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

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

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - Most of these programs target multiple pollutants —including GHGs, as well as NOx and PM —making it difficult to know which programs would have otherwise been implemented if the Legislature had not adopted GHG limits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3912

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - What steps has DMV taken to ensure that individuals without broadband access can still access DMV services? What effort i s the department undertaking to encourage customers to use online services? Near-Term Savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

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

Jan 13, 2020 - What data or other information about these allocations made the administration suggest changing course? What incentives are there for the federal government, local governments, and private entities to contribute funding to the CAAHS Fund?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - Recommendation Given the above concerns, we recommend the Legislature require Caltrans to provide ( 1)  i nformation showing in detail how the identified funding shortfall developed over time, ( 2)  o ptions to prevent another shortfall from reoccurring in the future, and ( 3)  a n explanation for what workload would be performed with the funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - The Legislature may want to require DMV to seek legislative approval before incurring such spending to allow the Legislature to examine the reasons for the increased expenditures and determine what action, if any, it would like to take.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

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