The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - Background Legislature Established OIG in 2022 to Improve High-Speed Rail Project Oversight. As part of an agreement to appropriate the remaining unappropriated Proposition  1A bond funds for HSRA, the Legislature adopted Chapter  71 of 2022 (SB  198, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Second, the department reports that it historically has used salary savings from vacancies to help cover additional operational costs. Department States That High Costs and Low Vacancy Rates Have Created Unique Cost Pressures … CHP states that it cannot depend on its historical approach to fund these activities —and therefore needs the proposed supplemental
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - As part of its larger maintenance responsibility, Caltrans conducts vegetation control to reduce the risk of fire. The department indicates that it currently is facing a lawsuit related to a recent wildfire that started along a state highway.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

Overview of the 2017 Transportation Funding Package

Jun 8, 2017 - This is another new program created by SB  1. Under the program, Caltrans and local agencies can apply to the CTC to fund projects that address transportation, environmental, and community access improvements within highly congested travel corridors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3688

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - In our assessment, this proposal to create a new program does not meet the high bar for approving new discretionary General Fund spending because (1) local litter abatement is not a core state responsibility and (2) one‑time funding is unlikely to address persistent local issues around litter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - In 2014, the state began providing cap ‑and ‑trade auction proceeds to HSRA for the high ‑speed rail project. (Cap ‑and ‑trade auction proceeds are revenue generated by the state from the sale of emissions allowances as part of the state ’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

Review of the Draft 2020 High-Speed Rail Business Plan

Mar 13, 2020 - The analysis assumes the completion of other transportation capital projects, such as the rerouting of the existing San Joaquins service so it would serve a new station planned for high ‑speed rail. Currently, San Joaquins serves a station in Merced that is 1. 2 m iles from the HSRA ’s planned station in Merced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4202

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Although uncertainty remains about the timing and magnitude of when and how these hazards and their resulting impacts will manifest, the science is conclusive that they will be part of California ’s future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2016-17 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 23, 2016 - The Legislature has generally approved administrative staff requests for only two years at a time because (1) the bond programs are not permanent and (2) the level of staff needed has fluctuated over time as workload initially ramped up, then reached a peak, and is now declining.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3366

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - One-Time General Fund to Support Local Transportation Projects. The budget includes $20.8  million from the General Fund through Caltrans to support four local transportation projects, including: (1) $8  million to repair storm damage to bluffs in Crescent City, (2) $5  million for the Active Transportation Program to support bike lanes that connect disadvantaged
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925