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Bill would add $4 per ton fee on bulk road salt to fund grants for salt‑reduction equipment and training
Summary
Representative Veil Darby proposed HB 1810, a $4 per‑ton fee on bulk road salt and equivalents to create a DES‑managed mitigation fund that would award grants to municipal and commercial operators for Green Snow Pro certification, brine equipment, and salt storage upgrades to reduce chloride runoff and protect drinking water.
CONCORD — Representative Veil Darby told the committee that HB 1810 would add a $4 fee on bulk road salt and equivalents and direct proceeds to a Salt Road Mitigation Fund at the Department of Environmental Services to subsidize equipment, storage, and certification for operators that reduce salt use.
"The only solution to reducing salt pollution is to reduce salt usage," Darby told the committee, citing studies showing increasing chloride…
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