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S5010 • 2025

Creates a road salt reduction policies and applicator training program for use by state agencies and state contractors

Creates a road salt reduction policies and applicator training program for use by state agencies and state contractors

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Pete Harckham
Last action
2026-06-01
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Creates a road salt reduction policies and applicator training program for use by state agencies and state contractors

Creates a road salt reduction policies and applicator training program for use by state agencies and state contractors Requires the commissioner of the department of transportation, in consultation with the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish a set of comprehensive road salt reduction policies and to design a road salt applicator training program; requires the department, every state agency and state contractor which uses road salt to use such training materials to train and inform employees on the best practices of using such materials.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a road salt reduction policies and applicator training program for use by state agencies and state contractors Requires the commissioner of the department of transportation, in consultation with the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish a set of comprehensive road salt reduction policies and to design a road salt applicator training program; requires the department, every state agency and state contractor which uses road salt to use such training materials to train and inform employees on the best practices of using such materials.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-01 Senate

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

  2. 2026-06-01 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 5010B

  3. 2026-04-22 Senate

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

  4. 2026-04-22 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 5010A

  5. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

  6. 2025-02-18 Senate

    REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Official Summary Text

Creates a road salt reduction policies and applicator training program for use by state agencies and state contractors
Requires the commissioner of the department of transportation, in consultation with the commissioner of environmental conservation to establish a set of comprehensive road salt reduction policies and to design a road salt applicator training program; requires the department, every state agency and state contractor which uses road salt to use such training materials to train and inform employees on the best practices of using such materials.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          5010

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    February 18, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 creating  a  road
          salt applicator training program

          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. ROAD SALT APPLICATOR TRAINING PROGRAM. 1. (A) THE COMMISSIONER,
     4  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
     5  CONSERVATION, SHALL CREATE A ROAD SALT APPLICATOR TRAINING PROGRAM  THAT
     6  SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
     7    (I)  TRAINING  MATERIALS  REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH
     8  IMPACTS OF ROAD SALT;
     9    (II) BEST PRACTICES FOR THE APPLICATION OF SODIUM CHLORIDE  TO  ROADS,
    10  PARKING LOTS, AND SIDEWALKS;
    11    (III) USE OF STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT FOR SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL;
    12    (IV)  USE OF MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES FOR ANNUAL REPORTING OF ROAD SALT
    13  USE BY LOCATION;
    14    (V) A PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF SODIUM  CHLO-
    15  RIDE POLLUTION IN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS;
    16    (VI)  A  VERIFICATION  PROCESS  FOR  ASSURING BEST PRACTICES ARE BEING
    17  IMPLEMENTED AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPLEMENTED;
    18    (VII) THE USE OF ROAD SALT ALTERNATIVES; AND
    19    (VIII) A PROCESS FOR CERTIFICATION OF TRAINED  AND  APPROVED  APPLICA-
    20  TORS,  INCLUDING  PARTICULAR  LOCATIONS FOR SUCH TRAINING PROGRAM, AND A
    21  TIME PERIOD WITHIN WHICH TO COMPLETE CONTINUING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
    22    (B) IN CREATING THE ROAD SALT APPLICATOR TRAINING PROGRAM, THE COMMIS-
    23  SIONER SHALL USE BEST EFFORTS  TO  CONSULT  WITH  CURRENT  PROGRAMS  AND
    24  RESEARCH  BEING  CONDUCTED  IN THE STATE SUCH AS THOSE UNDERTAKEN BY THE

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09748-01-5
        S. 5010                             2

     1  FUND FOR LAKE GEORGE, THE  CARY  INSTITUTE  OF  ECOSYSTEM  STUDIES,  AND
     2  CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
     3    2.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT TO THE THE GOVERNOR, THE
     4  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  THE
     5  CHAIR  OF  THE  SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, AND THE CHAIR OF THE
     6  ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER  FIRST,  TWO
     7  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX,  A  REPORT  CONTAINING  THE  ROAD  SALT APPLICATOR
     8  PROGRAM FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT INCLUDE, BUT ARE  NOT  LIMITED
     9  TO:
    10    (A)  RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR  CONDUCTING  THE  TRAINING PROGRAM BY AGENCY
    11  STAFF OR A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR;
    12    (B) FINDINGS REGARDING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF LIMITED LIABILITY RELIEF
    13  FOR CERTIFIED APPLICATORS;
    14    (C) RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING FUNDING OPTIONS OR ASSISTANCE TO LOCALI-
    15  TIES FOR PURCHASE OF STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT;
    16    (D) FINDINGS, USING EXISTING DATA AND INFORMATION, REGARDING LOCATIONS
    17  IN THE STATE WHERE ROAD SALT CONTAMINATION MAY BE A THREAT TO THE  ENVI-
    18  RONMENT, PROPERTY OR HUMAN HEALTH;
    19    (E)  FINDINGS  REGARDING  THE USE OF SIMILAR PROGRAMS IN OTHER STATES,
    20  SUCH AS RHODE ISLAND AND MINNESOTA;
    21    (F) RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING A TIMELINE  FOR  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THE
    22  ROAD SALT APPLICATOR TRAINING PROGRAM; AND
    23    (G) FINDINGS REGARDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CONDUCTING SUCH PROGRAM.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.