Chapter Highlights Printable Budget Documents Additional Information

Program Enhancements and Other Budget Adjustments
Transportation Revenue

Figure BTH-03 displays total statewide transportation resources, which are estimated to be approximately $21.2 billion in 2008-09, an increase of $289 million over 2007-08. Local gas tax distributions for local streets and roads are shown in the General Government section of the Budget in Item 9350 (Shared Revenues).


FUEL TAXES
Transportation programs in California are funded largely from fuel taxes, including federal funds derived from the federal excise tax collected by the Internal Revenue System. State fuel taxes include an excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel, sales tax on gasoline and diesel fuel, truck weight fees and motor vehicle fees. These revenues total $8.5 billion in 2008-09 and are deposited in special funds as follows:

State Highway Account - $1.049 billion

Highway Users Tax Account - $3.569 billion

Public Transportation Account - $0.888 billion

Mass Transportation Account - $0.455 billion

Motor Vehicle Account - $2.5 billion


PROPOSITION 1B BONDS
The Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bonds Act of 2006 authorizes $19.925 billion over the next 10 years to fund existing and new statewide transportation-related infrastructure programs and projects. Most Proposition 1B programs are administered by either the California Transportation Commission or Caltrans, with the exception of Local Streets and Roads and Local Transit (State Controller's Office), Trade Infrastructure Air Quality and School Bus Retrofit (Air Resources Board), Port Security (Office of Emergency Services), and Transit Security (Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security).

Funds for these programs will be disbursed as construction and other project activities occur, which will help manage the impact on the state's debt limit. The Governor's Budget proposes to appropriate $4.7 billion to continue implementation of the transportation programs.


PROPOSITION 42
The Governor's Budget proposes to fully fund the $1.485 billion Proposition 42 transfer and the Proposition 1A loan repayment for fiscal 2008-09. Funding is allocated under statutory formula as follows: $82.7 million to the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund (TCRF), $594.2 million to the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), $297.1 million to the Public Transportation Account, and $594.2 million to cities and counties for local streets and roads maintenance.


TRIBAL GAMING FUNDS

• The Budget assumes the tribal compact cash will continue to be spent as it comes in annually until the date that the bonds for the original five gaming compacts can be sold is known. $100 million is assumed to be spent in both 2007-08 and 2008-09 and will be deposited in the State Highway Account and the Public Transportation Account consistent with current law.

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CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS for Business, Transportation, and Housing Back to Top

	Proposed Workload Budget
	Proposed Budget-Balancing Reductions
	Other Special Session Issues
	Program Enhancements and Other Budget Adjustments
		Transportation Programs
		Transportation Revenue
		Motor Vehicle Account
		California Highway Patrol
		Department of Motor Vehicles
		Business and Housing
		Department of Housing and Community Development

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PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
Budget Summary - Business, Transportation, and Housing (pdf * - 294K) -
Provides this entire Business, Transportation, and Housing Chapter in pdf format.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Proposed Budget Detail - Business, Transportation, and Housing
Displays Proposed Budget Detail information for Business, Transportation, and Housing.