The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 5, 2020 - The enacted budget did not include a May Revision proposal by the Governor to transfer $130.5  million in interest earnings from SHA to the General Fund. High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) The budget provides a total of $2.9  billion for HSRA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4272

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - A change in app roach to the size and number of field offices could have immediate impact on capital outlay planning and construction in the next several years. It costs roughly $20  million dollars to plan, design, and construct one new DMV field office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget also includes (1) $10  million from MVA on a one-time basis to design and develop a State-to-State Verification System pursuant to federal requirements, with a provision that the system shall not be activated to transmit or share data unless specifically authorized by statute prior to July 1, 2026; (2) $4.9  million in 2025-26 (and $3.5  million in 2026-27 and ongoing)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

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

Jan 24, 2020 - Shared Revenues Have Doubled Under SB 1 As shown in Figure  2, increases in shared revenues associated with SB  1 have significantly improved funding for local streets and roads. In 2018 ‑19, shared revenues increased to $2.6   billion —a twofold increase from prior to the passage of SB  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

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

Dec 13, 2023 - This is because the increase would be applied uniformly regardless of income—so responding to an increased charge of 10 cents per gallon, for example, would require dedicating a larger proportional share of monthly expenditures for a lower‑earning household as compared to households with more resources upon which to draw.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2017-18 Budget: Transportation Funding Package

Feb 17, 2017 - In doing this we recommend that the Legislature first determine the level of shared funding for cities and counties and then make the Highway Maintenance Program its highest priority for the state ’s share of new funds, followed by SHOPP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3572

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - The budget package includes trailer legislation that raises the share of Proposition  1A bond funds that can be used for HSRA ’s administrative expenses (known as the administrative spending cap) from 2.5  percent to 5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

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/Report/4804

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Transportation Budget

Jan 18, 2017 - Shared Revenues —Local Streets and Roads. The budget assumes a total of $1.6  billion in transportation revenues shared with cities and counties to support local streets and roads —an increase of $317  million, or 24  percent, above the estimated current-year level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3533

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - Shared Revenues for Local Streets and Roads Lower Than Previous Estimates. The state directly distributes a portion of its transportation revenues to cities and counties for local streets and roads purposes, also known as “shared revenues. ” The amount distributed is based on statutory formulas that provide funds from the gasoline and diesel excise taxes, transportation improvement fee, and road improvement fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268