New York A 9681: Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Detective Brian Mulkeen Memorial Highway"

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A09681 Summary:

BILL NOA09681 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06976-B

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SPONSORCashman

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COSPNSRMcMahon, Reyes, Dinowitz, Angelino, Bendett, Schiavoni, Levenberg, Simpson

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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.

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BILL NOA09681 

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01/21/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9681

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Transportation

 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
 24 right to know about the purchase, storage, and use of road salt by
 25 governmental entities and the effects thereof.
 26 § 501. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms shall
 27 have the following meanings:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08643-05-6

 A. 9681 2

 1 1. "Advisory committee" means the New York road salt reduction advi-
 2 sory committee established by section five hundred three of this arti-
 3 cle.
 4 2. "Council" means the New York salt reduction council established by
 5 section five hundred two of this article.
 6 3. "Pilot program" means the road salt reduction pilot studies
 7 described in the Report.
 8 4. "Report" means the two thousand twenty-three report of the task
 9 force to the governor and legislature, including its recommendations and
 10 background and technical appendix.
 11 5. "Task force" means the Adirondack road salt reduction task force
 12 established under the Randy Preston road salt reduction act.
 13 § 502. New York road salt reduction council. 1. There is hereby estab-
 14 lished the New York road salt reduction council. Such council shall
 15 consist of a total of fifteen members and shall include:
 16 (a) the commissioner;
 17 (b) the commissioner of environmental conservation;
 18 (c) the commissioner of health;
 19 (d) the chairperson of the New York state thruway authority;
 20 (e) the commissioner of the New York city department of environmental
 21 protection;
 22 (f) the presidents of the New York state association of counties, New
 23 York asso