Bill
AB 87
Nevada AB 87 appropriates $5 million to fund wildlife crossings design, construction, and signage to improve highway permeability and reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions.
Below is a concise, jurisdiction‑specific summary because the materials provided include two distinct bills both labeled “AB 87” in different states: (1) a Nevada appropriation relating to wildlife crossings (BDR S‑390) and (2) a California bill (Boerner) amending the Density Bonus Law. Each summary identifies purpose, key provisions, who is affected, and status.
Summary
- Purpose: Appropriates state funds to improve highway permeability for wildlife by designing, constructing, and identifying new wildlife crossings and related highway features.
- Key provisions:
- Appropriates $5,000,000 from the Nevada State General Fund to the Wildlife Crossings Account (NRS 408.656).
- Funds may be used for design, construction, and identification (signage/marking) of wildlife crossings and related highway features.
- Effective upon passage and approval.
- Who is affected:
- Nevada Department of Transportation (or agencies administering NRS 408.656) as implementers/contractors.
- Wildlife Crossings Account as recipient.
- State General Fund (one‑time appropriation impact).
- Motorists, wildlife, and communities benefiting from reduced wildlife–vehicle collisions and improved ecological connectivity.
- Fiscal/Procedural notes:
- Fiscal note: “Contains appropriation not included in Executive Budget.”
- Legislative actions listed show the bill was enrolled, presented to the Governor, approved, and chaptered (Chapter 486, Statutes of 2025) — indicating enactment and availability of funds.
Summary
- Purpose: Clarifies how California’s Density Bonus Law applies to “transient lodging” (e.g., certain short‑term lodging) when included as part of a housing development; limits the obligation of local governments to apply density bonus incentives to transient lodging in most circumstances.
- Key provisions (as reflected in the legislative counsel’s digest / proposed amendment to Gov. Code §65915):
- Reaffirms that local governments must comply with Density Bonus Law and adopt implementing ordinances and streamlined procedures/timelines for processing density bonus applications.
- Adds a specification that certain provisions of the Density Bonus Law do not require a city/county to approve incentives, concessions, waivers, or reductions of development standards that would otherwise be applied to transient lodging that is part of a housing development — except as expressly specified in the bill.
- Incorporates additional changes proposed by SB 92 into §65915 only if both bills are enacted and AB 87 is enacted last (conditional/operative clause).
- Who is affected:
- Local governments (cities, counties) — clarified discretion/limits when transient lodging is proposed within a project seeking density bonus relief.
- Housing developers proposing mixed projects that include transient lodging (may limit eligibility for some bonus incentives for portions used as transient lodging).
- Tenants/homebuyers, planning departments, and housing advocates concerned with affordable housing provisions and project approvals.
- Procedural/status notes:
- Multiple committee references and hearings are recorded (Assembly Housing & Community Development; Assembly Local Government; Senate Housing; Senate Local Government).
- As of the latest documents provided, the bill had progressed through committee hearings but the top metadata indicates “Status: (No further action taken.)” — suggesting that, at the time of the materials assembled, no final enactment (in California) had occurred.
- The bill text includes a conditional cross‑reference to SB 92 (operative only if both bills pass and AB 87 is enacted last).
If you want, I can:
- Produce a side‑by‑side comparison of how the Nevada appropriation and California density‑bonus changes would affect local agencies and budgets, or
- Extract the specific statutory language from the California §65915 amendment and summarize concrete developer/local government obligations and exemptions.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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