Budget Acts of 2023 and 2024.

Assembly Bill 100 makes significant amendments to the Budget Acts of 2023 and 2024, establishing new funding mechanisms and modifying existing appropriations to address emerging state needs. The legislation allocates $16 million through the Board of State and Community Corrections for competitive grants to federally recognized Indian tribes in California, supporting efforts to investigate cases involving missing and murdered indigenous people and strengthen responses to human trafficking.

The bill authorizes the Director of Finance to augment appropriations by up to $1.5 billion, with potential for an additional $1 billion, to address impacts from January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles County. These funds will support emergency protective measures, environmental testing, hazard mitigation, and recovery efforts. The legislation includes specific provisions for property tax backfills to affected local governments and assistance to Los Angeles County and impacted cities.

For environmental initiatives, the measure appropriates over $180 million from the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund to various state conservancies for climate resilience projects. It also provides $10 million to the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for a Karuk Tribe fire resilience training center.

The bill modifies several departmental appropriations, including adjustments to the State Department of Health Care Services for programs like the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program and hearing aid coverage for children. It extends various expenditure deadlines and reappropriates funds for ongoing projects while establishing new reporting requirements to ensure accountability in fund utilization.

Through administrative provisions, the legislation streamlines implementation by exempting certain activities from standard contracting procedures and the Administrative Procedure Act, while maintaining oversight through mandatory reporting to the Legislature on expenditures and program outcomes.