The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - CHP receives roughly 60  percent of the MVA revenues ($3  billion) annually, with most of the remainder supporting activities at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Growth in CHP ’s expenditures, however, has been outpacing the MVA ’s revenue increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A  2018   report  by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of sea‑level rise, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches and 58 percent of its marshes. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, research suggests that a projected increase in average temperature of 4 degrees Fahrenheit over the next several decades will decrease the life expectancy of asphalt by 3 to 7 years for roads with a service life of about 20 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

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

Feb 24, 2023 - While the state ’s goals have evolved notably since the Legislature enacted A B  118 and A B  8 , so too have the sources and amounts of funding to improve air quality and vehicle emissions. For example, cap ‑and ‑trade auction revenues that flow into the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) have increased from $257  million in 2012 ‑13 to more than $3  billion annually in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget language also directs any loan or other financing options developed to (1)  ensure full repayment with an agreed-upon interest rate, (2)  follow a clearly defined repayment schedule, and (3)  include a guaranteed mechanism to secure repayment from a reliable and predictable revenue source.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

May 17, 2021 - Notably, however, the administration ’s multiyear estimates include a negative SFEU balance of $6  billion in 2022 ‑23. Despite Sizeable Surplus, Governor Maintains Borrowing and Reserve Withdrawals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

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

Jan 13, 2025 - (On a technical basis, under the administration ’s estimates, we estimate the balance of the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties [SFEU] would be about $3  billion before the Governor ’s proposals.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - These include activities such as (1)  having a local leader sign a pledge, (2)  establishing an informal advisory board, (3)  conducting an initial litter assessment, (4)  organizing community cleanups, and (5)  creating a long ‑term plan for keeping communities clean.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - The budget includes $3  million from SHA in both 2022-23 and 2023-24 for Caltrans to implement Chapter  308 of 2021 (SB  339, Wiener), which requires the state to conduct a road charge pilot program that tests revenue collection.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628