DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - A change in app roach to the size and number of field offices could have immediate impact on capital outlay planning and construction in the next several years. It costs roughly $20  million dollars to plan, design, and construct one new DMV field office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

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: 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

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Other actions provided longer ‑term solutions, including (1)  ending a previous practice of transferring about $90  million annually from MVA to the General Fund, (2)  authorizing vehicle registration fees to be adjusted annually based on the percent change in the California Consumer Price Index to account for inflation, (3)  shifting certain programs from MVA to other fund
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

Dec 13, 2023 - For example, it could consider adopting a moderate increase to vehicle fees to help “buy time” and avoid major impacts from revenue declines over the next few years while it takes steps to develop and implement a more permanent (and potentially complicated) longer‑term solution , such as a road charge.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - Identifying effective strategies to reduce litter in the longer run could help ensure that as much funding as possible is preserved for these other programs. Recommendation Approve Funding for Litter Abatement and Require Assessment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - To help address these issues, the budget package provides new funding, flexibilities, and oversight, along with establishing a taskforce to recommend longer-term transit improvements and reforms. Provides New Funding and Flexibility for Transit Operations and Capital Programs … To give transit agencies additional tools to address potential operating shortfalls, the budget package provides flexibility over the use of funding within two programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

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

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

May 13, 2018 - The Legislature could consider placing an even greater emphasis on contracting out in the budget year than proposed by the Governor, given the concerns cited above regarding the accuracy of Caltrans ’ COS staffing estimates (thereby avoiding adding permanent state staff who might not be necessary).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833