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House committee weighs $4/ton fee on bulk road salt to fund Green Snow Pro grants and reduce chloride pollution
Summary
HB 1810 would add a $4 per ton fee on bulk road salt to create a DES‑managed mitigation fund for grants toward Green Snow Pro certification, equipment and storage; DES and lake groups backed the approach to curb rising chloride in lakes and wells, while DOT and DRA noted costs and administrative requirements.
Representative Will Darby presented HB 1810, which would assess a $4 fee on bulk road salt and equivalents with proceeds placed into a Salt Road Mitigation Fund administered by the Department of Environmental Services (DES). The sponsor said the fee would finance grants to commercial and municipal operators to adopt Green Snow Pro practices—certification, brine systems, storage improvements and equipment upgrades—to reduce salt application and protect drinking water and lakes.
Technical testimony: Ted Diers (DES) summarized…
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