The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Recommendation Approve Both Capital Outlay Proposals, but Switch Funding Source From General Fund to MVA. We recommend the Legislature approve funding for both of the Governor ’s capital outlay proposals in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - Assessment Switch to Lease Revenue Bonds Is Reasonable, Given General Fund Condition. To  the extent the Legislature would like to continue to support the planned replacement of CHP and DMV facilities, we think a shift to lease revenue bonds merits legislative consideration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - The budget provided a $ 12  m illion one ‑time increase for Caltrans to replace 1, 100 o f its IT devices, such as network switches. In its proposal, Caltrans noted that about 6, 000 o f its 11,000 IT devices were at the end of their useful life, and it would use the funding to replace devices at the greatest risk of failure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - Other equipment used for freight (such as cranes), agriculture (such as tractors), construction (such as excavators), certain railroad activities (such as switch locomotives), and ships account for another 3  p ercent of statewide emissions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3912