Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - For more information on the impact of COVID-19 on cap-and-trade auction revenues, please view our post Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020‑21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan . Pandemic Affects State Transportation Revenues in Various Ways Reduction in Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Fuel Consumption.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues

Sep 17, 2020 - For more information on the impact of COVID-19 on cap-and-trade auction revenues, please view our post Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020‑21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan . Pandemic Affects State Transportation Revenues in Various Ways Reduction in Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Fuel Consumption.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4268?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=4268

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 1, 2021 - Of the total spending, $18.6  billion (59  percent) is from special funds, particularly various fuel taxes and vehicle-related fees. The budget act includes $5  billion from the General Fund for transportation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4458

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Recently, corporation tax collections have grown faster than anticipated while personal income tax collections have grown somewhat slower. The administration assumes that this pattern will continue. This is because they attribute the pattern to partnerships, which are taxed under the personal income tax, changing to corporations in response to 2017 federal tax changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

2009-10 Budget Analysis Series: Transportation [Publication Details]

Feb 3, 2009 - The specific actions the Legislature can take include more clearly setting funding priorities, providing more funding from ongoing sources by raising the per gallon tax on gasoline and diesel, and exploring new ways of funding transportation programs, such as charging a mileage-based fee to generate revenues for transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1922

The 2016-17 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 23, 2016 - (As discussed earlier in this report, the budget also includes a $65 vehicle registration tax that would fund transportation infrastructure programs.) New MVA Expenditures. While the above fee increase would help address the operational shortfalls of the MVA with increased revenues, the Governor ’s budget also includes proposals totaling $52  million that would further increase MVA expenditures in 2016 –17 and beyond.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3366

The 2018-19 Budget: Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Caltrans’ Capital Outlay Support Program

May 13, 2018 - In April 2017, the Legislature enacted Chapter  5 (SB  1, Beall) to increase state funding for transportation by about $5  billion annually through various fuel and vehicle tax increases. The legislation phases in the tax increases, with the first ones having taken effect in November 2017.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

Impact of COVID-19 on State Transportation Revenues [Publication Details]

Sep 17, 2020 - The state has experienced reductions in gasoline and other tax revenues that support California's transportation system. This post discusses these declines and the potential effects on major state transportation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4268

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

Feb 13, 2023 - (The revenues that support SHA —such as fuel excise taxes —are constitutionally protected and can only be used on transportation ‑related expenditures.) As mentioned earlier, 60  percent of the formula highway funding California receives is used for state activities and 40  percent is apportioned to local agencies to address local transportation system needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4676

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

May 17, 2021 - (In addition to the amounts shown, the Governor proposes using $1.5  billion of ARP fiscal relief funds to pay for the sate share of direct coronavirus disease 2019 expenditures, resulting in lower General Fund costs by that amount.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432