The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The MVA is a special fund that the state typically uses to implement motor vehicle regulations and conduct highway safety and highway law enforcement activities. The MVA ’s primary source of revenue is from vehicle registration fees, as well as —to a lesser degree —from driver ’s license and identification card fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Feb 24, 2023 - (This takes into consideration the costs that fossil fuel companies —covered under the cap ‑and ‑trade program —add to each gallon of gas, reflecting their program compliance costs that they choose to pass on to customers.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

Overview of the 2017 Transportation Funding Package

Jun 8, 2017 - Other major provisions in the legislation (1)  create an Advance Mitigation Program at Caltrans to protect natural resources and accelerate project delivery, (2)  require Caltrans to create a plan to increase contracts awarded to certain groups (such as small businesses), (3)  require Caltrans to incorporate the “complete streets ” design concept into its highway design manual, (4)  require the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3688

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CalEPA = California Environmental Protection Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV = zero ‑emission vehicle; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CEC = California Energy Commission; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; DFW = Department of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/7

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - Although CARB is also implementing (or developing) regulations that target heavy ‑duty emissions, we do not discuss these regulations in this report for various reasons. In particular, the regulations are driven primarily by federal policy, have a relatively small effect on statewide GHG emissions, and/or are primarily focused on reducing local and regional air pollutants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3912

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

Dec 13, 2023 - In some aspects, the state is already on a path towards this scenario given that it has recently adopted regulations that align with or are more aggressive than the ZEV‑related changes included in Scoping Plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - Given the October 2020 deadline for REAL  ID compliance, DMV field offices are likely to experience similar or increased levels of individuals seeking REAL  ID compliant driver licenses and ID cards in the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - The uses of most MVA revenues are constitutionally limited to the administration and enforcement of laws regulating the use of vehicles on public highways and roads, as well as certain other transportation activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Absent the suspensions, the budget would face an operating deficit in 2023 ‑ 24 o f nearly $ 2  b illion Large Operating Deficits Could Emerge Depending on Recently Proposed Federal Regulations. In late 2019, the federal government released draft regulations with significant implications for state General Fund costs related to the Medi ‑Cal program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2016-17 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 23, 2016 - The use of most MVA revenues are limited by the California Constitution to the administration and enforcement of laws regulating the use of vehicles on public highways and roads, as well as certain other transportation uses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3366