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Bill would require native pollinator plantings on state roads; DOT expresses cost and implementation concerns
Summary
House Bill 5,099 would require planting native pollinator species along state highways; sponsors and environmental witnesses said the change could cut mowing and pesticide costs and improve pollinator habitat, while DOT raised implementation and cost concerns in written comments.
Representative Shanley told the House Environment and Natural Resources Committee that House Bill 5,099 would strengthen existing law to require the planting of native pollinator species along state highways and to encourage reduced mowing and pesticide use.
“There's a lot of advantages to providing plantings of native pollinator species,” Shanley told the committee, citing aesthetic benefits, reduced mowing and maintenance…
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