2021 House Bill 5579

Shut down new highway projects until “green infrastructure” mandates imposed

Introduced in the House

Nov. 30, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-19)

To prohibit any new state highway projects until the Department of Transportation imposes a “green infrastructure” permit mandate that among other things would require road project to come with an “analysis of the impact of forecasted climate conditions over the expected life (including) precipitation data, trends, and projections; an analysis of alternative methods of stormwater management; recommendations for reducing the impact of vehicle traffic including decommissioning roads, removing lanes, increasing public transit, and converting existing lanes to dedicated public transit lanes” and much more.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation