Management

Provisions:

The Controller shall transfer funds appropriated in this item for base rental as and when provided for in the schedule submitted by the State Public Works Board. Notwithstanding the payment dates in any related Facility Lease or Indenture, the schedule may provide for an earlier transfer of funds to ensure debt requirements are met and pay base rental in full when due.

The Controller shall transfer for additional rental no later than 30 days after enactment of this budget, $2,000 $11,000 of the amount appropriated in this item, to the Expense Account in the Public Buildings Construction Fund.

This item may be adjusted pursuant to Section 4.30. Any adjustments to this item shall be reported to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee pursuant to Section 4.30.

2740-492Reappropriation, Department of Motor Vehicles. The amounts specified in the following citations are reappropriated for the purposes provided for in those appropriations and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024:

2740-493Reappropriation, Department of Motor Vehicles. The amount specified in the following citations are reappropriated for the purposes provided for in those appropriations and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024:

2740-495Reversion, Department of Motor Vehicles. As of June 20, 2023, the balances specified below of the appropriations provided in the following citations shall revert to the balances in the funds from which the appropriations were made.

2740-496Reversion, Department of Motor Vehicles. As of June 30, 2023, the unencumbered balances of the appropriations provided in the following citations shall revert to the fund balances of the funds from which the appropriations were made.

0001General Fund

0000709-Inglewood: Field Office Replacement

Construction

3100-001-0001For support of Exposition Park

Schedule:

2300-California Science Center

2305-Exposition Park Management

2310-California African American Museum

9900100-Administration

9900200-AdministrationDistributed

Reimbursements to 2300-California Science Center

Reimbursements to 2310-California African American Museum

3360-001-0465For support of State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, payable from the Energy Resources Programs Account

Schedule:

2380010-Power Plant Site Certification and Transmission Line Corridor Designation Program

2380019-Electricity Analysis

2380037-Management and Support

2385010-Building and Appliances

2385019-Energy Projects Evaluation and Assistance

2385028-Demand Analysis

2385037-Management and Support

2390010-Transportation Technology and Fuels

2390019-Research and Development

2390028-Renewable Energy

2390037-Management and Support

Reimbursements to 2380010-Power Plant Site Certification and Transmission Line Corridor Designation Program

Reimbursements to 2385010- Building and Appliances

Reimbursements to 2390010- Transportation Technology and Fuels

Provisions:

Notwithstanding Section 16304.1 of the Government Code, funds appropriated in this item for the Energy Technology Export Program shall be available for liquidation of encumbrances until June 30, 2027.

3360-001-3228For support of State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

3360-002-0001For support of State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission

Schedule:

2385010-Building and Appliances

2390019-Research and Development

Provisions:

The funds appropriated in this item shall be used as follows:

$19,000,000 shall be used for administrative costs to support a program providing incentives for long-duration storage projects.On or before January 1, 2026, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall use $10,000,000 in this item to enhance its outreach and enforcement activities to increase compliance by covered building owners with the Building Energy Benchmarking Program and improve the quality of the data collected by the program. The commission shall also develop a strategy for using energy benchmarking data to improve tracking of and identify opportunities to reduce the energy usage and emissions of greenhouse gases of buildings subject to the Building Energy Benchmarking Program, and for implementing enforcement mechanisms to help achieve the states goals related to energy efficiency and reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases. Potential strategies include, but are not limited to, building performance standards, energy audits for underperforming buildings, or prioritization of incentive and direct installation programs toward the least efficient buildings. The commission may adopt guidelines or other standards for the benchmarking program at a commissioner business meeting following at least one public workshop. The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) does not apply to any regulations, guidelines, or other standards adopted at a commission business meeting.

$4,000,000 shall be used for administrative costs to support the Food Production Investment Program.On or before July 1, 2025, the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall use $10,000,000 in this item to create a technical assistance program and a public awareness campaign to assist Californians with receiving incentives and tax credits granted by the federal Inflation Reduction Act for the Homeowner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) and High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate (HEEHRA) programs and related federal tax credits, including the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, and Residential Clean Energy Credit. The commission may enter into contracts to implement the technical assistance program and public awareness campaign, and the contracts shall not require the review, consent, or approval of the Department of General Services or any other state department or agency and do not need to comply with requirements under the State Contracting Manual or the Public Contract Code. The commission may adopt guidelines or other standards for the technical assistance program and public awareness campaign at a commissioner business meeting. The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) does not apply to any guidelines or other standards adopted at a commission business meeting.

