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                                   1047
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, ADDABBO, ASHBY, BRISPORT, COONEY, GIANARIS,
   GONZALEZ,  HARCKHAM,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, MARTINEZ, MAY,
   PALUMBO, PARKER, RAMOS, RIVERA, ROLISON, SEPULVEDA, TEDISCO,  WEBB  --
   read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
   New York state energy research and development authority to  establish
   a ride clean rebate program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The public authorities law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1885 to read as follows:
   §  1885.  RIDE  CLEAN  REBATE PROGRAM. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION
 "ELIGIBLE PURCHASE" SHALL MEAN THE PURCHASE OF A BICYCLE  WITH  ELECTRIC
 ASSIST, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAF-
 FIC  LAW,  OR THE PURCHASE OF AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN-E OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, THAT: (A) HAS NOT
 BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS; (B)  USES
 A  BATTERY  THAT  HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY AN ACCREDITED TESTING LABORATORY
 FOR COMPLIANCE WITH A BATTERY STANDARD; AND (C)  SUCH  CERTIFICATION  OR
 THE  LOGO, WORDMARK, OR NAME OF SUCH ACCREDITED TESTING LABORATORY SHALL
 BE DISPLAYED ON PACKAGING OR DOCUMENTATION AT THE TIME OF SALE  FOR  THE
 PRODUCT OR DIRECTLY ON THE PRODUCT ITSELF.
   2.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  DEVELOP  A PROGRAM, ENTITLED THE RIDE CLEAN
 REBATE PROGRAM, TO ENCOURAGE THE DEPLOYMENT OF BICYCLES WITH AN ELECTRIC
 ASSIST AND ELECTRIC SCOOTERS.
   3. THE PROGRAM CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE A  FIFTY
 PERCENT  REBATE,  FOR  ELIGIBLE PURCHASES, PROVIDED THAT A REBATE FOR AN
 ELIGIBLE PURCHASE SHALL NOT EXCEED  ONE  THOUSAND  ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS
 ($1,100).
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   4. NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 AUTHORITY  SHALL  IMPLEMENT  AND ADMINISTER THIS SECTION INCLUDING RULES
 RELATING TO THE FORMS REQUIRED TO CLAIM A REBATE, THE REQUIRED  DOCUMEN-
 TATION  FOR ESTABLISHING ELIGIBILITY FOR A REBATE, PROCEDURES AND GUIDE-
 LINES  FOR CLAIMING A REBATE, AND THE COLLECTION OF ECONOMIC IMPACT DATA
 FROM APPLICANTS AND ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS THE  AUTHORITY  DEEMS  NECES-
 SARY.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  DETERMINE AND PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSITE ON AN
 ONGOING BASIS THE AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR REBATES  REMAINING  IN
 EACH FISCAL YEAR.
   5.  NO  LATER THAN APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN AND ANNUALLY
 THEREAFTER, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE A REPORT TO THE  TEMPORARY  PRESI-
 DENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE
 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY
 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY DETAILING THE STATUS OF ITS PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE THE
 DEPLOYMENT  OF  BICYCLES  WITH AN ELECTRIC ASSIST AND ELECTRIC SCOOTERS.
 SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE:
   A. THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING DEDICATED BY THE AUTHORITY FOR THE PROGRAM IN
 THE PRECEDING YEAR;
   B. THE AMOUNT OF ELIGIBLE PURCHASES FOR WHICH A REBATE WAS AWARDED;
   C. THE AMOUNT AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF REBATES; AND
   D. ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE AUTHORITY DEEMS NECESSARY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.