Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - This federally ‑funded pilot study tested how to accommodate multiple sets of road charge requirements, processes, systems, and rates from across different states and/or jurisdictions. The pilot was conducted by Oregon and California —through the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) —and was completed in 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs [Publication Details]

Dec 13, 2023 - This report discusses how meeting the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals will affect existing fuel tax revenues and projects specific impacts on state transportation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4821

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - The Legislature could require the program to further prioritize these communities, such as by adding a focus on multiunit dwellings, given that existing chargers are more heavily located in affluent areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - The transportation improvement fee went into effect on January 1, 2018 and charges vehicle owners a registration fee that ranges from $25 to $175 based on the market value of the vehicle. The road improvement fee will begin July 1, 2020 and will charge an annual $100 vehicle registration fee on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) model year 2020 and later.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - This authorizes the state to resume charging a $1 per-transaction fee on business partners who process vehicle registrations through DMV, with the revenue directed to help support the costs of the DXP project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - Background Legislature Created Pilot Program to Study Road Usage Charge. In 2014, the Legislature enacted Chapter  835 (S B  1077 , DeSaulnier), to study the feasibility of a “road usage charge ” —an amount charged to individuals for each mile they drive —as an alternative to raising revenue for roads through fuel taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - Second, how will ongoing advancements in rapid charging technology —both in the infrastructure and vehicles —affect how consumers are most likely to utilize chargers? Third, in the longer term, at what point will ZEV deployment be sufficient and ZEV infrastructure profitable enough that public subsidies are no longer necessary?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3912

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - The Legislature will want to consider how additional state funding for transportation infrastructure can complement these federal funds —supporting legislative priorities where federal funds are not as significant or are absent —as well as how state funding can help California be competitive in receiving discretionary federal  grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - (We note that DMV also collects various other fees at the time of vehicle registration that are not deposited into MVA, such as vehicle license fees, truck weight fees, and an additional registration fee charged to owners of zero ‑emission  vehicles.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The department charges these local governments for all costs that are directly attributable to these projects. The department also charges an amount for its associated indirect costs —those that are not directly tied to a specific project, but are necessary to conduct department activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804