Overview of the Governor’s Budget

Appendix 1: Spending Solutions

Spending Delays Proposed in the 2023-24 Governor’s Budget
Spending Reductions Subject to Trigger Restoration Proposed in the 2023‑24 Governor’s Budget
Spending Reductions Proposed in the 2023-24 Governor’s Budget

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Appendix 1, Figure 1

Spending Delays Proposed in the 2023-24 Governor’s Budget

General Fund Savings (In Millions)

Department/ Program Area	Description	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24
California State Library	Local library infrastructure projects	—	—	$100
Caltrans	Grade separation projects (Transportation Infrastructure Package)	—	—	250
CPUC	Broadband Last Mile Grants	—	—	550
CPUC	Broadband Loan Loss Reserve	—	$175	400
CSAC	Golden State Education and Training Grant Program	$400	—	—
DDS	Grants for serving children with special needs in preschool	—	10	10
Department of Aging	Spreads funding for Older Californian’s Act Pilot over five years rather than three	—	22	50
DHCS	Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program	—	50	200
DHCS	Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure	—	481	—
DHCS	Two-Week Checkwrite Hold Buyback	—	378	—
DIR	New Women in Construction unit	—	—	15
DSS	Child Care Slot Expansion	—	—	135
CEC	22-23 Energy Package- Equitable Building Decarbonization	—	50	320
CEC	Climate Innovation Program	—	50	100
HCAI	Various Health Workforce Programs	—	68	329
School Facilities Aid Program	Funds construction or modernization of Transitional Kindergarten or State Preschool classrooms	—	—	550
CalSTA	Ports and goods movement (Supply Chain Package)	—	—	400
CalSTA	Grade separation projects (Transportation Infrastructure Package)	—	—	100
UC	Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at UC Los Angeles	—	100	100
UC	Clean Energy Project at UC Berkeley	—	—	83
UC	Campus expansion projects at UC Riverside and UC Merced	—	—	83
Various	Higher Education Housing Revolving Loan Program	—	—	900
Various	Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program	—	—	250
Various	Climate—Water and Drought Resilience	—	200	100
Various	Climate—Community Resilience	—	—	85
Totals		$400	$1,584	$5,110
CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; CSAC = California Student Aid Commission; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; DHCS = Department of Health Care Services; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; DSS = Department of Social Services; CEC = California Energy Commission; HCAI = Health Care Access and Information; and CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency.

Appendix 1, Figure 2

Spending Reductions Subject to Trigger Restoration Proposed in the
2023‑24 Governor’s Budget

General Fund Savings (In Millions)

Department/ Program Area	Description	2021‑22	2022‑23	2023‑24
CalRecycle	Composting and recycling programs (Circular Economy Package)	—	$24	—
CARB	Equitable Building Decarbonization‑Low Global Warming Potential Refrigerants	—	—	$20
DIR	Apprenticeship Innovation Fund funding	—	—	20
DPH	Public Health Regional Climate Planning	—	25	—
EDD	Reduce EMT training grants	—	—	10
CEC	Long Duration Energy Storage	—	—	50
CEC	Carbon Removal	—	—	25
CEC	Food Production Investment Program	—	—	10
CEC	Industrial Decarbonization	—	10	—
GO‑Biz	Transmission Financing	—	—	25
HCD	CalHome	—	—	100
HCD	Accessory Dwelling Unit Grants	—	50	—
HCD	Dream for All	—	200	—
OES	Multifamily Seismic Retrofit Matching Funds	—	—	250
Parks	Statewide Parks Program	—	75	31
CPUC	Energy Package—Residential Solar and Storage	—	—	270
CalSTA	Population‑based transit and rail funding	—	—	1,000
Various	Climate—Coastal Resilience	—	175	367
Various	Climate—Community Resilience	—	90	190
Various	Climate—Extreme Heat	—	45	160
Various	Climate—Nature Based Solutions	—	73	146
Various	Climate—Water and Drought Resilience	—	60	134
Various	Climate—Wildfire and Forest Resilience	—	51	25
Various	Sustainable Agriculture Package	—	128	—
Totals		—	$1,007	$2,833
CalRecycle = California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; CARB = California Air Resources Board; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; DPH = Department of Public Health; EDD = Employment Development Department; EMT = Emergency Medical Technician; CEC = California Energy Commission; GO‑Biz = Governor ’s Office of Business and Economic Development; HCD = Housing and Community Development Department; OES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; Parks = California Department of Parks and Recreation; CPUC = California Public Utilities Commission; and CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency.

Appendix 1, Figure 3

Spending Reductions Proposed in the 2023‑24 Governor’s Budget

General Fund Savings (In Millions)

Department/ Program Area	Description	2021‑22	2022‑23	2023‑24
Arts Council	Cultural Districts	—	$20	—
BSCC	Public Defender Pilot Program	—	—	$50
Caltrans	Active Transportation Program (Transportation Infrastructure Package)	—	—	200
CDT	Technology Modernization funding	—	21	—
CDT	Technology Stabilization funding	—	18	—
CNRA	Museum Grant Program	—	29	—
CNRA	Recreational Trails and Greenways Program	—	35	—
Covered California	State Subsidy Program	—	—	304
CSD	Revert unspent funds from bill arrearage program	—	400	—
CWDB	Youth Leadership Program	—	—	10
Department of Conservation	Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program	—	25	—
DFW	Complete Fine‑Scale Vegetation Mapping	—	—	20
DGS	Net‑Zero Emissions of Greenhouse Gases (SB 1203)	—	—	54
DGS	Office of Sustainability Water Conservation Program	—	25	—
DIR	COVID‑19 worker outreach	—	—	25
DPH	Public Health Workforce Investments Reversion	—	5	21
EDD	Early payment on state’s UI loan	—	—	750
GO‑Biz	Small Business Finance Center	$50	—	—
GO‑Biz	Small Business COVID‑19 Relief Grants	92	—	—
Judicial Branch	Court Appointed Special Advocate Program	—	—	20
OES	Warehousing Operations for Emergency Response Equipment and Supplies	—	37	—
OPR	Summerbridge Youth Employment Grant	—	25	—
OPR	COVID‑19 outreach campaign	—	80	—
School Facilities Aid Program	School Facilities Program Funding	—	—	100
SCC	Access Package—Explore the Coast	—	3	—
Various	Deferred Maintenance	—	216	—
Totals		$142	$938	$1,554
BSCC = Board of State and Community Corrections; CDT = California Department of Technology; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; CSD = Department of Community Services and Development; CWDB = California Workforce Development Board; DFW = Department of Fish and Wildlife; DGS = Department of General Services; DIR = Department of Industrial Relations; DPH = Department of Public Health; EDD = Employment Development Department; UI = Unemployment Insurance; GO‑Biz = Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development; OES = Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; OPR = Office of Planning and Research; and SCC = State Coastal Conservancy.