Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation

Dec 21, 2018 - For the CalTrans and DGS programs, the funding is coming from existing state taxes and fees. So, spending from these programs represent an opportunity cost of not being able to spend these funds on other allowable purposes or lower taxes and fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3912

Initiative Constitutional Amendment: Fuel and Vehicle Taxes [Publication Details]

Jun 18, 2018 - Initiative Constitutional Amendment: Fuel and Vehicle Taxes [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3865

California's Transportation System

Jun 7, 2018 - Some counties also have transportation authorities that are responsible for developing expenditure plans for voter ‑approved local sales tax measures. The state has hundreds of transit agencies —such as the Bay Area Rapid Transit and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority —that deliver transit services, such as through buses, subways, and light rail.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3860

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

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals

Feb 8, 2018 - Moreover, Caltrans believes the pay ‑at ‑the ‑pump option has a key advantage over the options tested in the S B   1077 p ilot because drivers already are familiar with paying gas taxes when filling up at the pump.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3745

The 2018-19 Budget: Transportation Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 8, 2018 - In the next section, we discuss two cross‑cutting state transportation issues: (1) funding from the tax and fee increases authorized by Chapter 5 of 2017 (SB 1, Beall), and (2) an update on the condition of the Motor Vehicle Account (MVA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3745

Overview of the 2017 Transportation Funding Package

Jun 8, 2017 - State Fuel Taxes Gasoline Taxes ($2.5   Billion). The state currently has two excise taxes on each gallon of gasoline: a base tax and a variable “swap ” tax. (We note that there is also a federal excise tax of 18.4  cents per gallon.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3688

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Feb 22, 2017 - As part of the Governor ’s 2016-17 budget proposal, the administration estimated an MVA shortfall of about $310  million in 2016 ‑17 (assuming no new revenue or expenditures), with this amount increasing in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3575

The 2017-18 Budget: Transportation Funding Package

Feb 17, 2017 - State Diesel Taxes. The state also collects revenue from taxes on diesel fuel. Figure  5 shows the current diesel tax rates for the state ’s three taxes on diesel fuel —an excise tax and two sales taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3572

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Transportation

Feb 14, 2017 - The Governor ’s budget proposes total expenditures of about $10.9  billion for Caltrans in 2017-18. This is $1.3  billion, or 14  percent, higher than the estimated current-year expenditures. This increase primarily reflects the availability of new transportation revenues from the Governor ’s proposed transportation funding package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3560