The 2017-18 Budget: Transportation Funding Package

Feb 17, 2017 - State Diesel Taxes. The state also collects revenue from taxes on diesel fuel. Figure  5 shows the current diesel tax rates for the state ’s three taxes on diesel fuel —an excise tax and two sales taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3572

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - Treats Caltrans Differently Than Other State Departments. Like Caltrans, other state departments do not receive compensation adjustments for temporary positions. And many other state departments also have ongoing vacant positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Transportation

Feb 14, 2017 - State law establishes SHOPP as the state ’s program of capital projects to rehabilitate and operate state highways. Caltrans generally does not use SHOPP funds to assist motorists with the operation of their vehicles, such as by providing fueling stations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3560

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

Jan 18, 2017 - The California State Transportation Agency has jurisdiction over most of the state ’s transportation departments and programs. Total Proposed Spending of Roughly $20  Billion in 2017 ‑18. The Governor ’s budget for 2017 ‑18 proposes a total of $20.2  billion in expenditures from various fund sources —the General Fund, state special funds, bond
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3533

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs [Publication Details]

Dec 5, 2017 - In accordance with the reporting language, we focus on Caltrans’ vehicle liability insurance costs in the report, though some of our findings could have implications for vehicle insurance costs for other state departments as well as state liability for other incidents besides vehicle collisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3721

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation [Publication Details]

Dec 21, 2018 - In a companion report, Assessing California’s Climate Policies—An Overview , we describe the general types of economic effects of state climate policies, key challenges in measuring these effects, and broad issues for the Legislature to consider when designing and evaluating its climate policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3912

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

Feb 22, 2017 - The administration ’s recent Five-Year Infrastructure Plan —which proposes state spending on infrastructure projects in all areas of state government through 2021-22 —includes ongoing projections of DMV ’s office replacement needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3575

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - In 2014, the state began providing cap –and –trade auction proceeds to HSRA for the high –speed rail project. Cap –and –trade auction proceeds are revenue generated by the state from the sale of emission allowances as part of the state ’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - Most state funding for highways and roads in California comes from excise taxes on gasoline. Essentially, the gas excise tax serves as a proxy charge for road usage, as taxes paid roughly correspond with miles driven.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499

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