The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 5, 2020 - Caltrans The budget plan includes total expenditures of $15.5  billion from various sources for Caltrans, an increase of roughly $1.8  billion (13  percent) from the 2019 ‑20 estimated spending level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4272

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 16, 2023 - (Self-help counties are those that have passed local sales tax measures dedicated to transportation improvements.) California Highway Patrol The budget provides $3  billion for CHP in 2023-24, which represents a reduction of $106  million (3  percent) relative to 2022-23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4804

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

Jan 13, 2022 - Broadly speaking, to  maintain appropriations below the limit in 2022 ‑23, any excluded spending (or tax reductions) proposals rejected by the Legislature must be repurposed for an expenditure that also meets SAL requirements (in particular, excluded spending or tax reductions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Transportation [Publication Details]

Sep 10, 2024 - The budget package provides a total of $30.4 billion for transportation-related programs in 2024‑25, including for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), California State Transportation Agency, local streets and roads (shared revenues), California Highway Patrol (CHP), Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4925

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 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

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 2024-25 Budget: Transportation Budget Solutions

Feb 23, 2024 - This action essentially would allow the state to sustain funding for local projects to which it has already committed and reduce General Fund expenditures. However, this approach would result in the state supporting fewer overall transit and rail improvement projects over the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4854