The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - This authorizes the state to resume charging a $1 per-transaction fee on business partners who process vehicle registrations through DMV, with the revenue directed to help support the costs of the DXP project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Similarly, rural communities that are at greater risk of experiencing water shortages due to droughts tend to be home to large proportions of households with residents of color and who earn lower incomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - The funding agreement for these funds requires the state to provide $2. 5  b illion in matching funds, but allows the state to spend down the federal funds in advance of the state match. HSRA fully expended the ARRA funds and expects to complete the state match requirement in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

A Review of the State's Active Transportation Program

Mar 1, 2019 - Given the inherent danger with pedestrians and bicyclists sharing roadways with vehicles, a large share of traffic ‑related fatalities involve travelers who walk and bike. The ATP is intended to fund projects that improve safety and make walking and bicycling a safe alternative to driving.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3955

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 5, 2020 - Gasoline excise taxes are also expected to be lower in 2020 ‑21 than previously predicted. However, Caltrans is able to maintain funding for its programs supported by these revenue sources because it has built up sufficient fund balances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4272

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs

Dec 5, 2017 - In other words, claims that in the past might have cost several hundreds of thousands of dollars today are costing several millions of dollars. But determining how changes in legal practices by the state and plaintiffs ’ attorneys are affecting costs is difficult because each case can have unique circumstances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3721

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - The department also indicates that it would require local governments to provide a match to receive this state funding. Yet, a one ‑time match similarly does not ensure lasting efforts to address  litter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

Dec 13, 2023 - Yet while there could be some predictability and stability in the revenues raised by increasing vehicle fees, this source is not directly linked to changes in fuel tax revenues. As such, additional vehicle fee increases likely would be needed over time to keep pace with escalating declines in fuel tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The underlying budget dynamics today are particularly challenging for three reasons. First, revenues have not caught up with expenditures. Second, under our estimates, expenditure growth exceeds estimated revenue growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - (That is, in our view, these costs would not have occurred absent legislative action and as a result do not contribute to the budget problem the Legislature faces today.) Comparison to LAO November Outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662