New York A 4481: Establishes the New York road salt reduction council and the New York road salt reduction advisory committee

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A04481 Summary:

BILL NOA04481A

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SAME ASSAME AS S06976-A

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SPONSORJones

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COSPNSRLevenberg, Alvarez, Schiavoni, Lupardo, Carroll R, Lasher, Rosenthal, Peoples-Stokes, Colton,
 Paulin, Simpson, Reyes, Taylor, Burdick, McDonald, Shimsky, Tapia, Simon, Yeger, Cunningham,
 Solages, Hevesi, Brown K, Simone, Kelles, Seawright, Woerner, Otis, Rajkumar, Romero, Stern,
 McMahon, Gibbs, Bendett, Slater, Forrest, Shrestha, Gallagher, Epstein, Griffin, Hunter, Stirpe,
 Eachus, Meeks, DeStefano, Lunsford, Davila, Glick, Jacobson, Lee, Rozic, Clark, Lemondes, Kassay

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 23 §§500 - 503, Transp L

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Establishes the New York road salt reduction council and the New York road salt reduction advisory committee to provide a mechanism for interagency cooperation and coordination to implement the recommendations of the report of the Adirondack road salt reduction task force.

Go to top A04481 Actions:

BILL NOA04481A

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02/04/2025referred to transportation

03/26/2025amend and recommit to transportation

03/26/2025print number 4481a

09/08/2025enacting clause stricken

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4481--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JONES, LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to establishing the
 New York road salt reduction council and the New York road salt
 reduction advisory committee

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a new article
 2 23 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 23
 4 NEW YORK ROAD SALT REDUCTION PROGRAM
 5 Section 500. Legislative findings.
 6 501. Definitions.
 7 502. New York road salt reduction council.
 8 503. New York road salt reduction advisory committee.
 9 § 500. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that the report of
 10 the Adirondack road salt reduction task force complies with the Randy
 11 Preston road salt reduction act, and that its recommendations should be
 12 implemented to protect public health and the environment from contam-
 13 ination by road salt. The legislature further finds that effective
 14 implementation requires interagency cooperation and coordination, atten-
 15 tion extending beyond the boundaries of the Adirondack park. A mechanism
 16 for such does not currently exist but should be created. The legislature
 17 further recognizes that both state and local agencies need the expertise
 18 and experience of scientists, engineers, nongovernmental institutions
 19 advocating for clean water, highway users, and others in developing
 20 solutions to the problems posed by the need to control ice and snow for
 21 the safety of the traveling public without contaminating drinking water
 22 and impairing natural resources supporting life, a sound economy, and
 23 healthful recreation. The legislature also finds that the public has a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08643-02-5

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 1 right to know about the purchase, storage, and use of road salt by
 2 governmental entities and the effects thereof.
 3 § 501. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms shall
 4 have the following meanings:
 5 1. "Advisory committee" means the New York road salt reduction advi-
 6 sory committee established by section five hundred three of this arti-
 7 cle.
 8 2. "Council" means the New York salt reduction council established by
 9 section five hundred two of this article.
 10 3. "Pilot program" means the road salt reduction pilot studies
 11 described in the Report.
 12 4. "Report" means the two thousand twenty-three report of the task
 13 force to the governor and legislature, including its recommendations and
 14 background and technical appendix.