Senate Bill S6322A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the East of Hudson watershed road salt reduction task force, pilot plan and test program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S6322 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4067
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9825
2023-2024: S2706, A5204

2021-S6322 - Summary

Establishes the East of Hudson watershed road salt reduction task force, pilot plan and test program to conduct a comprehensive review of road salt contamination and road management best practices within the East of Hudson watershed.

2021-S6322 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6322 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6322
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 21, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to establish the East of Hudson  watershed  road  salt  reduction
   task  force, pilot plan and test program; and providing for the repeal
   of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as the "Randy
 Preston road salt reduction act".
   § 2. 1. There is hereby established an East of Hudson  watershed  road
 salt  reduction task force, hereinafter referred to as the "task force",
 to conduct a comprehensive review of road salt  contamination  and  road
 management best practices within the East of Hudson watershed. Such task
 force  shall consist of fourteen members which shall include the commis-
 sioner of transportation or their designee, the commissioner of environ-
 mental conservation or their designee, the  commissioner  of  health  or
 their  designee,  the executive director of the East of Hudson watershed
 agency or their designee, and ten other members to be appointed  by  the
 governor as follows: two upon the recommendation of the temporary presi-
 dent  of  the  senate, two upon the recommendation of the speaker of the
 assembly, one upon the recommendation of  the  minority  leader  of  the
 senate, one upon the recommendation of the minority leader of the assem-
 bly, and four without recommendation from any other person.
   2. Task force members shall receive no compensation for their services
 but  shall  be  reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in
 the performance of their duties, to the extent  funds  are  appropriated
 for such purpose. The commissioner of environmental conservation and the
 commissioner  of  transportation shall serve as joint chairs of the task
 force.  A majority of the members of the task force shall  constitute  a
 quorum  for  the transaction of business or the exercise of any power or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11018-02-1
              

2021-S6322A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4067
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Transportation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9825
2023-2024: S2706, A5204

2021-S6322A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the East of Hudson watershed road salt reduction task force, pilot plan and test program to conduct a comprehensive review of road salt contamination and road management best practices within the East of Hudson watershed.

2021-S6322A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6322A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6322--A
     Cal. No. 1244
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 21, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
   ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to establish the East of Hudson  watershed  road  salt  reduction
   task  force  and  pilot  program; and providing for the repeal of such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  1. There is hereby established an East of Hudson watershed
 road  salt  reduction  task  force, hereinafter referred to as the "task
 force", to conduct a comprehensive review of road salt contamination and
 roadway, parking lot, driveway, and sidewalk management  best  practices
 within  the  East  of Hudson watershed. Such task force shall consist of
 fourteen members which shall include the commissioner of  transportation
 or  their  designee,  the  commissioner of environmental conservation or
 their designee, the  commissioner  of  health  or  their  designee,  the
 commissioner  of  the  department  of environmental protection, or their
 designee, and ten other members to  be  appointed  by  the  governor  as
 follows:  two  upon the recommendation of the temporary president of the
 senate, two upon the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly,  one
 upon  the  recommendation of the minority leader of the senate, one upon
 the recommendation of the minority leader  of  the  assembly,  and  four
 without  recommendation from any other person.  The appointed members of
 the task force shall include a representative of local governments with-
 in the East of Hudson watershed and individuals  with  expertise  in  at
 least  one  of the following: civil engineering, hydrology, geology, the
 science of road salt contamination, highway maintenance and  operations,
 and  public  health.    For the purposes of this act, the East of Hudson
 watershed shall include portions of  Dutchess,  Putnam  and  Westchester
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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