The 2020-21 Budget: Debt Service on Infrastructure Bonds

Nov 20, 2019 - This decline in the DSR occurred for a variety of reasons, including rebounding General Fund revenues, refinancing of existing debt due to low interest rates, and state policies shifting some state debt costs from the General Fund to special funds —such as in transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4118

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Capital Outlay

Oct 17, 2019 - For a complete list of all state capital outlay projects approved in the 2019 ‑20 budget, see our Supplemental Report of the 2019‑20 Budget Act . (The report generally does not include state funding for local infrastructure projects.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4105

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - The administration has identified a total state infrastructure deferred maintenance need of about $ 70  b illion. Of this amount, about $ 50  b illion is related to the state ’s transportation system and the remaining $ 20  b illion is associated with other types of state facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3929

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - DGS completed the State Office Building Strategy in March  2016 and made some minor revisions to it in January 2018. The State Office Building Strategy includes building three new state office buildings and renovating eight existing state office buildings within about ten years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions [Publication Details]

Oct 17, 2019 - The 2019-20 budget included significant augmentations and statutory changes in various other programs, including to support emergency services, the regulation of cannabis and alcoholic beverages, and construction and maintenance of state infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4101

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Deferred Maintenance

May 15, 2018 - LAO Assessment The deferred maintenance funding provided in prior years reflected an important commitment by the state to tackle its deferred maintenance. The state has invested many billions of dollars in its infrastructure assets, which play critical roles in the state ’s economy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3841

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 14, 2019 - Although the Governor’s allocation to discretionary reserves represents a smaller share of resources than recent budgets, the Governor’s decision to use a significant share of resources to pay down state debts is prudent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3916

Debt Service on Infrastructure Bonds

Nov 15, 2017 - Below, we discuss how we estimate the state ’s debt burden will change over the forecast period. Debt-Service Ratio (DSR) Is a Common Way to Measure Debt Burden. The DSR is often used as one indicator of the state's debt burden.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3713

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance [Publication Details]

Feb 8, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance [Publication Details] The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance Format: HTML Description: The Governor’s budget includes over $600 million from the General Fund and Proposition 68 for deferred maintenance projects at various state departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3929

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - At this significant milestone, the Legislature and other key stakeholders might assume that the state has fully spent the 2006 bonds. In fact, as shown in Figure  2, state agencies administering these bonds have expended about $36  billion —84  percent —of the total amount authorized.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519