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

Dec 13, 2023 - This reflects modeling assumptions made under the Reference Scenario included in the Scoping Plan. It is important to note that the state is no longer on a path towards this scenario given recent regulations that will instigate a more rapid transition to ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - This is important for manufacturers because it can take several years to design and integrate new technologies into their vehicle models. A 2017 analysis by CARB, U.S.  EPA, and NHTSA estimated that the existing emission standards will reduce lifetime GHG emissions from all model year 2021 t hrough 2025 vehicles sold in the nation by about 100  m illion metric tons per model year ( 540  m illion metric tons total).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3912

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - The road improvement fee will begin July 1, 2020 and will charge an annual $100 vehicle registration fee on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) model year 2020 and later. In flationary adjustments for the transportation improvement fee and the road improvement fee will begin January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Increased Risk of Floods Climate models predict that California will experience less frequent but more intense storm patterns in the coming decades, including the state ’s precipitation more frequently falling as rain rather than snow compared to historical trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - The transportation improvement fee charges vehicle owners an annual registration fee that varies based o n the market value of a vehicle, and the road improvement fee is an annual registration fee for zero-emission vehicles model year 2020 and later.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The budget also provides $ 600  m illion for two new grant programs: (1) $ 300  m illion for grants to help low ‑performing schools and districts improve their performance and (2) $ 300  m illion for schools that implement the community schools model —which typically integrates health, mental health, and other services for students and families and provides these services directly on school campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Feb 22, 2017 - For example, the department reports that man y customer service field offices were built in the 1960s and 1970s and are not sufficiently sized to accommodate the number of customers who currently use the offices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3575

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - African American, Latino, low income, and rural households, as well as households without a college education, are disproportionately less likel y to have broadband service at home. For these customers, online DMV services remain less accessible, and, therefore, they are more likely to depend on other service channels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - The California Transportation Commission (overseen by 11 voting members, including 9 appointed by the Governor and 2 b y the Legislature) reviews and adopts the major transportation project lists proposed by Caltrans and regional agencies and oversees project delivery.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

The 2017-18 Budget: Transportation Funding Package

Feb 17, 2017 - Simplify Funding Distribution Model. In developing a funding package, we recommend that the Legislature adopt an approach that is more simplified than that proposed by the Governor in order to allow for future growth across all priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3572