The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - Finally, we note that the proposals to suspend certain capital outlay projects increases the level of resources available in the MVA by $ 25  m illion and helps address the solvency of the fund in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 26, 2019 - The Governor's budget provides a total of $23.5 billion from various fund sources for all transportation departments and programs in 2019-20. This is a net increase of $1.4 billion, or 6 percent, over estimated current-year expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3948

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Separate from his proposals to pay down the CalSTRS unfunded liability, the Governor proposes providing $ 700  m illion over the next two years ($ 350  m illion per year) to provide school and community college districts immediate budget relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - The Legislature has not adopted statewide goals for the number of zero ‑emission heavy ‑duty vehicles deployed by a certain year. We note, however, that the 2016 Governor ’s Sustainable Freight Action Plan establishes targets of improving freight system efficiency by 25  p ercent and deploying over 100,000 vehicles and equipment capable of zero ‑emission operation by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3912

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - The state has a large network of highways and local streets and roads, consisting of almost 400, 000 l ane ‑miles of pavement and over 25, 000 b ridges. Most of the state infrastructure is in good or fair condition —however , the state has struggled for many years with a large backlog of maintenance projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

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

May 13, 2018 - Thus, revenues in the current year reflected only a partial year of funding. For the COS program, the 2017 ‑18 budget increased staffing by 218 FTEs to reflect the new SB  1 workload but also decreased COS staffing by 283 FTEs to reflect declines in non-SB  1 project workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - The CHP also promotes traffic safety by inspecting commercial vehicles, as well as inspecting and certifying school buses, ambulances, and other specialized vehicles. The CHP carries out a variety of other mandated tasks related to law enforcement, including investigating vehicular theft and providing backup to local law enforcement in criminal matters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs

Dec 5, 2017 - Premiums Have More Than Tripled Over Last Three Years. Figure  4 shows Caltrans ’ premiums each year over the last decade. For the first seven years, premiums fluctuated around $ 5  m illion. Then, premiums nearly doubled in 2015 ‑16, and then increased by nearly two ‑thirds in 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3721

Overview of the 2017 Transportation Funding Package

Jun 8, 2017 - Senate Bill 1 increases funding for this program by $25  million annually. Local and Regional Planning ($25   Million). The funding package provides $25  million annually for a new program of local planning grants.
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