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

Dec 13, 2023 - Specifically, we project that under the Scoping Plan Scenario, RIF revenues will total $1.1 billion by 2034 ‑35, an increase of $1  billion compared to current levels. (We estimate that RIF revenues would total $400 million under the Reference Scenario by 2034 ‑35.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - (The administration indicates it may request that the Legislature take early budget action on the current-year proposal.) As shown in Figure  1, the proposal includes funding for ten categories of activities, with the three largest relating to vehicles (insurance, new vehicle purchases, and fuel).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - New spending includes $53.1  million from MVA on a one-time basis and 90 temporary positions to complete the vehicle registration phase of the DXP information technology (IT) project. This large project also received one-time funding allocations in 2024-25 and prior years, and will need subsequent appropriations to complete forthcoming phases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Given this context, the Legislature will want to apply a higher bar to its review of new spending proposals than it might in a year in which the General Fund has more capacity to support new commitments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

Jan 13, 2025 - New Tax Expenditures of $150   Million. The Governor ’s budget includes some revenue proposals, which would expand existing tax expenditures and create new ones. This includes increasing the existing film tax credit from $330  million to $750  million per year and excluding some military retirement income from taxation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - The funds will support 14 new permanent staff positions. These new positions, along with the recently appointed Inspector General, will launch the office, which was created by Chapter  71 of 2022 (SB  198, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The year-to-year change largely reflects anticipated increases in the number of projects the department plans to undertake and commensurate higher levels of spending supported by both the federal IIJA as well as SHA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2024-25 Budget: Establishing the Office of the Inspector General for the High-Speed Rail Authority

Feb 8, 2024 - Together, the ongoing $2.4  million is proposed to support ten permanent positions and the additional $600,000 would support four temporary positions for three years. The new positions are summarized in Figure  2.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - CalSTA currently is in the process of starting its 2024 competitive TIRCP grant cycle, with plans to award about $800  million from these base funds this fall to support new projects over the next five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

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

Feb 24, 2023 - The proposed Advanced Clean Fleets rule, which CARB anticipates adopting this spring, would require all new trucks and buses sold to be ZEVs by either 2036 or 2040 (CARB has not yet decided which year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708