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NY A05890
Bill
Status
2/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Chludzinski
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AI Summary
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Expands the "Buy American Salt Act" to become the "Buy North American Salt Act," allowing state and local government contracts to give preference to rock salt or sodium chloride mined or hand harvested in Canada in addition to the United States
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Permits state agencies, political subdivisions, public authorities, and the Department of Transportation to award salt contracts to bidders offering North American salt even if the price is up to 10% higher than the lowest bid
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Adds new labeling fraud provisions making it illegal to falsely affix "Made in Canada" labels to salt products not actually mined or harvested in Canada
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Imposes debarment penalties on any person found to have intentionally misrepresented salt as being produced in the United States or Canada when it was not
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Amends four separate laws (State Finance Law, General Municipal Law, Public Authorities Law, and Highway Law) to implement consistent treatment of Canadian-sourced salt across all government procurement
Legislative Description
Permits contracts for the purchase of rock salt or sodium chloride mined or hand harvested in Canada to be awarded as if such rock salt or sodium chloride was mined or hand harvested in the United States.
Last Action
referred to governmental operations
1/7/2026