Committee advances interim SR 37 project bill amid environmental and tribal concerns
AB 697 would authorize incidental-take permits for a near-term State Route 37 corridor project that sponsors say provides urgent mobility relief and habitat restoration; opponents argue it risks widening a climate-vulnerable highway and could undermine long-term resilience planning.
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The Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife moved AB 697, which would clear an incidental-take permitting path under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) for a near-term improvement project on State Route 37 between Mare Island and Sears Point.
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