The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - Moreover, continuing to charge the A B  8 fees would not represent a new cost to or increase in taxes for vehicle owners, but rather maintain existing, relatively modest levels ($8 in annual registration fees and $8 in annual smog abatement fees for cars six years old or less).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget provides $8  million on a one-time basis from MVA to cover overtime costs associated with providing protection and security at the State Capitol Complex. Child Sexual Abuse Investigations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - The budget includes $20.8  million from the General Fund through Caltrans to support four local transportation projects, including: (1) $8  million to repair storm damage to bluffs in Crescent City, (2) $5  million for the Active Transportation Program to support bike lanes that connect disadvantaged communities to higher education facilities and job centers, (3) $4  million to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Fund Shift for CHP and DMV Capital Projects

Feb 27, 2023 - As we discuss in a recent report, The 2023‑24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees , the Governor is requesting that the Legislature reauthorize a set of expiring vehicle fees (known as “AB 8” fees) and continue using them for the clean transportation programs they currently support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

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

Dec 13, 2023 - Figure 9 shows our estimates (in inflation ‑adjusted dollars) for how the revenue projections displayed in Figure 8 will affect funding for the state ’s transportation programs over the next eleven years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - California Highway Patrol The budget provides $3.2  billion to fund CHP, an increase of $248  million (8  percent) compared to 2021-22 revised spending estimates. The increase mainly is due to several anticipated one-time capital outlay expenditures in 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - From January  2020  through October 2021, CHP reported that 25  percent of the shootings with available data were associated with road rage and 8  percent were associated with gang ‑related crimes. Although these initial data are valuable, longitudinal data are needed to better understand the factors driving the increase in highway shootings and the extent to which the relative impact of each factor has changed over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - For example, the Governor counts $27  billion in constitutionally required spending on schools and community colleges, nearly $8  billion in required reserve deposits, and $3  billion in required debt payments in his calculation of the surplus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, a  2015   economic assessment  by the Risky Business Project estimated that if current global GHG emission trends continue, between $8 billion and $10 billion of existing property in California is likely to be underwater by 2050, with an additional $6 billion to $10 billion at risk during high tide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Jan 13, 2022 - As shown in Figure  8 , these proposals include $16.9  billion in discretionary proposals across 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑ 23 —both revenue and spending —that address SAL requirements. (These figures exclude school and community college spending, which is not part of the surplus.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492