The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - For example, based on the number of cars currently registered in California, every $1 increase in registration fees would raise about $36  million. However, this would increase costs for businesses and households that own cars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

Overview of the 2017 Transportation Funding Package

Jun 8, 2017 - Starting November  1, 2017, SB  1 increases this tax by 20  cents per gallon to 36  cents per gallon and makes the rate fixed. It also adjusts the rate for inflation starting in 2020. These changes are expected to raise $700  million annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3688

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - New spending includes $53.1  million from MVA on a one-time basis and 90 temporary positions to complete the vehicle registration phase of the DXP information technology (IT) project. This large project also received one-time funding allocations in 2024-25 and prior years, and will need subsequent appropriations to complete forthcoming phases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

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

Jan 24, 2020 - Inflationary adjustments for all fuel excise taxes —both those previously existing and those added under SB   1 —will begin July 1, 2020. The legislation created two new vehicle fees: (1)  a transportation improvement fee and (2)  a road improvement fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's California Highway Patrol budget proposals for (1) equipment and operating costs and (2) capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As shown in Figure  1, the proposal includes funding for ten categories of activities, with the three largest relating to vehicles (insurance, new vehicle purchases, and fuel). Figure 1 Governor ’s Proposed CHP Equipment and Operating Costs Augmentations (In Millions) Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - Under the Governor ’s proposal, $138. 7  m illion —El Centro ($30. 3  m illion), Hayward ($38. 1  m illion), San Bernardino ($33. 2  m illion), and Ventura ($37. 1  m illion) —in previously authorized funds would revert to MVA, and $141. 1  m illion in lease revenue bond authority would be authorized.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - In a recent report, the department stated its goal of increasing level of service scores for tree and brush encroachment to at least 90. We do not have any evidence that improper vegetation management contributed to the wildfire that is the subject of the recent lawsuit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Caltrans’ Capital Outlay Support Program

May 13, 2018 - This also means that, under its phased-in hiring plan, Caltrans would end up using about 87  percent state staff and 13  percent contract staff over the whole course of 2018-19. However, under its plan, the department would meet the traditional 90  percent state staff and 10  percent contract staff split starting in June 30, 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - The total amount consists of the following: (1) $418  million over three years to augment Caltrans litter abatement efforts; (2) $287  million over two years for state beautification projects on the state highway system; (3) $296  million over two years for a grant program that supports local beautification and cleanup projects on streets and roads, tribal lands, parks, transit
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458