Motor Vehicle Account Condition [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - If revenues and expenditures grow at historical trends, the fee hike proposal would keep MVA solvent through 2013-14. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1734

Funding of Transportation Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - In particular, a portion of gasoline sales tax revenues will be diverted from transit programs to pay for certain transportation-related activities previously supported by the General Fund. We discuss the ongoing impact of such actions on funding for state transportation programs, as well as the ongoing funding constraint the state faces relative to the maintenance and rehabilitation of its transportation system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1731

Misleading Caltrans Budget Weakens Legislative Oversight [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2005 - The budget displays transportation funds inconsistently, making it impossible to determine Caltrans’ total expenditures in a given year or to accurately compare different years. Legislative oversight is severely hampered by these inconsistent displays. We recommend the enactment of legislation requiring transportation expenditures to be displayed according to standard budget display requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1267

Transportation Funding Instability Continues [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2005 - In order to provide long-term transportation funding stability while freeing up General Fund revenue for other purposes, we continue to recommend (1) the repeal of Proposition 42, (2) an increase of the gas tax to generate an amount of funding equivalent to Proposition 42, and (3) adjusting the gas tax for inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1227

Governor’s Transportation Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - This includes suspending in 2004-05 the transfer of $1.1 billion derived from the sales tax on gasoline to the Transportation Investment Fund. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1102

Transportation Needs Stable Long-Term Funding [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2004 - State transportation funding has not kept pace with increasing travel for various reasons, including the fund transfers noted above. Stabilizing transportation funding would increase the efficiency of transportation expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1103

Motor Vehicle Account Condition [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2003 - The Motor Vehicle Account (MVA), which primarily funds the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and DMV, faces a significant deficit in the budget year without corrective actions. In order to ensure that the MVA remains in a healthy fiscal condition, the Legislature will have to either increase fees further or reduce expenditures for the departments it supports.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/947

Lease-Leaseback Transactions by Public Transit Districts--Sales and Use Tax Exemption [Publication Details]

Jan 28, 2003 - Lease-Leaseback Transactions by Public Transit Districts--Sales and Use Tax Exemption [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/921

Enhanced Security Antiterrorism Programs [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2002 - We withhold recommendation on $89.6 million requested for the California Highway Patrol until the levels of federal reimbursement are better known in the spring. We also recommend development of an expenditure plan that sets priorities for the use of the remaining $176 million in anticipated additional federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/856

Condition of Transportation Funds [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2002 - We recommend adoption of budget bill language (a) limiting the transfer from the State Highway Account (SHA) to the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund (TCRF) and (b) providing increased flexibility for transferring TCRF money to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/854