2660 Department of Transportation
Major Program Changes
  • The Budget proposes the use of $262.4 million in weight fee revenues in 2010-11 and $700 million in 2011-12 to reimburse the General Fund for debt service payments made on certain general obligation highway and transit bonds. The Budget proposes the use of $77.5 million in revenues that are not restricted by the constitution, such as revenue from the rental of state property, in 2011-12 to reimburse the General Fund for debt service payments made on Proposition 116 transit bonds.

  • The Budget proposes a loan of $494 million in weight fee revenues to the General Fund in 2010-11 and $166.3 million in 2011-12.

  • The Budget proposes $2.3 billion for capital funding of Proposition 1B bond funded projects including $631.2 million for corridor mobility, $972.3 million for trade corridors, $117 million for public transit modernization, $200 million for state-local partnership projects, $22 million for local bridge seismic safety, and $391.9 million for State Route 99.

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $62.1 million from the State Highway Account to replace 508 vehicles to comply with various federal and state air quality mandates.

  • The Budget proposes a decrease of $3 million and 35 positions in 2011-12 as a result of the workload reduction and efficiencies from implementing the Enterprise Resource Planning Financial Infrastructure program.

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $2.4 million and 18 positions to complete Project Initiation Documents for state and locally-funded projects on the state highway system. This includes a decrease of $4.9 million in State Highway Account resources and an increase of $7.2 million in reimbursements from locals to complete Project Initiation Documents on locally-funded projects.

  • The Budget proposes a redirection of $1.4 million in 2011-12 from local federal subvention funds and 9 positions for six-years limited-term to complete federally-mandated load ratings on local bridges.

  • The Budget proposes an increase of $274,000 and 3 limited-term positions in 2011-12 for three years to administer the Job Access Reverse Commute and New Freedom federal grant programs and process applications for new projects.