The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - Instead, legislation enacted through the policy process —Chapter  121 of 2025 (SB  840, Lim ón) —reserves at least $1  billion from GGRF for the Legislature to appropriate for any purpose, with final amounts depending on the magnitude of cap-and-invest program auction revenues in a given year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Finally, the Governor sets the balance of the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties to $4.5   billion —somewhat higher than the level enacted by recent budgets. Revenue Estimates Reasonable, but Risks Must Be Kept in Focus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Dec 13, 2023 - Results largely proved such a charge would be feasible, but the final report noted key areas of further research that were needed to ensure driver privacy and data security and to prevent fraud. Regional Pilot.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - A final report is due to the Legislature by July 1, 2026 that evaluates revenue collections and the potential of a road charge to support transportation funding. Design-Build Procurement Authority. Budget trailer legislation authorizes Caltrans to utilize design-build procurement for six additional projects in both 2022-23 and 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - On April 30, 2014, HSRA adopted a final 2014 business plan. Our above description regarding the planned high –speed rail project reflects the final 2014 business plan. As we discuss in the following section, the authority recently released a draft 2016 business plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 5, 2020 - These revenues have created sufficient reserves to support projects planned for 2020 ‑21 and future years, thereby allowing the final budget to support roughly the same expenditure levels that were proposed for the department in the Governor ’s January Budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4272

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - Final Report on Road Charge Pilot Program Due June 2018. After the conclusion of the pilot program, SB 1077 requires CalSTA to submit a report on the results of the pilot to the TAC, the CTC, and the Legislature by June 30, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499

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

Jun 4, 2020 - The 2020-21 Budget: Effect of Lower Cap-and-Trade Revenues on the High-Speed Rail Project The 2020-21 Budget Effect of Lower Cap-and-Trade Revenues on the High-Speed Rail Project The final quarterly cap-and-trade auction in 2019 ‑20 —which was held in May 2020 —generated very little revenue compared to recent auctions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4252

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Finally, while relying on existing programs helps to expedite release of funding compared to establishing new programs, do these existing programs have capacity to absorb the proposed  funding? Are Prior ‑Year Programs Sufficiently Supported?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - In  July  2021, CalSTA adopted the final version of the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure . However, additional work is needed to ensure the agency implements these principles in allocating state transportation funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576