New York S 9922: Relates to the distribution of road salt

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S09922 Summary:

BILL NOS09922 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09561

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §23, Transp L

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Requires that the department of transportation and every municipality, locality and public authority shall not spread road salt at a rate higher than three hundred pounds per lane mile on average during each snow and ice management season.

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BILL NOS09922 

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04/16/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

05/19/20261ST REPORT CAL.1282

05/20/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/21/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9922

 IN SENATE

 April 16, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to imposing certain
 requirements for the distribution of road salt

 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 section
 2 23 to read as follows:
 3 § 23. Distribution of road salt. 1. The department, every munici-
 4 pality, locality, and public authority shall not spread road salt at a
 5 rate higher than three hundred pounds per lane mile on average during
 6 each snow and ice management season. The limits for application on
 7 parking lots and sidewalks is set at 4.7 pounds per one thousand square
 8 feet.
 9 2. For the purposes of this section, the term "road salt" shall mean a
 10 mineral form of sodium chloride to melt snow and ice on roads by lower-
 11 ing water's freezing point.
 12 3. All road salt equipment shall be metered and calibrated.
 13 4. The department shall provide annual data on its website to the
 14 public regarding the use of road salt.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13870-02-5

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