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 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - These proposals generate a total of $2.2  billion General Fund savings within the budget window. Second, the Governor ’s budget includes new discretionary proposals that use budget capacity by increasing spending or reducing revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - The Legislature could require the program to further prioritize these communities, such as by adding a focus on multiunit dwellings, given that existing chargers are more heavily located in affluent areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

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

Feb 27, 2023 - (For reference, we estimate that roughly $35 million in additional revenue could be generated annually from a $1 increase in the base vehicle registration, and roughly $6 million from a $1 increase in the driver’s license fee.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - This approach helped generate short ‑term General Fund savings, but leaves the Legislature with little flexibility to opt not to resume these expenditures as they are now scheduled, even if the budget condition worsens —at  least not without causing significant fiscal and logistical disruptions for projects and their local sponsors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - They also typically own the commercial airports and seaports located in their communities (though these tend to be overseen by independent commissions and structured as revenue ‑generating operations).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

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

Jun 4, 2020 - The May 2020 auction generated just over $6 million for the high-speed rail project, bringing the amount of cap-and-trade revenue generated for the project in 2019‑20 to $493 million. The project’s annual auction revenues have averaged $534 million since 2015‑16, with a low of $221 million and a high of $787 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4252

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - This would generate General Fund solution in the budget year, while also preserving total planned funding for the program across the multiyear period. However, this proposal would create cost pressures in 2025‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, low ‑income households have less money to purchase and operate air conditioning units during extreme heat events, air filters to moderate wildfire smoke, or back ‑up electricity generators to provide electricity during Public Safety Power Shutoff events.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Dec 13, 2023 - These include: (1) increasing existing fuel taxes and vehicle fees, (2) shifting transportation costs to other fund sources, (3) reducing and reprioritizing spending for transportation programs, and (4) generating revenues from new transportation‑related charges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821