The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - Starting in 2026-27, the legislation establishes fixed annual amounts of $400  million for TIRCP and $200  million for LCTOP. (To the extent that GGRF revenues are insufficient to fully cover the statutory amounts designated for continuous appropriations, funding for TIRCP, LCTOP, and other specified programs will be reduced proportionally.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - Clean California Local Grant Program ($400   Million). For competitive grants to local governments for beautification and cleanup projects within public spaces and local right of ways. Beautification projects included infrastructure improvements such as art installations, graffiti removal, and landscaping.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

Feb 27, 2023 - Adding additional commitments to the fund —such as the $25  million in annual debt service for current proposed projects and additional debt service for forthcoming projects —would accelerate the fund ’s anticipated insolvency and necessitate legislative action to address the fund condition somewhat sooner than would  otherwise  be  the  case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

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

Feb 8, 2024 - The IG ’s proposed work plan envisions that OIG will conduct six programmatic reviews annually, as well as investigate complaints (such as from whistleblowers) and conduct ad hoc reviews. We summarize OIG ’s work plan for 2024 ‑25 in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - Climate Adaptation Programs ($400   Million). The Governor ’s budget includes funding for (1)  Caltrans to plan and implement state climate adaptation projects, (2)  CTC to administer a new competitive grant program to implement local climate adaptation projects, and (3)  Caltrans to administer a new competitive program to support local adaptation planning that identifies transportation system vulnerabilities and climate ‑related risks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Costs for cities and counties might include adding drainage to roads to manage more intense rain events, or modifying water treatment plants located along the coast to accommodate higher sea levels. …And Private Residents and Businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The Governor proposes $800  million from the General Fund over two years —$400  million in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑ 24 —to implement various efforts to improve forest health and make communities more resilient to future wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

Feb 24, 2023 - The Legislature could require the program to further prioritize these communities, such as by adding a focus on multiunit dwellings, given that existing chargers are more heavily located in affluent areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

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

Dec 13, 2023 - (We estimate that RIF revenues would total $400 million under the Reference Scenario by 2034 ‑35.) However, as highlighted in Figure 8, RIF does not generate enough revenue to offset overall declines in fuel tax revenues under either scenario.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

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

May 17, 2021 - The May Revision includes roughly 400 new proposals. While the surplus is large enough to make significant inroads in addressing a few key policy priorities, it is unlikely sufficient to do so across the number of issues contemplated in the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432