The 2025-26 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 12, 2025 - The  Governor ’s proposal represents a one ‑year fix but would not provide an ongoing and sustainable solution to address the MVA funding shortfall. Moreover, the shortfall is projected to grow in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4961

SB 1 Has Doubled Major Source of State Funding for Local Streets and Roads

Jan 24, 2020 - In 2018 ‑19, shared revenues increased to $2.6   billion —a twofold increase from prior to the passage of SB  1. Furthermore, the enacted 2019  -  20 budget anticipates that shared revenues will increase by an additional $194  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - The proposal would fund 12  t ransportation engineers who are expected to perform a total of 400 i nvestigations of collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists. Each investigation is expected to require 54 hours to complete.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - This program provides the staff support necessary to deliver transportation infrastructure projects, such as engineering and design, environmental analysis, right-of-way acquisition support, and construction administration and oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - The Legislature directed the California Natural Resources Agency to convene a working group consisting of engineers, scientists, and architects to examine how to incorporate climate change impact data into state infrastructure planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - The budget includes a net increase of $104.7  million and 548 full-time equivalent staff for the Capital Outlay Support Program, which provides the staff support necessary to deliver transportation infrastructure projects, such as engineering and design, environmental analysis, right-of-way acquisition support, and construction administration and oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - This program provides the staff support necessary to deliver transportation infrastructure projects, such as engineering and design, environmental analysis, right-of-way acquisition support, and construction administration and oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - The state likely also will incur costs from the need to expand its workforce in other areas to respond to climate change impacts —such as by hiring additional engineers and scientists to assess vulnerabilities, plan for adaptation strategies, and design and implement the state ’s responses to climate risks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - Given that this is already the direction in which the state is heading, rather than using AQIP A B  8 funds to support purchases of trucks with traditional combustion engines (as is allowed under current program rules), the Legislature could consider requiring AQIP to focus exclusively on upgrades to ZEVs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - Within IIJA, there is a new five ‑year federal surface transportation reauthorization that replaced the expired Fixing America ’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. In total, IIJA authorizes $567  billion in spending for federal transportation programs over five years, which is an increase of $274  billion above previous FAST Act spending levels over five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536