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

Feb 15, 2022 - For example, funding overtime would expand the available testing slots immediately, increasing DMV ’s testing capacity from 5,000 tests monthly to  8,800 tests monthly for a year. In the long term, the department could stabilize testing availability and expand testing capacity by having dedicated
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

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

Dec 13, 2023 - This federally ‑funded pilot tested the ability of current global positioning system technologies to differentiate between public and private roads in a road charge system. Caltrans completed testing for this pilot in the fall of 2023 and expects to release a report on its final results in the summer of 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - The pilot program is expected to begin in 2024 and, in accordance with the legislation, will test two types of rates —a flat per-mile rate and a variable per-mile rate based on a vehicle ’s fuel economy rating.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

A Review of Caltrans’ Vehicle Insurance Costs

Dec 5, 2017 - This includes pre ‑employment testing, post ‑accident testing, random testing, and reasonable suspicion testing. Other Department Policies on Driving . Caltrans has a number of policies limiting vehicle usage by its employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3721

The 2012-13 Budget: Improving Customer Service Efficiency at the DMV [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2012 - The 2012-13 Governor’s budget includes several proposals to build on these efforts, including incentivizing DMV customers to complete transactions without visiting a field office, combining information technology systems, expanding electronic driver's license testing, and undertaking infrastructure projects to adjust to demands at DMV field offices due to shifting populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2576

Road Charge Pilot Program Update

Sep 15, 2016 - However, mileage reporting fraud and the type and level of enforcement necessary to prevent or identify individuals attempting to avoid paying a road charge will not be tested in the pilot. Survey Program Participants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3499

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - In its report, CalSTA concluded that a road usage charge is viable but that certain obstacles remain to be addressed for each of the methods tested. For example, CalSTA noted that the two permit options could be difficult to enforce and costly to administer, while the vehicle plug ‑in devices tested could be obsolete by the time a road usage charge is implemented.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

DMV Shift to Online Services Due to COVID-19

Oct 16, 2020 - There are services, such as REAL ID and behind-the-wheel tests, that cannot be conducted online. As such, it is important that all Californians have access to a field office to process DMV transactions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4283

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

Jan 13, 2022 - On January 10, 2022, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - This might be an area ripe for additional research to better test how public outreach and education campaigns might be effective (and potentially lower cost) ways to better inform consumers about the benefits of ZEVs, particularly for individuals or targeted groups who would not otherwise purchase one of these vehicles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/report/3912