The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2024 - In this brief we (1) provide background on recent funding augmentations in transportation; (2) describe the Governor’s proposed transportation budget solutions; (3) discuss our assessment and recommendations for the Governor’s proposals; and (4) discuss potential additional solutions the Legislature could consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4854

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - For instance, any redirections from SHA ultimately would result in less funding available for state highway maintenance and rehabilitation projects. SHA funds the California Department of Transportation ’s State Highway Operation and Protection Program, which supports capital projects that rehabilitate and reconstruct the state highway system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The Legislature could use the funding it frees up from funding fewer proposals to address district cost pressures (such as rising pension costs), or it could set this funding aside in the Proposition  98 Reserve for future allocation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

Feb 8, 2024 - However, OIG indicates that it currently does not have access to this position classification—which is used by the State Controller’s Office (SCO)—nor to similar classifications used by the California State Auditor (CSA) and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs

Dec 13, 2023 - SHOPP = State Highway Operation and Protection Program; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; and GHG = greenhouse gas. Funding for State Transportation Programs Based Largely on Statutory Formulas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor allocates this amount among three uses: ( 1)  c ontinuing to implement the state ’s plan to prefund retiree health benefits, ( 2)  r epaying a 2017 ‑ 18 l oan from the state ’s cash resources that supported a supplemental pension payment in that year, and ( 3)  a supplemental pension payment to the state ’s teacher retirement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs [Publication Details]

Dec 13, 2023 - Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Implications for State Transportation Funding and Programs [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4821

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

Jan 14, 2019 - In addition to required annual contributions, the Governor proposes that the state make supplemental contributions from the General Fund to the pension systems to reduce the unfunded liabilities and reduce state costs over the next few decades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The growth is largely related to (1)  an increase in the number of local projects on the state highway system that Caltrans supports and (2)  workload associated with expanding the state ’s Broadband Middle Mile Network Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget package provides a total of $33.2 billion for transportation-related programs in 2023-24, including for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), local streets and roads (shared revenues), California Highway Patrol (CHP), Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and High-Speed Rail Authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4804