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

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - Recommendation Approve Funding for TSN Replacement With Added Budget Bill Language. The replacement of the current TSN is necessary for the department to comply with federal law and to remain eligible for federal highway funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Note: Excludes spending on  K ‑14  education, reserves, and debt (required by the California Constitution), and added costs to maintain existing policies. Figure also excludes some smaller spending proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - The plan assumes Phase  I would be complete by 2029. Figure 4 Phase  I Capital Cost —2016 Draft Business Plan a (In Billions) IOS North ­ —Silicon Valley to Central Valley North of Shafter to Madera (ICS) $7.3
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - What effort i s the department undertaking to encourage customers to use online services? Near-Term Savings. To what extent does increased use of online services increase DMV efficiency? For example, is the department better able to manage increases in REAL ID workload in coming months?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

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

Feb 27, 2023 - Adding additional commitments to the fund —such as the $25  million in annual debt service for current proposed projects and additional debt service for forthcoming projects —would accelerate the fund ’s anticipated insolvency and necessitate legislative action to address the fund condition somewhat sooner than would  otherwise  be  the  case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - The IG ’s proposed work plan envisions that OIG will conduct six programmatic reviews annually, as well as investigate complaints (such as from whistleblowers) and conduct ad hoc reviews. We summarize OIG ’s work plan for 2024 ‑25 in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - Phase  I would provide service for about 500 m iles from San  Francisco to Anaheim. Phase  II would connect the system to Sacramento in the north and San  Diego in the south. As shown in Figure  4 , delivery of Phase  I is divided into multiple segments with the state ’s first high ‑speed rail operations beginning on a segment connecting San Francisco and Bakersfield.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - For example, the proposed changes to the existing Department of Business Oversight —which the administration renames the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation —appears to include new functions to be added to the department ’s existing mission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135