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

Feb 15, 2022 - Then, any additional state funding could be better targeted to fill any funding gaps, provide any necessary state matching funds to maximize federal funds, and ensure funding is distributed across projects of different types at all ports statewide in a manner consistent with the Legislature’s priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - The department also indicates that it would require local governments to provide a match to receive this state funding. Yet, a one ‑time match similarly does not ensure lasting efforts to address  litter.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

Feb 8, 2024 - While the administration ’s perspective is that a notification was not required under the statute since the total amount of funding provided matches what OIG requested for 2024 ‑25, DOF did change the proposal materially.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4833

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - A different data source —the state Position Vacancy Report , which calculates the average annual vacancy rate across all types of staff in the department excluding temporary positions—reports an even higher vacancy rate: 13.6 percent as of 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - To address General Fund shortfalls, the 2024-25 budget both reduced and adjusted the timing of awarded funding, instead planning to provide $25  million in 2025-26 and $50  million in 2026-27, all from GGRF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

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

Jan 13, 2025 - All Other Spending Lower by $600 Million. Across the rest of the budget, the administration’s estimates of baseline spending (for example, for caseload growth, federal reimbursements, and statutory cost increases) are lower than ours by $600 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Dec 13, 2023 - Notably, all of the revenues collected from the diesel sales tax are used to support transit and rail programs, while all of the collected revenues from weight fees currently are used to offset a portion of the debt service costs on past voter‑approved transportation bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

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

Feb 13, 2023 - Given how significantly the budget condition has changed from when these commitments were made, the Legislature will need to consider and reevaluate all potential future spending with a fresh perspective; the state cannot afford to maintain all of its previous spend ing  intentions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - (We also note that this approach would not yield additional savings if the Legislature opts to reduce all the funding for formula‑based TIRCP in 2024‑25.) Shift Funds From Transportation Accounts to Replace General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - The department charges these local governments for all costs that are directly attributable to these projects. The department also charges an amount for its associated indirect costs —those that are not directly tied to a specific project, but are necessary to conduct department activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804