The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - This increase largely reflects an anticipated growth in the number of capital projects scheduled for 2025-26. Clean California Community Cleanup and Employment Pathways Grant Program. The budget provides $25  million on a one-time basis from the General Fund to establish the Clean California Community Cleanup and Employment Pathways Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Figure 1 Governor ’s Proposed CHP Equipment and Operating Costs Augmentations (In Millions) Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding. CHP = California Highway Patrol. Assessment Concerning MVA Condition Raises the Bar for Approving New Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - For example, based on the number of cars currently registered in California, every $1 increase in registration fees would raise about $36  million. However, this would increase costs for businesses and households that own cars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

Jan 13, 2025 - This is a relatively small number on a net basis, but is the result of many, much larger, offsetting differences. For example, the administration’s estimate of baseline costs in Medi‑Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, is higher than our November 2024 estimate by $3.1 billion in 2025‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - Similar to last year, the budget includes a number of shifts in the funding approach for CHP capital outlay projects. Specifically, the budget shifts $13.1  million from the General Fund to lease revenue bonds for the performance criteria phase of six area office projects including Antelope, Barstow, Gold Run, Los Banos, Porterville, and Redding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

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

Feb 8, 2024 - To perform its work, Chapter  71 provided OIG with a number of powers and authorities, such as issuing subpoenas and accessing all HSRA files and other records. Appointment and Removal of the Inspector General (IG).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

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

Dec 13, 2023 - When and how transportation revenues will be affected is dependent on a number of factors —including how quickly the state ’s fleet of vehicles transitions to ZEVs —and is therefore subject to considerable uncertainty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

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 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - We recommend the Legislature require DMV to report by January  1,  2026 monthly wait times for commercial drive tests, the number of CDL applications received each month, and the number of CDL  applicants served by region per month for the four years of proposed funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2022-23 Budget: Highway Violence Task Force

Feb 14, 2022 - In recent years, the number of shootings  occurring on state highways has increased. According to CHP, the number of highway shootings increased from 210  in  2019  to  471  in  2021. Shootings have increased in all CHP geographic divisions across the state, except the Northern division, which is a relatively rural area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4533