$34,500,000 $10,000,000 shall be used for administrative costs to support the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program. The funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission until June 30, 2026, and shall be available for liquidation until June 30, 2030.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this item may be transferred to Item 3360-102-0001. These transfers shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance.

3360-007-0001For support of State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission

Schedule:

2390019-Research and Development

Provisions:

The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission until June 30, 2026, 2027, and shall be available for liquidation until June 30, 2029. 2030.

The funds appropriated in Schedule (1) shall be allocated as follows:

$2,500,000 shall be used for administrative costs to support carbon removal research and development activities.

Notwithstanding any other law, funds appropriated in this item may be transferred to Item 3360-107-0001. These transfers shall require the prior approval of the Department of Finance.The funds appropriated in Schedule (2) shall be allocated as follows:

3360-101-3228For local assistance, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, payable from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

3360-102-0001For local assistance, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission

Schedule:

2385010-Building and Appliances

Provisions:

The funds appropriated in this item shall be allocated as follows:

The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission until June 30, 2026, and shall be available for liquidation until June 30, 2030.

3360-495Reversion, State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. Notwithstanding any other law, as of June 30, 2023, the balances specified below, of the appropriations provided in the following citations shall revert to the balances in the funds from which the appropriations were made.

3480-001-0001For support of Department of Conservation

Schedule:

2420-Geologic Hazards and Mineral Resources Conservation

3480-495Reversion, Department of Conservation. As of June 30, 2023, the balances specified below of the appropriations provided in the following citations shall revert to the balances in the funds from which the appropriations were made.

3540-001-0001For support of Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Schedule:

2461-Office of the State Fire Marshal

2465-Fire Protection

2470-Resource Management

2475-Board of Forestry and Fire Protection

2480-Department of Justice Legal Services

9900100-Administration

9900200-AdministrationDistributed

Reimbursements to 2461-Office of the State Fire Marshal

Reimbursements to 2465-Fire Protection

Reimbursements to 2470-Resource Management

Reimbursements to 9900100-Administration

Provisions:

Notwithstanding any other law, the Director of Finance may authorize the temporary or permanent redirection of funds from this item for purposes of emergency fire suppression and detection costs and related emergency revegetation costs.

Notwithstanding any other law, the Director of Finance may authorize a loan from the General Fund, in an amount not to exceed 45 percent of reimbursements appropriated in Schedule (9) of this item, to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, provided that:

The loan is to meet cash needs resulting from the delay in receipt of reimbursements for services provided.

The loan is for a short term and shall be repaid by November 15 of the fiscal year following that in which the loan was authorized.

Interest charges may be waived pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 16314 of the Government Code.

Within 10 days after approval, the Director of Finance shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the loan approved pursuant to this provision.

The Director of Finance may adjust amounts in Schedule (2) to provide equivalent fire protection base funding changes to contract counties in accordance with Section 4130 of the Public Resources Code.

Notwithstanding any other law, the funds appropriated in this item for purposes of Division 10.5 (commencing with Section 12200) of the Public Resources Code shall be available for purposes of support or capital outlay.

Notwithstanding any other law, the Director of Finance may adjust this item for the direct and indirect cost reimbursements received pursuant to Sections 4142 and 4144 of the Public Resources Code. Any increase shall occur no sooner than 30 days after notification in writing of the necessity of the increase to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time after notification the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or the chairpersons designee, may in each instance determine.

Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may provide contractual services pursuant to Sections 4142 and 4144 of the Public Resources Code without an executed agreement from July to September of each fiscal year to better align contract start times with the budget process and to finalize staff benefit rates that are dependent upon actions by the Public Employees Retirement System and passage of the annual Budget Act.

