The 2022-23 Budget: Clean California Local Grant Program [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Clean California Local Grant Program [Publication Details] Description: In this post, we assess the Governor’s 2022-23 budget proposal to provide an additional year of funding for the Clean California Local Grant Program administered by the California Department of Transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4526

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - This proposal would provide all colleges with at least as much funding as they received under certain calculations in 2024 ‑ 25 —regardless of the number of students they serve in the future. The budget provides nearly $3.7  billion for schools and $487  million for community colleges to cover these adjustments and  proposals. $2.3   Billion One Time for Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - The initiative also includes an additional $475  million in 2022 ‑23 and $146  million in 2023 ‑24, for a total of $1.1  billion over a three-year period. The total amount consists of the following: (1) $418  million over three years to augment Caltrans litter abatement efforts; (2) $287  million over two years for state beautification projects
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - The funds will be transferred soon, but the state has until December 31, 2024 to use the funds. The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released detailed guidance with more detail on how these funds can be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - DMV reports that its field offices are, on average, 36 years old, and 23 offices it uses are 50 years or older. A change in app roach to the size and number of field offices could have immediate impact on capital outlay planning and construction in the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 5, 2020 - For that reason, the budget includes 8,880 full-time equivalent staff, the same numb er authorized in the previous year. Litter Abatement. The budget includes $31.8  million in 2020 ‑21 (growing to $43.4  million annually beginning in 2024 ‑25) from SHA to augment funding for the Litter Abatement Program to address increased litter on the state highway system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4272

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - Funding for STIP comes from a specified portion of the gasoline excise tax, with 75  percent allocated to counties on a formula basis for projects they select and 25  percent to Caltrans for interregional projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=4268

The 2020-21 Budget: Effect of Lower Cap-and-Trade Revenues on the High-Speed Rail Project

Jun 4, 2020 - The high-speed rail project receives about 25  percent of the state ’s revenues from the quarterly cap-and-trade auctions. Accordingly, the lower the state ’s cap-and-trade revenues, the less funding is available for the project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4252

Federal Stimulus Funds for Transit

Apr 15, 2020 - This amount represents a substantial increase in federal funding for transit, with California transit agencies receiving $1.5  billion from the federal government in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2020. The funding provided in the CARES Act will be allocated to transit agencies using existing federal funding formulas based on the population, as well as the size of the transit system in the areas served.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4220

Review of the Draft 2020 High-Speed Rail Business Plan

Mar 13, 2020 - Accordingly, under HSRA ’s plan, the Legislature will have far fewer viable options next year to change the near ‑term plan for project, which it might want to do if costs rise, funding is lower than anticipated, or legislative priorities change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4202