The 2014-15 Budget: Capital Outlay Support Program Review [Publication Details]

May 14, 2014 - The 2014-15 Budget: Capital Outlay Support Program Review [Publication Details] The 2014-15 Budget: Capital Outlay Support Program Review Format: HTML Description: In response to the Supplemental Report of the 2013-14 Budget Package, this brief presents our assessment of the existing COS program and makes a series of recommendations to improve the efficiency and accountability of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3015

The 2014-15 Budget: Transportation Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2014 - The 2014-15 Budget: Transportation Proposals [Publication Details] The 2014-15 Budget: Transportation Proposals Format: HTML Description: The Governor’s budget provides a total of $16.7 billion from various fund sources—the General Fund, special funds, bond funds, federal funds, and reimbursements for various transportation departments and programs under the Transportation Agency in 2014-15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2966

Review of High-Speed Rail Draft 2016 Business Plan

Mar 17, 2016 - On April 30, 2014, HSRA adopted a final 2014 business plan. Our above description regarding the planned high –speed rail project reflects the final 2014 business plan. As we discuss in the following section, the authority recently released a draft 2016 business plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3394

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - Support for Local Transit Transit ridership had been gradually declining since 2014 but dropped dramatically when the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. The decrease in ridership has reduced fare revenues for the agencies that operate locally based transit services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2016-17 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 23, 2016 - As a result, CHP officers received average salary increases of 5  percent a year in both 2013 –14 and 2014 –15 , increasing ongoing MVA costs by $10  million. CHP Air Fleet Replacement. As part of an ongoing air fleet replacement plan for CHP ’s fleet of 26 aircraft, the Legislature approved $17  million in 2013 –14 , $16  million in 2014 –15 , and $14  million in 2015 –16 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3366

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Caltrans’ Capital Outlay Support Program

May 13, 2018 - In our 2014 report, The 2014‑15 Budget: Capital Outlay Support Program Review , we concluded that the COS data entered into PRSM largely is unreliable. For example, we found inconsistencies between PRSM data and information provided by project managers we spoke with on district site visits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - Road Charge Pilot Program Update Road Charge Pilot Program Update Road Charge Pilot Program Authorized in 2014 Evaluate Alternative to Gas Tax. Most state funding for highways and roads in California comes from excise taxes on gasoline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - In 2014, the Legislature enacted Chapter  835 (S B  1077 , DeSaulnier), to study the feasibility of a “road usage charge ” —an amount charged to individuals for each mile they drive —as an alternative to raising revenue for roads through fuel taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

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

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

Dec 13, 2023 - Chapter 835 of 2014 (S B 1077 , DeSaulnier) required the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to test the feasibility of implementing a road charge. The  pilot was completed in 2017. Results largely proved such a charge would be feasible, but the final report noted key areas of further research that were needed to ensure driver privacy and data security and to prevent fraud.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821