The 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - First, revenues from both accounts are restricted to specific transportation purposes under the California Constitution, so some limitations exist regarding which activities they could be redirected to support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Issues for Legislative Consideration The Legislature may want to modify the Governor ’s proposal so that it best address its priorities. Some factors that merit legislative consideration include: Role of the State.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Budget Solutions in Transportation Programs

Feb 13, 2023 - In several cases, we find the Governor ’s proposals to be reasonable, but so too would alternative decisions the Legislature could make instead of or in addition to the Governor ’s  selections. Use Spring Budget Process to Identify Additional Potential Budget Solutions in Transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

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

Jan 13, 2023 - The Legislature can choose to set the SFEU balance at any level above zero and so our Fiscal Outlook did not assume a specific balance. (Recent budgets have enacted SFEU balances around $2  billion to $4  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Jan 13, 2022 - While the administration is not required by law to plan for future positive balances in the SFEU beyond the budget year, doing so is prudent. A positive SFEU balance generally reflects a budget that is balanced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

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

May 17, 2021 - While the surplus is large enough to make significant inroads in addressing a few key policy priorities, it is unlikely sufficient to do so across the number of issues contemplated in the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Sep 29, 2022 - This includes funds for (1)  overtime costs so that additional CHP officers can serve on road patrol duty; (2)  seven Associate Governmental Program Analyst positions to provide analytical and investigatory support to the task force; and (3)  training, information technology, and equipment to support criminal investigations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4628

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

Dec 13, 2023 - As we discuss below, the recent climate policies are not the only factors affecting revenue trends, so the Reference Scenario is an important comparison to show the true estimated impacts of these policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4821

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

Feb 24, 2023 - While the state ’s goals have evolved notably since the Legislature enacted A B  118 and A B  8 , so too have the sources and amounts of funding to improve air quality and vehicle emissions. For example, cap ‑and ‑trade auction revenues that flow into the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) have increased from $257  million in 2012 ‑13 to more than $3  billion annually in recent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2022-23 Budget: Transportation Infrastructure Package

Feb 15, 2022 - The proposed spending in the transportation infrastructure package meets the definition of capital outlay under the SAL, and so this spending is excluded under the Governor ’s budget. As a result, the Legislature has limited flexibility to reallocate funding from this proposal to other purposes that would not be excluded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4536