The California Conservation Corps (CCC) was a workforce development program that provided young men and women the chance to serve their state and become employable citizens through life skills training and hard work in environmental conservation, fire protection, and emergency services.

In addition to the CCC, there are also 12 certified local conservation corps located in various communities throughout the state. These local corps perform workforce development and training activities similar to the CCC.

Due to the state's fiscal condition, the Governor's Budget proposes to realign conservation corps programs by eliminating the CCC and providing additional support to the 12 local corps to continue to offer young men and women the chance to serve their local communities and gain important life skills.

Since department programs drive the need for infrastructure investment, each department has a related capital outlay program to support this need. For the specifics on the CCC's Capital Outlay Program, see "Infrastructure Overview."