The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The department has always faced costs related to inflation, replacement of old equipment, and increases in gas prices —these are not anomalous events. As such, why the department needs an augmentation for covering baseline costs this year rather than accommodating them through relying on its historical practice is unclear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - Decreases in Fuel Prices. Since the start of the pandemic, retail gasoline and diesel prices have fallen as the demand for fuel has decreased. Lower diesel prices will directly affect the amount of revenue collected from the diesel sales tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - The decrease could be attributable to many factors such as changes in income and gas prices. Despite the decrease in miles driven per driver , the total miles driven statewide increased slightly over the decade, due to an increase in drivers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

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

Feb 24, 2023 - Moreover, although A B  8 fees are modest, they represent a direct cost to vehicle owners —including to lower ‑income households, which are more likely to be negatively affected by higher registration prices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - One way for manufacturers to comply with this requirement is to lower prices on ZEVs to encourage greater consumer demand. However, the CVRP also reduces the vehicle price to encourage increased demand.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3912

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

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

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