Overview

• Expenditure Proposal and Trends
• Spending by Major Programs
• Major Budget Changes

Crosscutting Issues

• Funding for Transportation Programs
• State Funding for Transportation
• Current–Year Funding Actions
• Major 2007–08 Budget Actions
• Impact of Current–Year Actions on Transit Funding and STIP
• Court Rejected Part of Current–Year Diversions
• Expansion of the Trade Corridor Improvement Fund (TCIF) Program Would Delay SHOPP
• 2008–09 Budget Proposals
• Major Transportation Proposals
• Aggregate Expenditures for Major Transportation Programs to Decrease
• Spending Will Focus on Proposition 1B Programs
• Delays in TCRP Funding Will Delay Some Projects
• PTA Requires Loan to Stay Solvent
• Maintenance and Rehabilitation Funding Continue to Shrink
• Maintenance and Rehabilitation Costs Continue to Increase
• Maintaining and Rehabilitating The State’s Highway System
• Existing Gas Tax Inadequate to Cover Projected Costs
• Funding Highway Maintenance and Rehabilitation Over the Long Haul
• Motor Vehicle Account Condition
• MVA Faces Deficit in Budget Year Without Corrective Actions
• Implementation of Proposition 1B
• Major Provisions of Proposition 1B
• 2007–08 Proposition 1B Appropriations
• Implementation of Proposition 1B to Date
• Guideline Adoption and Project Selection Generally on Schedule
• Projects Relying on Other Fund Sources
• CTC Plans to Expand Trade Corridor Improvement Program by $1 Billion
• Local Streets and Roads Allocations Unnecessarily Slow
• Governor’s 2008–09 Proposition 1B Proposals
• Issues for Legislative Consideration: Factors That May Slow Future Progress
• Other Funds Necessary for Delivery May Not Be Available
• Legislative Clarification Needed for Some Programs
• Caltrans Staffing Not on Track to Deliver Projects
• Recommendations
• Establish Eligibility and Selection Guidelines for SLP Program
• Maximize Resources to Minimize Project Delay
• Authorize Design–Build Contracting

Departmental Issues

• Department of Transportation (2660)
• Proposition 1B Appropriations
• Appropriation Requested for Trade Corridor Improvement Not Substantiated
• Make SLP Appropriation Available Subject to Legislation on Program Guidelines
• Proposition 1B Administration Needs Are Overstated
• Other Issues
• COS Request Will Be Amended
• TPMS Contract Terminated
• Chronology of TPMS
• High–Speed Rail Authority (2665)
• Project Work Will be Stopped Before Voters Weigh in
• California Highway Patrol (2720)
• CHP Unable to Fill Requested Officer Positions
• No Report on Tactical Alerts
• Department of Motor Vehicles (2740)
• Update on Federal Real ID Act
• No Report on Information Technology Modernization Project