Notwithstanding any other law or administrative procedure, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may amend its pilot and mechanic contract, along with its parts contract, for both scope changes and contracted amounts to address unanticipated workload resulting from higher than anticipated demand for these contracted services. The Department of Finance may augment this item and authorize expenditures in excess of the amounts appropriated in this item no sooner than 30 days after providing notification in writing of the necessity therefor to the chairperson of the committee in each house of the Legislature that considers appropriations, the chairpersons of the committees and the appropriate subcommittees in each house of the Legislature that consider the budget, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, or not sooner than whatever lesser time after that notification the chairperson of the joint committee, or the chairpersons designee, may in each instance determine.

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is exempted from any applicable law requiring competitive bidding or the supervision or approval of another department or agency of state government for the procurement of or contracting with vendors for exclusive use aviation aircraft, up to an aggregate annual contractual amount of $45,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, within 10 days after entering into each contract pursuant to this provision, the department shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the contract amount, the duration of the agreement, and the type of aviation asset contracted for.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2), $25,000,000 $20,000,000 shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2028, for support or local assistance, for unit fire prevention projects and defensible space. projects. Not more than 5 percent of the amount specified in this provision shall be used for administrative costs.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3), $33,000,000 shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2028, for support or local assistance, for forest legacy, the nursery, land use planning and public education, demonstration state forest, and monitoring, research, and adaptive management. Not more than 5 percent of the amount specified in this provision shall be used for administrative costs.

With respect to procurement, contracting, or subcontracting with vendors for projects or activities funded from the amounts specified in Provisions 9 and 10, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is exempt from any applicable provision of law requiring competitive bidding, subcontracting restrictions, and the supervision or approval of another department or agency of state government, with the exception of the Department of General Services.

3540-301-0001For capital outlay, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Schedule:

0009701-Self-Generating Power Projects in Tehama-Glenn and Fresno-Kings Units

Working drawings

0008989-L.A. Moran Reforestation Center Improvements

Working drawings

0011021-Land Acquisition: Almaden Fire Station

Acquisition

0011022-Rohnerville Air Attack Base: Replace Fuel System

Preliminary plans

Working drawings

0011027-Property Acquisitions: Camp Fox, Boys Ranch, and Sierra Elementary

Acquisition

0011024-Hayfork Fire Station: Relocate Facility

Acquisition

0011286-Additional CAL FIRE Training Center: New Facility

Study

3540-491Reappropriation, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The amount specified in the following citations are reappropriated for the purposes provided for in those appropriations and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure, as specified:

0001General Fund

Up to $1,787,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2) of Item 3540-001-0001, Budget Act of 2020 (Chs. 6 and 7, Stats. 2020) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024.

Up to $8,058,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2) of Item 3540-001-0001, Budget Act of 2020 (Chs. 6 and 7, Stats. 2020) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025.

Up to $679,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3) of Item 3540-001-0001, Budget Act of 2020 (Chs. 6 and 7, Stats. 2020) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025.

Up to $1,000,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3) of Item 3540-001-0001, Budget Act of 2020 (Chs. 6 and 7, Stats. 2020) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2027.

Up to $2,928,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2) of Item 3540-001-0001, Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024.

Up to $21,313,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2) of Item 3540-001-0001, Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025.

Up to $5.400,000 $5,400,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2) of Item 3540-001-0001, Budget Act of 2022 (Chs. 43, 45, and 249, Stats. 2022) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025.

3228Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

Up to $402,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1) of Item 3540-001-3228, Budget Act of 2018 (Ch. 29, (Chs. 29 and 30, Stats. 2018), as reappropriated by Item 3540-492, Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025.

Up to $122,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1) of Item 3540-003-3228, Budget Act of 2018 (Ch. 29, (Chs. 29 and 30, Stats. 2018), as reappropriated by Item 3540-492, Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025.

Up to $2,183,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1) of Item 3540-003-3228, Budget Act of 2019 (Ch. 23, (Chs. 23 and 55, Stats. 2019), as reappropriated by Item 3540-492, Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats. 2021) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025.

Up to $111,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (3) of Item 3540-002-3228, Budget Act of 2020 (Chs. 6 and 7, Stats. 2020) shall be available for encumbrance and expenditure until June 30 30, 2024.

