Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - (Please see our March  2015 report The 2015-16 Budget: Transportation Proposals for additional information regarding the requirements of SB 1077.) Road Charge Pilot Program Implementation Advisory Committee Released Recommendations in December 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499

The 2015-16 Budget: Transportation Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 2, 2015 - The 2015-16 Budget: Transportation Proposals [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3189

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

Feb 22, 2017 - Beginning in 2015 ‑16, the administration initiated a plan to replace a couple of DMV field offices each year for the next several years. As part of this plan, the Legislature approved $4.7  million in 2015 ‑16 to initiate the replacement of DMV field offices in Inglewood, Santa Maria, and Delano and another $4.3  million in 2016 ‑17 for the design phase of these offices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3575

The 2016-17 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 23, 2016 - In 2015 –16 , the Legislature approved $4.7  million to initiate the administration ’s multiyear plan to replace existing DMV field offices. The funding supported pre –construction activities to replace three DMV field offices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3366

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - As part of the 2014 –15 budget, the Legislature also adopted budget trailer legislation to continuously appropriate, beginning in 2015 –16 , 25  percent of annual cap –and –trade auction revenue for the planning and capital costs for Phase  I of the high –speed rail project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, lower and warmer water levels in the Sacramento River in the summers of 2014 and 2015 resulted in the death  of 95  p ercent of the river ’s juvenile winter ‑run Chinook salmon in those years —practically  eliminating two out of three existing cohorts of this endangered species.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - The 2015 ‑ 16 b udget provided $10. 7  m illion for Caltrans to conduct the pilot program, including $8. 8  m illion for consultant contracts, $618,000 for five limited ‑term positions (for three years), and $1. 3  m illion for overtime and other costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

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

Jan 18, 2017 - Except for a few key differences, the funding package reflected in the Governor ’s budget for 2017 ‑18 is generally similar to the package proposed by the Governor in the fall of 2015 as part of a special session on transportation funding.
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 - The project’s annual auction revenues have averaged $534 million since 2015‑16, with a low of $221 million and a high of $787 million. For reference, if the project is able to keep its federal grant funds and experiences no further cost increases, it would need to average almost $500 million per year in future auction revenues through 2030 to have sufficient funding to complete the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment and meet related commitments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4252

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - Driving Fatalities Climbing in Recent Years After Sharp Decline In 2015, vehicle crashes in California caused 3,176 fatalities and 251, 000 i njuries —averaging to about one fatality every three hours and one injury every two minutes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860