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

Jan 13, 2025 - These included (1)  a $1.5  billion ($760  million General Fund) reduction through the permanent and ongoing reduction of 10,000 vacant positions and the associated funding and (2)  a reduction to General Fund operating expenditures of $2.2  billion in 2024 ‑25 and $2.8  billion in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - Department of Motor Vehicles The budget provides $1.5  billion for DMV in 2024 ‑25, which is roughly equivalent to the estimated 2023 ‑24 expenditure level. This relatively flat year-to-year comparison masks the expiration of some limited-term expenditures and carryover balances from prior years, offset by a few augmentations from the Motor Vehicle Account related to information technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation $560 $10,880 a Funding was provided as part of the 2022 ‑23 funding agreement, but some funding was scored to 2021 ‑22. b Includes a small amount of funding for CTC to conduct administrative activities. c Includes $300 million dedicated to adapting certain rail lines to sea ‑level rise, as well as $1.8 billion for projects in Southern
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Under the Governor ’s budget, these infrastructure proposals count as exclusions from the SAL. $1.5   Billion One Time for College and Career Pathways. The budget proposes $1.5  billion to develop college and career pathways for high school students interested in technology, health care, education, and climate ‑related fields.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Major cost shift proposals in the Governor ’s budget include: (1)  shifting $1.5  billion in costs for zero ‑emission vehicles from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, (2)  making $850  million in loans from special funds to the General Fund, (3)  temporarily transferring $300  million from the health care affordability reserve fund to the General Fund, and (4)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - According to CTC, the cost to fund all of the projects that had clearly met the evaluation criteria would be about $1.5  billion. 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
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - This funding was intended to help address the roughly $1.5  billion backlog of high ‑scoring projects that had applied to the program in previous years but were not funded due to limited resources. Similarly, the local climate adaptation programs were budget items that originated from the Legislature in order to address current and future climate change impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

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

May 17, 2021 - (In addition to the amounts shown, the Governor proposes using $1.5  billion of ARP fiscal relief funds to pay for the sate share of direct coronavirus disease 2019 expenditures, resulting in lower General Fund costs by that amount.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

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

Dec 13, 2023 - In terms of total funding reductions, Caltrans’ highway maintenance and rehabilitation programs will be the most heavily impacted under the Scoping Plan Scenario, decreasing by $1.5 billion (26 percent) by 2034‑35.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - One recent study conducted by First Street Foundation suggests that by 2050, 1.5 million properties in California will face “substantial risk” of flooding, representing an increase of 60,000 compared to the number of properties currently meeting that characterization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575