Up to $1,384,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1) of Item 3540-003-3228, Budget Act of 2020 (Chs. 6 and 7, Stats. 2020) shall be available for encumbrance orexpenditure or expenditure until June 30, 2024.

Up to $2,584,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1) of Item 3540-003-3228, Budget Act of 2020 (Chs. 6 and 7, Stats. 2020) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025.

Up to $512,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1) of Item 3540-101-3228, Budget Act of 2020 (Chs. 6 and 7, Stats. 2020) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025.

Up to $1,070,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1) of Item 3540-101-3228, Budget Act of 2020 (Chs. 6 and 7, Stats. 2020) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2027.

Up to $1,563,000 of the amount appropriated in Schedule (1) of Item 3540-003-3228, Budget Act of 2021 (Chs. 21, 69, and 240, Stats.2021) Stats. 2021) shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2024.

3600-001-0001For support of Department of Fish and Wildlife

Schedule:

2590-Biodiversity Conservation Program

2595-Hunting, Fishing, and Public Use Program

2600-Management of Department Lands and Facilities

2605-Enforcement

2610-Communications, Education and Outreach

2615-Spill Prevention and Response

2620-Fish and Game Commission

Provisions:

Of the amount provided in Schedule (1), $1,090,000 is available to negotiate, complete, and implement voluntary agreements in tributaries to the Sacramento River, the San Joaquin River, and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. These funds shall be used exclusively to directly enhance or improve public benefits and public trust resources.

Upon approval of the Director of Finance, funds appropriated in this item may be transferred between schedules.

By October 1 of each year, beginning in 2021 and ending in 2026, the department shall submit to the fiscal committees of the Legislature and the Legislative Analysts Office a report summarizing outcomes of its Cutting the Green Initiative. The report shall include information related to the results of this initiative, beginning with the baseline year of 202021 and for each fiscal year thereafter, including: (1) a list and description of the projects initiated, (2) average permit processing times, (3) the number of permits granted, (4) specific strategies and changes implemented as part of the initiative, (5) lessons learned to improve ongoing permitting processes and restoration work, and (6) counties and watersheds in which the department has focused related efforts.

Of the amount provided in Schedule (1), $10,000,000 $20,000,000 shall be available for the completion of Fine-Scale Vegetation Mapping for California.

3600-001-6088For support of Department of Fish and Wildlife, payable from the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Fund

Schedule:

2590-Biodiversity Conservation Program

2600-Management of Department Lands and Facilities

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2) of this item, $997,000 shall be available for the California Waterfowl Habitat Program, consistent with the second reference within subdivision (c) of Section 80132 of the Public Resources Code.

Of the amount appropriated in Schedule (2) of this item, $3,760,000 $3,329,000 shall be available for capital improvements that address the departments backlog of deferred maintenance, consistent with Section 80115 of the Public Resources Code. These funds shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2027, and for liquidation until June 30, 2031.

3600-491Reappropriation, Department of Fish and Wildlife. The amount specified in the following citations are reappropriated for the purposes provided in those appropriations and shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure as specified below: Notwithstanding any other law, the period to liquidate encumbrances of the following citations is extended to June 30, 2027.

3640-101-0001For local assistance, Wildlife Conservation Board

Schedule:

2710-Wildlife Conservation Board

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $65,000,000 shall be available for the protection of Californias fish and wildlife resources in response to changing climate conditions and the highly variable habitat needs of fish and wildlife, as well as for restoration and stewardship projects that restore or manage the land to improve its resilience to climate impacts and natural disasters. Eligible purposes include the following:

Land acquisition projects, including those that protect land from development.

Restoration and stewardship projects that restore or manage the land to improve its resilience to climate impacts and natural disasters.

Projects for the protection of threatened and endangered species, including projects within natural community conservation plans or habitat conservation plans. Projects may include land acquisition through either easement or fee title.

Projects for the development and implementation of regional conservation investment strategies that include climate resilience elements.

Restoration activities to control or eradicate invasive plants and species.

Projects for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, restoration, protection, and expansion of wildlife corridors and open space, including projects to improve connectivity and reduce barriers between habitat areas.

