The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - New spending includes $53.1  million from MVA on a one-time basis and 90 temporary positions to complete the vehicle registration phase of the DXP information technology (IT) project. This large project also received one-time funding allocations in 2024-25 and prior years, and will need subsequent appropriations to complete forthcoming phases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Other actions provided longer ‑term solutions, including (1)  ending a previous practice of transferring about $90  million annually from MVA to the General Fund, (2)  authorizing vehicle registration fees to be adjusted annually based on the percent change in the California Consumer Price Index to account for inflation, (3)  shifting certain programs from MVA to other fund
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

Federal Stimulus Funds for Transit

Apr 15, 2020 - For example, Bay Area Rapid Transit reported recent ridership declines of more than 90 percent compared to its previous projections. Transit agencies across California, as well as in other states, have experienced very high declines in ridership.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4220

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

Jan 18, 2017 - Over 90  percent of all CHP expenditures are supported from the Motor Vehicle Account (MVA), which generates its revenues primarily from vehicle registration and driver license fees. For DMV, the Governor ’s budget proposes total expenditures of $1.1  billion, which is about the same as the current-year estimated level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3533

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

Jun 4, 2020 - This is because the vast majority of the project ’s costs for the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment —nearly 90  percent —are anticipated to be needed by 2023 ‑24. However, HSRA ’s funding plan relies in part on revenues from cap-and-trade auctions, which are not available up front, and, moreover, could be particularly low in the near term given the recent economic downturn and other factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4252

Overview of the 2017 Transportation Funding Package

Jun 8, 2017 - At least 90  percent level of service for maintenance of potholes, spalls, and cracks. At least 90  percent of culverts in good or fair condition. At least 90  percent of transportation management system units in good condition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3688

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

May 13, 2018 - First, the number of budgeted (or funded) FTEs tends to exceed the number of actual (or expended) FTEs, with Caltrans typically expending around 85  percent to 90  percent of its budgeted FTEs. (Unspent FTE funds revert to their fund source and are available for future years.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - In a recent report, the department stated its goal of increasing level of service scores for tree and brush encroachment to at least 90. We do not have any evidence that improper vegetation management contributed to the wildfire that is the subject of the recent lawsuit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - Additionally, drivers on average annually pay per vehicle about (1) $ 90 i n vehicle license fees to support local governments, (2) $ 80 i n vehicle registration fees primarily to support the DMV and the CHP, and (3) $ 50 i n transportation improvement fees mainly to support transportation infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs

Dec 5, 2017 - To ensure vehicle safety, district employees are required to inspect light duty vehicles once per year and heavy duty vehicles every 90 days. Moreover, Caltrans indicates that it recently has begun installing back ‑up cameras and other safety equipment in many of its vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3721