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Committee reviews S218 to certify salt applicators and add affirmative defense for certified users
Summary
Legislative counsel told the House Judiciary Committee that S218 would create a voluntary Agency of Natural Resources certification for commercial and municipal salt applicators and replace proposed immunity with an affirmative defense that requires recordkeeping and excludes gross negligence.
Legislative counsel Michael Grady told the House Judiciary Committee on March 31 that S218 would establish a voluntary certification program at the Agency of Natural Resources for commercial salt applicators to limit chloride pollution from winter deicing and summer dust control.
Grady said certified applicators who complete ANR training and follow best-management practices (BMPs) would gain a legal benefit under the bill: an affirmative defense to civil claims asserting damages from hazards caused by snow or ice, so long as the claim is…
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