A 10050 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

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

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Environment ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Last action Jun 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

A10050 → A10050A · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to expand its scope by adding a requirement for the Department of Transportation to establish comprehensive road salt reduction policies by December 2027, alongside the existing training program. The amendments also updated the reporting deadline to December 2029 and clarified that training requirements now apply to salt application on driveways and parking lots, not just public roadways.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from solely creating a training program to also mandating the creation of specific road salt reduction policies and standards.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for the commissioner to establish road salt reduction policies and standards by December 1, 2027, including application methods and monitoring goals.

Updated the training curriculum to include the establishment of baseline standards for winter management operations.

TIMELINE

Extended the deadline for submitting the program implementation report from December 2026 to December 2029.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded the definition of entities subject to training requirements to include applicators on driveways and parking lots, in addition to public roadways.

DEFINITION

Added a specific definition for 'road salt' as a mineral form of sodium chloride used to melt snow and ice.

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Amendments

Jun 3, 2026

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

Jun 2, 2026

Committee

REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 10050A

lower

Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO TRANSPORTATION

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

lower

1 primary · 18 co-sponsors