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

Feb 8, 2024 - The statute also prohibits the Governor from removing the IG without good cause. IG ’s Selection of Staff. The statute requires the IG to select, appoint, and employ officers and employees necessary to carry out the functions of OIG.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - Customers can access DMV services through multiple service channels, such as field offices, mail, online, self-service kiosks, auto clubs (such as the American Automobile Association), phone, and business partners (such as auto repair shops and car dealerships).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation [Publication Details]

Dec 21, 2018 - Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation [Publication Details] Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation Format: HTML Description: Chapter 135 of 2017 (AB 398, E. Garcia) requires our office to annually report on the economic impacts and benefits of California’s statutory greenhouse gas (GHG) emission goals—statewide emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3912

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation $560 $10,880 a Funding was provided as part of the 2022 ‑23 funding agreement, but some funding was scored to 2021 ‑22. b Includes a small amount of funding for CTC to conduct administrative activities. c Includes $300 million dedicated to adapting certain rail lines to sea ‑level rise, as well as $1.8 billion for projects in Southern
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions $3,235 $11,964 a Positive values reflect new proposed spending in that year due to the resumption of cash ‑flow adjustments or delays. b Includes funding from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). c Includes funding from the State Highway Account. d Includes a $1 billion delay and a $261 million fund shift from the General Fund to GGRF. e Includes funding from the Public Transportation Account.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

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

Jan 14, 2019 - The administration indicates schools may use these funds for either ( 1)  s pecial education services for students with disabilities or ( 2)  e arly intervention programs for students who are not yet receiving special education services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor proposes no additional deposits into the reserve so it remains at its 2019 e nacted level of $ 900  m illion under this budget proposal. Governor Has a $6   Billion Surplus to Allocate. We estimate the Governor had a $6  b illion surplus to allocate in the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - The various options were offered in order to (1) address privacy concerns by providing som e options that do not involve electronic tracking and (2) assess the accuracy of reports of miles driven under various methods.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - Each program generally falls into one of four categories: ( 1)  d emonstrations and pilots, ( 2)  e arly commercial deployment of new technologies, ( 3)  p rograms focused on reducing local pollution through fleet turnover, and ( 4)  i nstalling fueling or charging infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3912

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - In order to guid e future legislative decisions, we find that it is particularly important for the state to conduct robust program evaluations to measure the extent to which new programs are meeting their core objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536