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

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

Jan 18, 2017 - The budget proposes $2.5  billion for CHP in 2017 ‑18, which is about $100  million, or 4  percent, higher than estimated current-year expenditures. Over 90  percent of all CHP expenditures are supported from the Motor Vehicle Account (MVA), which generates its revenues primarily from vehicle registration and driver license fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3533

Overview of the 2017 Transportation Funding Package

Jun 8, 2017 - At least 90  percent level of service for maintenance of potholes, spalls, and cracks. At least 90  percent of culverts in good or fair condition. At least 90  percent of transportation management system units in good condition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3688

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - The 2022 ‑23 budget agreement committed an additional $100  million from the General Fund that was provided in 2023 ‑24 to augment funding for the Clean California Local Grant Program. The statewide program was administered by Caltrans and the combined $1.2  billion was used for the following activities: State Litter Abatement ($418   Million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

May 13, 2018 - Specifically, the proposal assumes that Caltrans each month hires 100 state staff, offset by about 35 state staff attritions, for a net monthly increase of about 65 state staff. Thus, the proposal assumes that Caltrans will add 782 new state staff by June 30, 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

The 2022-23 Budget: Clean California Local Grant Program

Feb 10, 2022 - We recommend the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposal to provide an additional $100  million for CCLGP in 2023 ‑24. As mentioned above, the program already will receive $148  million in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4526

Federal Stimulus Funds for Transit

Apr 15, 2020 - For example, Bay Area Rapid Transit reported recent ridership declines of more than 90 percent compared to its previous projections. Transit agencies across California, as well as in other states, have experienced very high declines in ridership.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4220

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - Level of services scores range from 0 t o 100, with lower scores indicating a higher maintenance need. Scores are calculated at the district level, but are averaged to calculate overall statewide scores for various maintenance activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - Vehicle charging at state buildings Department of General Services $90  million over four  years State General Fund and special funds The department has a plan to install 6,200 charging stations at state buildings for employees and the state fleet.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3912

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

Jun 4, 2020 - This is because the vast majority of the project ’s costs for the Merced-to-Bakersfield segment —nearly 90  percent —are anticipated to be needed by 2023 ‑24. However, HSRA ’s funding plan relies in part on revenues from cap-and-trade auctions, which are not available up front, and, moreover, could be particularly low in the near term given the recent economic downturn and other factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4252