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Committee hears that ANR removed municipal salt-shed mandate from chloride bill; members discuss funding priority for vulnerable towns
Summary
Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) proposed removing a requirement to cover municipal salt sheds from the pending chloride bill and instead propose funding options and municipal training; committee members debated whether to prioritize funding for sheds near surface waters and whether the Transportation Committee should take the bill.
Committee members discussed proposed changes to S.29 (the chloride bill) after committee staff said the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) asked to remove a statutory requirement that municipalities cover salt storage sheds. The change would leave no statewide mandate to cover municipal salt sheds; instead ANR would identify funding options municipalities could use if they choose to cover sheds.
Why it matters: Covering salt and de-icing material storage is aimed at reducing chloride runoff that can harm waterways. Committee members said the removal of a mandate reduces…
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