Division

Historic Preservation

Official name: DCNR - Historic Preservation

Historic Preservation spent $4.03 million in FY2026 — 79% of a $5.11 million budget. It ranks 83 of the state's 109 divisions, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 68% more than in FY2025 ($2.41 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $4.03 million$4,029,547
Budget FY2026: $5.11 millionplus $3.4 thousand held in reserve
Share of budget spent: 79%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: +67.5%FY2025: $2.41 million

1.3% of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetHistory follows the budget accounts in this division in FY2026, looked up by code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Historic Preservation by budget account: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by budget account

4 budget accounts. The largest, CA CULTURAL RESOURCE PROGRAM-Non-Exec, accounts for 57% of the total.

Budget accounts of Historic Preservation, FY2026
Budget account	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
CA CULTURAL RESOURCE PROGRAM-Non-Exec2896

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$3.84 million	Not available
FY2007	$3.54 million	Not available
FY2008	$5.24 million	Not available
FY2009	$3.61 million	Not available
FY2010	$3.96 million	$7.78 million
FY2011	$3.81 million	$5.02 million
FY2012	$2.05 million	$2.66 million
FY2013	$1.78 million	$2.21 million
FY2014	$1.76 million	$3.12 million
FY2015	$1.85 million	$2.79 million
FY2016	$1.82 million	$2.42 million
FY2017	$1.61 million	$2.71 million
FY2018	$1.95 million	$2.45 million
FY2019	$1.69 million	$2.98 million
FY2020	$2.03 million	$2.61 million
FY2021	$2.33 million	$2.01 million
FY2022	$2.39 million	$1.70 million
FY2023	$3.31 million	$6.88 million
FY2024	$3.21 million	$5.49 million
FY2025	$2.41 million	$3.32 million
FY2026	$4.03 million	$5.11 million
FY2027	See note	$7.02 million

DCNR - Office of State Historic Preservation4205	$1.63 millionof $2.12 million	$2.12 million	77%	40.5%

DCNR - Historic Pres - Comstock Historic District5030	$114 thousandof $291 thousand	$291 thousand	39%	2.8%

DCNR - Comstock Historic Dist Gifts - Non-Exec5032	None recordedof $33.2 thousand	$33.2 thousand	—	—

Spent each year by budget accounts
Fiscal year	CA CULTURAL RESOURCE PROGRAM-Non-Exec	DCNR - Office of State Historic Preservation	DCNR - Historic Pres - Comstock Historic District	DCNR - Comstock Historic Dist Gifts - Non-Exec	Budget
FY2006	$2.73 million	$970 thousand	$141 thousand	—	—
FY2007	$2.33 million	$1.06 million	$148 thousand	—	—
FY2008	$3.59 million	$1.50 million	$151 thousand	—	—
FY2009	$2.12 million

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
Transfer From State Lands - Tahoe Eip	$0	$2.66 million
OF	4666 Transfer From State Lands - Tahoe Eip	$0	$2.66 million
Federal funds	$1.20 million	$1.20 million
FF	3548 Historic Preservation Fund Grant	$1.04 million	$1.04 million
FF	3586 Federal Grant-F	$135 thousand	$135 thousand
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Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$2.31 million	$2.31 million
Changes made by the Legislature	+$30.7 thousand= $2.34M	$2.34 million
Legislature approved	$2.34 million	$2.34 million
Accounts outside the operating budget	+$2.70 million= $5.04M	$5.04 million
Other changes after the session	+$71.4 thousand= $5.11M	$5.11 million
Current budget	$5.11 million	$5.11 million

FY2010	$2.62 million	$1.17 million	$140 thousand	$28.0 thousand	$7.78 million

FY2011	$2.42 million	$1.25 million	$139 thousand	$9.6 thousand	$5.02 million

FY2012	$443 thousand	$1.44 million	$141 thousand	$26.2 thousand	$2.66 million

FY2013	$220 thousand	$1.38 million	$145 thousand	$33.9 thousand	$2.21 million

FY2014	$156 thousand	$1.42 million	$163 thousand	$18.0 thousand	$3.12 million

FY2015	$385 thousand	$1.28 million	$163 thousand	$18.8 thousand	$2.79 million

FY2016	$483 thousand	$1.14 million	$190 thousand	$7.5 thousand	$2.42 million

FY2017	$158 thousand	$1.25 million	$201 thousand	$1.7 thousand	$2.71 million

FY2018	$592 thousand	$1.18 million	$180 thousand	$2.9 thousand	$2.45 million

FY2019	$177 thousand	$1.33 million	$186 thousand	$643	$2.98 million

FY2020	$629 thousand	$1.20 million	$205 thousand	$300	$2.61 million

FY2021	$995 thousand	$1.17 million	$166 thousand	—	$2.01 million

FY2022	$1.02 million	$1.17 million	$196 thousand	—	$1.70 million

FY2023	$1.98 million	$1.15 million	$180 thousand	—	$6.88 million

FY2024	$1.92 million	$1.13 million	$162 thousand	—	$5.49 million

FY2025	$757 thousand	$1.45 million	$198 thousand	$376	$3.32 million

FY2026	$2.28 million	$1.63 million	$114 thousand	—	$5.11 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	$7.02 million

General Fund	$1.18 million	$1.18 million
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation	$1.18 million	$1.18 million

General Fund

2501 General Fund Appropriation

Borrowing (bond proceeds)	$0	$2.7 thousand
OF	4666 Transfer of Bond Proceeds	$0	$2.7 thousand

Borrowing (bond proceeds)

4666 Transfer of Bond Proceeds

Everything else	$105 thousand	$183 thousand
OF	3803 Nvcris Subscriptions	$105 thousand	$176 thousand
OF	4251 Gifts and Donations	$0	$6.4 thousand
OF	4326 Treasurer's Interest Distrib	$0	$1.0 thousand

Everything else

3803 Nvcris Subscriptions

4251 Gifts and Donations

4326 Treasurer's Interest Distrib

Moved between state accounts · not new money	$15.0 thousand	$15.0 thousand
IA	4673 Trans From Environ Protect	$15.0 thousand	$15.0 thousand

Moved between state accounts · not new money

4673 Trans From Environ Protect

Carried over from last year · not new money	$0	$27.2 thousand
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$0	$27.2 thousand

Carried over from last year · not new money

2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year

Historic Preservation

Where the money went

Budget vs spent, by budget account

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Who pays for it

How the FY2026 budget got here

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