The 2018-19 Budget: Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Caltrans’ Capital Outlay Support Program

May 13, 2018 - In April 2017, the Legislature enacted Chapter  5 (SB  1, Beall) to increase state funding for transportation by about $5  billion annually through various fuel and vehicle tax increases. The legislation phases in the tax increases, with the first ones having taken effect in November 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 8, 2018 - In the next section, we discuss two cross‑cutting state transportation issues: (1) funding from the tax and fee increases authorized by Chapter 5 of 2017 (SB 1, Beall), and (2) an update on the condition of the Motor Vehicle Account (MVA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3745

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - Moreover, Caltrans believes the pay ‑at ‑the ‑pump option has a key advantage over the options tested in the S B   1077 p ilot because drivers already are familiar with paying gas taxes when filling up at the pump.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs

Dec 5, 2017 - About half of the miles driven in 2016 were attributable to four districts covering the Bay Area, the greater Sacramento area, the lower portion of the Central Valley, and Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3721

Overview of the 2017 Transportation Funding Package

Jun 8, 2017 - The package also sets aside an additional $200  million annually for road maintenance and rehabilitation for counties that have enacted developer fees or voter ‑approved taxes dedicated specifically to transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3688

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Feb 22, 2017 - Additionally, DMV licenses and regulates vehicle-related businesses such as automobile dealers and driver training schools, and collects certain fees and tax revenues for state and local agencies. The Governor ’s budget includes $1.1  billion for DMV in 2017 ‑18, which is about the same as the estimated level of spending in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3575

The 2017-18 Budget: Transportation Funding Package

Feb 17, 2017 - Of the total funding for local roads, roughly one ‑third comes from the state from “shared revenues ” —a portion of the state ’s excise taxes on gasoline and diesel that are distributed to cities and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3572

The 2017-18 Budget: California Highway Patrol

Feb 9, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: California Highway Patrol The 2017-18 Budget California Highway Patrol The primary mission of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is to ensure safety and enforce traffic laws on state highways and county roads in unincorporated areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3551

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Transportation Budget

Jan 18, 2017 - The budget assumes a total of $1.6  billion in transportation revenues shared with cities and counties to support local streets and roads —an increase of $317  million, or 24  percent, above the estimated current-year level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3533

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - Essentially, the gas excise tax serves as a proxy charge for road usage, as taxes paid roughly correspond with miles driven. However, over time changes in the type and fuel efficiency of vehicles have eroded the relationship between fuel taxes and road usage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499