The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's California Highway Patrol budget proposals for (1) equipment and operating costs and (2) capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Capital Outlay Projects Governor ’s Proposal Proposes $2.3  Million General Fund for CHP Capital Outlay. The Governor proposes one-time General Fund for two capital outlay-related activities in 2026-27: CHP Field Office Planning and Site Identification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Appropriations for capital outlay are excluded from the limit. Some of the proposed spending meets the definition of capital outlay under the SAL —specifically , the funding for CalSTA and CWDB as it would primarily support infrastructure projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2025 - Capital Outlay Infrastructure Replacement Projects. As summarized in the Statewide Infrastructure section of our post, The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions , the budget package includes a total of $10.1  million for various phases of eight CHP capital outlay projects —replacing seven offices and one radio communications tower.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5077

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

Feb 27, 2023 - As we discuss in a separate publication , both cash and lease revenue bonds are reasonable ways to pay for capital projects but each comes with trade‑offs. Specifically, one justification for using bonds to spread the costs of capital projects out over time is that these projects are expected to provide services over many years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - Increases Department ’s Capital Outlay Support. The spending plan includes a net increase of $39.1  million from various fund sources and 143 new full-time equivalent staff for the Capital Outlay Support Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - As mentioned in the previous bullet, however, such a reduction would impact local transit operations and/or capital projects. (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.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 10, 2024 - This includes $1  billion from formula-based TIRCP that had been planned for 2024 ‑25 to instead be provided in 2025 ‑26, as well as a total of $460  million that had been planned for the Zero-Emission Transit Capital Program across 2023 ‑24 and 2025 ‑26 to instead be provided in 2027 ‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4925

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - Capital Outlay Support. The budget includes a net increase of $114.6  million and 734 full-time equivalent staff for the Capital Outlay Support Program. This brings budgeted totals for the program to $2.3  billion and 11,636 full-time equivalent staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

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

May 17, 2021 - The majority of these one-time proposals ($15  billion) meet the definition of capital outlay for the purposes of the SAL and are excludable. Governor Proposes $15  Billion in Spending on Capital Outlay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432