General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5422 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 535 *00535* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. SIEGRIST, 36th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5422 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 535 *00535* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. SIEGRIST, 36th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING THE USE OF NATURAL ALTERNATIVES TO MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE FOR MELTING ICE ON STATE HIGHWAYS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require the state to phase in, over a five-year period, the use of natural alternatives to magnesium chloride for the purpose of melting ice on state highways. Statement of Purpose: To require natural alternatives to be used for melting ice on state highways.