State highways: pilot highway maintenance and rehabilitation demonstration projects.

Existing law vests the Department of Transportation with full possession and control of all state highways. Existing law requires the department to improve and maintain the state highways. This bill would require the department, beginning in 2025 and ending in 2032, to use cold in-place recycling or partial depth recycling, as defined, on at least 12 projects each year. The bill would require the department, beginning in 2027 and ending in 2032, to use full depth recycling, as defined, on at least 5 projects each year. The bill would require the department to submit an annual report to the Legislature regarding these projects. The bill would repeal its provisions on January 1, 2034.