Bill Text: CA AB2344 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Wildlife connectivity: transportation projects.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-09-30 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 964, Statutes of 2022. [AB2344 Detail]
Download: California-2021-AB2344-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
May 19, 2022 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 06, 2022 |
Introduced by Assembly Members Friedman and Kalra (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Mullin) (Principal coauthor: Senator Allen) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Gipson) (Coauthor: Senator Stern) |
February 16, 2022 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 1960) is added to Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code, to read:CHAPTER 14. Wildlife Connectivity Action Plan
1960.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:The department shall investigate, study, and identify, using the best available science and data and prioritizing wildlife movement, biodiversity, and habitat, those areas in the state that are essential to wildlife movement and habitat connectivity and that are threatened by any of the following:
(a)Anticipated effects of climate change, including drought, sea level rise, and other stressors.
(b)Construction, maintenance, and operation of transportation and other infrastructure.
(c)New residential, commercial, and industrial development.
(d)Other human-caused barriers that negatively affect wildlife habitat and movement.
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(a) The department, in coordination with the Department of Transportation, shall establish a wildlife connectivity action plan that includes all of the following:(1)An assessment of information analyzed pursuant to Section 1961.
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1963.1962.
(a) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the department, shall establish a wildlife connectivity project list of wildlife passage projects where the implementation of wildlife passage features would reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and enhance wildlife connectivity.SEC. 3.
Article 3.8 (commencing with Section 158) is added to Chapter 1 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highways Code, to read:Article 3.8. Barriers to Fish and Wildlife Movement
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158.1.
For any project using state or federal transportation funds programmed after January 1, 2024, the department shall ensure that, if the project is located in an area identified as a connectivity area or a natural landscape area in the wildlife connectivity action plan pursuant to SectionOn or before January 1, 2026, and on an annual basis thereafter, the department shall implement at least 10 projects identified in the wildlife connectivity project list established pursuant to Section 1963 of the Fish and Game Code.