The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - The number of service requests for litter abatement have increased from about 3, 800 i n 2014 ‑ 15 t o 5, 300 i n 2018 ‑ 2019 —a 40  p ercent increase. The department projects that the number of service requests and amount of trash collected will continue to increase over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - In part, this is likely due to the Governor ’s Executive Order N-54 ‑20, which temporarily suspended the requirement to have current license plate stickers for vehicles with registrations expiring between March  4 and June 30, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - Additionally, drivers on average annually pay per vehicle about (1) $ 90 i n vehicle license fees to support local governments, (2) $ 80 i n vehicle registration fees primarily to support the DMV and the CHP, and (3) $ 50 i n transportation improvement fees mainly to support transportation infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, in areas that historically received a lot of snow, increasing temperatures are reducing the n eed for snow removal work and extending the months of the year workers can complete work on various transportation infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - Specifically, the legislation required CalSTA to conduct a pilot program to analyze various methods for collecting road usage data and report by June 2018 o n the feasibility of implementing a road charge on a statewide basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Transportation

Feb 14, 2017 - However, some alternative state funding sources might only be available if the Legislature makes the necessary appropriatio n in the budget. LAO Recommendation Ensure Consistency With Legislative Priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3560

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - An additional $16. 6  m illion and 230 p ositions were requested and provided pursuant to this authorization in August 2018 i n order to help DMV reduce the significant wait times in the field offices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

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

Dec 13, 2023 - As compared to raising fuel taxes, increasing vehicle fees is more likely to provide stable funding over the long run since revenues are based on the n umber of vehicles, which —unlike fuel consumption —is not expected to decline over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

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

Jan 13, 2022 - In addition, in light of the latitude requested by the administration for use of this funding, particularly i n the near term, we suggest the Legislature require a regular annual update on the use of the $300  million funding with release of the Governor ’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492