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

Feb 24, 2023 - Should the Legislature believe deeper investments in clean transportation efforts are necessary through 2035, reauthorizing the A B  8 fee revenues could provide a consistent funding source without raising new taxes or fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Moreover, this approach is not without precedent. For example, previous budgets provided funding to CHP for similar purposes in 2017-18, 2022-23, and 2023-24. CHPERS Project Is Already Underway, Meets Public Safety and Radio Communications Needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - In other words, consumers are less likely to buy and use ZEVs if they have concerns that there will not be sufficient infrastructure to support their driving patterns, often referred to as “range anxiety. ” However, the market is less likely to invest in this infrastructure if it is not confident that a sufficient number of consumers will be driving ZEVs in the future to make the investment pay off.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3912

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - Instead, legislation enacted through the policy process —Chapter  121 of 2025 (SB  840, Lim ón) —reserves at least $1  billion from GGRF for the Legislature to appropriate for any purpose, with final amounts depending on the magnitude of cap-and-invest program auction revenues in a given year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - Using SHA to Backfill Reductions in Other Programs Means Less for Highways … While utilizing SHA funds to backfill General Fund reductions would come with some benefits, this approach is not without trade ‑offs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Solves Shortfall in 2025 ‑26 Without Impacting MVA ‑Supported Activities. Based on the administration ’s estimated expenditures, the proposed fund transfers would provide sufficient resources to keep MVA balanced in 2025 ‑26 without needing to make changes to service levels for MVA ‑supported programs or increasing fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - We  recommend the Legislature adopt the Governor ’s proposed $2.8  billion in cash flow adjustments as they will help address the General Fund condition without programmatic impacts. While postponing providing these funds will create cost pressures in future budget cycles, the state has already committed these amounts for specific projects and, as such, has limited flexibility around making reductions without creating significant disruptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - Given the significant cost of the planned high –speed rail project and the level of investment that the state has thus far made on the project, it will be important for the Legislature to ensure that the final version of the authority ’s business plan is aligned with its priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394

Review of the Draft 2020 High-Speed Rail Business Plan

Mar 13, 2020 - This could provide the environmental benefits of cleaner trains —although with lower top operating speeds —without requiring the funding of electrification. A different set of projects in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles regions than those that were assumed in the ETO ’s analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4202

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Based on the reserve balance and one ‑time cushion, we think the state likely could weather a relatively mild recession without resorting to significant cuts or payment deferrals for school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492