The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - To address General Fund shortfalls, the 2024-25 budget both reduced and adjusted the timing of awarded funding, instead planning to provide $25  million in 2025-26 and $50  million in 2026-27, all from GGRF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Specifically, the funds would reduce districts ’ CalSTRS rates in 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑ 21 —freeing up resources for other parts of districts ’ operating budgets. Though district pension costs typically are covered using Proposition  98 General Fund, the Governor proposes using non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund for this proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2017-18 Budget: Transportation Funding Package

Feb 17, 2017 - Some of these allowances are given away for free, while the remainder of allowances are sold at quarterly auctions. The revenue generated from these cap ‑and ‑trade auctions is available to fund various programs that reduce GHG emissions, including certain transportation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3572

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - In addition, the assessment done for the Clean Car Standards and federal fuel efficiency standards estimates that by 2030, those standards will result in a net reduction of almost 50, 000 t ons of criteria and toxic pollutants in the U.S.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3912

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - Our recommendation would “free up ” $4  million in General Fund resources in 2022 ‑23 that the Legislature could redirect to its other priorities. Require Reporting on Prevalence and Associated Factors of Highway Violence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - The budget also includes $50  million ongoing from the State Highway Account (SHA) to support 295 positions beginning in 2022-23 for Caltrans ’ non-project delivery programs, such as program development and statewide planning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - For the Port and Freight Infrastructure Program, includes $150 million from SHA and $50 million from the General Fund. f CalSTA is responsible for awarding funds, but a portion of the funding will be included in Caltrans ’ budget to reflect awards to projects on the state highway system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Researchers suggest that particulate matter in fire‑prone areas could roughly double by the end of the century, and that a 50 percent increase in wildfire smoke could increase deaths of older adults by an additional 9 to 20 per 100,000 people annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - These bond funds cannot be used for more than 50  percent of the construction cost of a segment of the system. The Legislature has appropriated $3.7  billion of the bond funds authorized for high –speed rail, most of which remains unspent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394

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

Feb 24, 2023 - For instance, the administration has reported that about 50  percent of funded projects have been located in low ‑income or disadvantaged communities. 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