New York S 6976: Establishes the New York road salt reduction council and the New York road salt reduction advisory committee

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S06976 Summary:

BILL NOS06976B

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SAME ASSAME AS A09681

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, SALAZAR, SKOUFIS, WEBB

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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 NOS06976B

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03/27/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

04/09/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

04/09/2025PRINT NUMBER 6976A

05/13/20251ST REPORT CAL.1074

05/14/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/10/2025PASSED SENATE

06/10/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/10/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

02/03/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

02/03/2026PRINT NUMBER 6976B

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1364

06/05/2026RECOMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6976--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HARCKHAM, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, JACKSON, SALAZAR, WEBB
 -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Transportation -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
 recommitted to the Committee on Transportation in accordance with
 Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08643-04-6

 S. 6976--B 2

 1 solutions to the problems posed by the need to control ice and snow for
 2 the safety of the traveling public without contaminating drinking water
 3 and impairing natural resources supporting life, a sound economy, and
 4 healthful recreation. The legislature also finds that the public has a
 5 right to know about the purchase, storage, and use of road salt by
 6 governmental entities and the effects thereof.
 7 § 501. Definitions. As used in this article the following terms shall
 8 have the following meanings:
 9 1. "Advisory committee" means the New York road salt reduction advi-
 10 sory committee established by section five hundred three of this arti-
 11 cle.
 12 2. "Council" means the New York salt reduction council established by
 13 section five hundred two of this article.
 14 3. "Pilot program" me