The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 2020 - Removing this item —which reduces General Fund spending —from the list of discretionary choices made in the Governor ’s budget increases our calculation of the surplus to $6 billion. The document is updated to reflect these changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4135

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

Feb 27, 2023 - (For reference, we estimate that roughly $35 million in additional revenue could be generated annually from a $1 increase in the base vehicle registration, and roughly $6 million from a $1 increase in the driver’s license fee.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Governor Has a $6   Billion Surplus to Allocate. We estimate the Governor had a $6  b illion surplus to allocate in the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget process. (The box below gives more information on how we use the term “surplus ” in the Overview of the Governor ’s Budget .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Dec 13, 2023 - Figure 6 provides a simplified overview of how the state allocates its transportation funding. As shown, the state uses most of the revenues from its fuel taxes and vehicle fees to support highways (maintenance and rehabilitation) and local streets and roads, with a smaller amount supporting transit and multimodal programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

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

May 17, 2021 - Notably, however, the administration ’s multiyear estimates include a negative SFEU balance of $6  billion in 2022 ‑23. Despite Sizeable Surplus, Governor Maintains Borrowing and Reserve Withdrawals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - The budget includes $6  million from the General Fund annually through 2024-25 (increasing to $10.5  million in 2025-26 and $15  million in 2026-27 and ongoing) for CHP to (1)  make permanent the three existing Organized Retail Crime Task Forces (ORCTFs) that have been operating in the greater Bay Area and portions of Southern California on a pilot basis, and (2)  establish two new permanent ORCTFs in the Fresno and Sacramento areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Governor’s Proposal Provides $6   Million for Extended Field Office Hours. The Governor ’s budget includes $6  million from the General Fund in 2022 ‑23 for DMV to fund overtime for 200 Licensing Registration Examiners, as well as the necessary office and support staff, so that field offices with wait times of 30 days or more for commercial drive tests can offer additional testing slots on Saturdays.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - As shown in Figure  6 , from 2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20, the state averaged more than 1,600 schools closed due to wildfires annually, compared to an annual average of about 70 schools from 2008‑09 to 2016‑17.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, a national study found that $1 of federal spending on pre‑disaster mitigation projects for infrastructure yielded savings of $6 in disaster recovery costs. In assessing the merits of climate adaptation proposals, the Legislature will want to ensure that transportation planning agencies also consider the costs of inaction to climate change—specifically, comparing up‑front costs against the potential savings that adaptation projects could achieve over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

The 2020-21 Budget: Effect of Lower Cap-and-Trade Revenues on the High-Speed Rail Project

Jun 4, 2020 - The May 2020 auction generated just over $6 million for the high-speed rail project, bringing the amount of cap-and-trade revenue generated for the project in 2019‑20 to $493 million. The project’s annual auction revenues have averaged $534 million since 2015‑16, with a low of $221 million and a high of $787 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4252