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 2020-21 Budget: Effect of Lower Cap-and-Trade Revenues on the High-Speed Rail Project

Jun 4, 2020 - For more detail on potential cap-and-trade auction revenue scenarios and implications for programmatic spending, see our post: Addressing Revenue Uncertainty in the 2020‑21 Cap-and-Trade Expenditure Plan .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4252

Federal Stimulus Funds for Transit

Apr 15, 2020 - In California, 25 “self-help ” counties have passed local sales tax measures for transportation, a portion of which goes to transit. Also, State Transit Assistance is the state ’s largest funding program for transit and is funded by the sales tax on diesel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4220

The 2020-21 Budget: Transportation

Feb 10, 2020 - Additionally, DMV licenses and regulates vehicle ‑related businesses (such as automobile dealers and driver training schools), and collects certain fees and taxes for state and local agencies. As of January 2020, there were 27. 3  m illion licensed drivers and 35. 8  m illion registered vehicles in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4149

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

Jan 24, 2020 - SB 1 Provides More Shared Revenues for Local Streets and Roads Increased Fuel Taxes and New Vehicle Fees. Among other changes, SB  1 increased existing fuel taxes and created two new vehicle fees. Three of the fuel tax increases went into effect on November 1, 2017 and include a (1)  12 cent per gallon increase to the gasoline excise
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4142

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

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Transportation

Oct 17, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Transportation Caltrans The budget plan includes total expenditures of $14.7  billion from various sources for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), an increase of roughly $2  billion (or 16  percent) from the 2018 ‑19 level of expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4098

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 26, 2019 - This amount consists of (1)  $17. 5  m illion for additional expenditures in the first six months of the current year and (2)  $22. 9  m illion for additional expenditures in the remaining portion of the year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3948

The 2019-20 Budget: Transportation Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 26, 2019 - The Governor's budget provides a total of $23.5 billion from various fund sources for all transportation departments and programs in 2019-20. This is a net increase of $1.4 billion, or 6 percent, over estimated current-year expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3948

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - From 2017 ‑ 18 t o 2019 ‑20, its estimates of baseline Medi ‑Cal expenditures (before accounting for policy changes) is $3. 8  b illion lower than we estimated in November. This difference includes a roughly $ 2  b illion downward revision to current ‑year expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916