Funds, to the extent feasible, shall be expended in furtherance of the states conservation goals, including the goal to conserve at least 30 percent of the states land and coastal waters by 2030 as established by Executive Order N-82-20.

Up to 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be used for administrative costs.

The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026.

3640-103-0001For local assistance, Wildlife Conservation Board

Schedule:

2710-Wildlife Conservation Board

Provisions:

The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2026.

Up to 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be used for administrative costs.

The funds appropriated in this item shall be available as follows:

$95,000,000 for the Wildlife Conservation Boards nature-based solutions grant programs. The board shall, to the extent possible, strive to award at least 40 percent of these funds to projects and programs for biodiversity conservation actions adjacent to or directly benefitting climate-vulnerable communities, disadvantaged communities, or California Native American tribes.

$3,000,000 to support resource conservation investment strategies.

$48,000,000 $16,000,000 for competitive grants through the Cascades and High Sierra Upper Watersheds Program to improve watershed protection and climate resiliency.

$48,000,000 $16,000,000 for competitive grants through the Land Acquisition and Habitat Enhancement Program to improve watershed protection and climate resiliency in Southern California.

3640-495Reversion, Wildlife Conservation Board. As of June 30, 2023, the balances specified below, of the appropriations provided in the following citations shall revert to the balances in the funds from which the appropriations were made.

3720-001-0001For support of California Coastal Commission

Schedule:

2730-Coastal Management Program

Reimbursements to 2730-Coastal Management Program

3760-101-0001For local assistance, State Coastal Conservancy

Schedule:

2805032-Conservancy Programs

Provisions:

Not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this item may be used for administrative costs of this program.

The amount appropriated in this item is available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2028.

3790-001-0001For support of Department of Parks and Recreation

Schedule:

2840-Support of the Department of Parks and Recreation

Reimbursements to 2840-Support of the Department of Parks and Recreation

3790-001-0516For support of Department of Parks and Recreation, payable from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund

Schedule:

2840-Support of the Department of Parks and Recreation

2850-Division of Boating and Waterways

Reimbursements to 2850-Division of Boating and Waterways

3790-101-0001For local assistance, Department of Parks and Recreation

Schedule:

2855-Local Assistance Grants

Provisions:

The funds appropriated in Schedule (1) shall be available for the following:

$3,000,000 shall be available for a grant to the California Museum.

$55,500,000 $53,500,000 shall be available for the statewide parks program.

$25,000,000 $25,000,000 shall be available for outdoor equity grants.

3790-101-0516For local assistance, Department of Parks and Recreation, payable from the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund

Schedule:

2855019-Boating Facilities

Quagga and Zebra Mussel Infestation Prevention Grants

Reimbursements to 2855019-Boating Facilities

2855023-Boating Operations

Boating Safety and Enforcement

2855027-Beach Erosion Control

Beach Erosion Control Grants

Reimbursements to 2855027-Beach Erosion Control

Provisions:

The amount appropriated in this item is available for encumbrance or expenditure until June 30, 2025.

3790-301-3312For capital outlay, Department of Parks and Recreation, payable from the Natural Resources and Parks Preservation Fund

3830-101-0001For local assistance, San Joaquin River Conservancy

Schedule:

3050-San Joaquin River Conservancy

3835-101-0001For local assistance, Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy

Schedule:

3090-Baldwin Hills Conservancy

Reimbursements to 3090-Baldwin Hills Conservancy

Provisions:

The funds appropriated in this item shall be available for expenditure for local assistance and capital outlay until June 30, 2026.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $1,000,000 shall be available for expenditure, encumbrance, or liquidation until June 30, 2028, for the wildfire and forest resilience package.

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $575,000 shall be available for a study until June 30, 2026, for the Watershed Resiliency for Ballona Creek and Upper Dominguez Channel project.

3850-101-0001For local assistance, Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy

Schedule:

3180-Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy

Provisions:

Of the amount appropriated in this item, $9,000,000 shall be available for expenditure, encumbrance, or liquidation until June 30, 2028, for the wildfire and forest resilience package.

3860-001-0001For support of Department of Water Resources

Schedule: