CA AB2062

Requires the Department of Transportation to discontinue water-intensive freeway landscaping and use drought-resistant landscaping whenever feasible, considering erosion control and fire retardant needs.

Mandates planting projects undertaken or approved by the department include California native wildflowers and native climate-appropriate vegetation as an integral part of the planting design when appropriate and consistent with integrated pest management strategies.

Prioritizes wildflower and native vegetation species that help rebuild pollinator populations in freeway landscaping projects.

Authorizes the department to use recycled water for freeway landscaping irrigation when adequate quality and quantity are available and approved by the regional water quality control board.

Permits local public agencies and water utilities to place recycled water transmission lines in freeway rights-of-way, subject to specified conditions including liability protections for the department and underground placement requirements.