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

Feb 27, 2023 - Additionally, to the extent the Legislature would like to use lease revenue bonds for these projects, we recommend it carefully weigh the trade ‑offs involved in the fund sources for debt service payments on the bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4710

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

May 17, 2021 - The Governor ’s estimate includes constitutionally required spending on schools and community colleges, reserves, and debt payments. We do not consider these spending amounts part of the surplus because they must be allocated to specified purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

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

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - The budget includes $7.2  million of federal funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act for small and rural transit agencies to expand the use of contactless payment services for transit riders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - (These payments are related to a 2017 ‑18 budget action that borrowed from the General Fund for a large one ‑time contribution to the state employee pension fund, requiring future repayment from all relevant funds that make employer pension contributions, including MVA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

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

Jan 13, 2022 - In particular, for the majority of the Governor ’s infrastructure ‑related proposals, the Legislature could only reallocate those funds to another SAL ‑related purpose, such as more spending to respond to COVID ‑19, different types of capital outlay, tax reductions or tax payments, and additional school payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

Dec 13, 2023 - Chapter 308 of 2021 (S B 339 , Wiener) requires CalSTA to conduct a road charge pilot study that collects payments from participants. The  development of the pilot is currently underway, with implementation expected to begin in 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

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

Jan 13, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget includes nearly $3  billion in reductions, the largest of which is withdrawing a discretionary principal payment on state ’s unemployment insurance loan (which otherwise is paid by employers ’ payroll taxes).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662