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Committee backs AB 902 to require wildlife connectivity planning for new or widened highways
Summary
AB 902 was advanced to appropriations. The bill would require lead agencies to consider wildlife crossings and connectivity in projects that create new highways or add lanes to existing highways starting in 2028, with a feasibility requirement and focus on significant connectivity impacts.
The committee advanced AB 902, a bill that would require lead agencies to incorporate wildlife connectivity and crossings into transportation projects that create new highways or add lanes to existing highways beginning in 2028.
Assemblymember Schultz presented the bill as a public‑safety and biodiversity measure. Testimony cited data showing thousands of collisions between vehicles…
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