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

May 17, 2021 - CalEPA = California Environmental Protection Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV = zero ‑emission vehicle; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CEC = California Energy Commission; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; DFW =
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/7

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - The two components of these transfers consist of: $85 million From the Air Pollution Control Fund (APCF). The proposal would transfer $85 million from APCF to MVA. The APCF is overseen by CARB and receives revenues from fees and penalties on vehicle and non‑vehicle pollution sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Scientists suggest the combination of these factors could lead to a 50  percent increase in runoff in future years, challenging the capacity of the state ’s existing reservoirs, canals, levees, and other flood control systems, and increasing the risk of inland flooding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 24, 2023 - The state also has undertaken numerous efforts to improve air quality, especially in communities that are out of attainment with federal air quality standards . Taken  together,  the  challenge  of meeting ambitious goals, carrying out regulatory requirements, and addressing continuing air quality problems may provide some rationale for a continued need for A B  8 fee revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - The primary mission of CHP is to ensure safety and enforce traffic laws on state highways and county roads in unincorporated areas. When a violent crime occurs on state highways, CHP officers in the near vicinity—who generally are on road patrol duty—get called to the scene.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - A sideshow is defined in Section 23109 of the Vehicle Code as an event in which two or more persons block or impede traffic on a highway for the purpose of performing motor vehicle stunts, motor vehicle speed contests, motor vehicle exhibitions of speed, or reckless driving for spectators.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

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

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

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

Dec 13, 2023 - This reflects modeling assumptions from the California Air Resources Board ’s (CARB ’s) 2022 Scoping Plan, which assumes the state takes actions to implement the following: (1) ensure that 100 percent of new light ‑duty vehicle sales are zero ‑emission vehicles (ZEVs) by 2035, (2) ensure that 100 percent of new medium ‑ and heavy ‑duty vehicle sales are ZEVs by 2040, and (3)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

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

May 17, 2021 - However, the administration also proposes control section language that would give the administration significant flexibility to reallocate these funds. School and Community Colleges Governor ’s Major Spending Choices for Schools and Community Colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Additionally, some of the conditions may be out of the ports ’ immediate control. For example, the ports could struggle with a workforce shortage, irrespective of whether a training campus is available, if the demand for similarly skilled workers increases in other nearby sectors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540