SB 1250: State highway system: wildlife connectivity.

This bill aims to improve the state highway system's wildlife connectivity by requiring the department of transportation to review and address wildlife needs throughout the state. The department must undertake a duty to develop a comprehensive approach to protect, conserve, and improve the state's unique wildlife, landscapes, and natural resources. The bill requires the department to include wildlife connectivity assets in its asset management plan and to jointly establish an inventory of connectivity needs with the department of fish and wildlife. This inventory must be updated biennially to identify areas where implementing wildlife passage features can reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions or enhance wildlife connectivity. The bill also requires the department to review the full extent of the state highway system in consultation with the department of fish and wildlife and with public i…