Senate Bill S8832

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   8832
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2026
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 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   rechargeable battery recycling
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 4 of section  27-1803  of  the  environ-
 mental  conservation law,   subdivision 1 as added by chapter 562 of the
 laws of 2010 and subdivision 4 as amended by a chapter of  the  laws  of
 2025  amending  the   environmental   conservation   law   relating   to
 rechargeable battery recycling, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
 S.73-A and A. 4641-A, are amended to read as follows:
   1. "battery manufacturer" means  every  person,  firm  or  corporation
 that:    (i)  produces rechargeable batteries sold or distributed in the
 state, or packages such batteries for sale in the state, except that  if
 such  production  or  packaging is for a distributor having the right to
 produce or otherwise package that same brand of battery  in  the  state,
 then  such  distributor  shall be deemed to be the battery manufacturer;
 [or] (ii) imports rechargeable batteries into the United States that are
 sold or distributed in the state; OR (III) WITH RESPECT TO  RECHARGEABLE
 BATTERIES  DEFINED  IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION
 FOUR OF THIS SECTION, IF NO PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION UNDER  PARAGRAPH
 (I)  OR  (II)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REQUIRE-
 MENTS UNDER THIS TITLE, "BATTERY MANUFACTURER" MEANS THE MANUFACTURER OF
 THE PRODUCT THAT COMES WITH, OR CONTAINS, THE  RECHARGEABLE  BATTERY  AT
 THE TIME THE PRODUCT IS SOLD;
   4.  (A) "rechargeable battery" means any OF THE FOLLOWING rechargeable
 BATTERIES WEIGHING LESS  THAN  FIFTY  POUNDS:  (i)  ANY  nickel-cadmium,
 sealed  lead,  lithium  ion,  OR  nickel metal hydride battery; (ii) ANY
 battery used as the principal electric  power  source  for  an  electric
 scooter  or  bicycle with electric assist; [or] (iii) any other such dry
 cell battery capable  of  being  recharged  [weighing  less  than  fifty
 pounds,];  or  (IV)  battery  packs containing ANY such batteries[; (iv)
 but];
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (B) "RECHARGEABLE BATTERY" shall not include a  battery  used  as  the
 principal electric power source for a vehicle OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN
 SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, such as, but not
 limited  to,  an  automobile,  boat, truck, tractor, golf cart or wheel-
 chair;  for  storage  of  electricity  generated by an alternative power
 source, such as solar or wind-driven generators; or  for  memory  backup
 that is an integral component of an electronic device;
   §  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 27-1807 of the environmental conserva-
 tion law, as added by chapter 562 of the laws of 2010, paragraphs  a,  d
 and e as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the  environ-
 mental  conservation   law  relating  to rechargeable battery recycling,
 as proposed in legislative  bills  numbers  S.73-A  and  A.  4641-A,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  Rechargeable  batteries shall be returned to a retailer that sells
 such batteries that are similar  in  shape,  size  [and],  function  AND
 WEIGHT  to  those to be disposed of. Rechargeable batteries contained in
 electronic products must be removed prior to disposal of such product.
   a. Retailers having a place of business in the state shall accept from
 consumers  at  any  time  during  normal  business  hours   rechargeable
 batteries  of  a  similar  shape, size, [and] function AND WEIGHT as the
 retailer offers for sale; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  ANY  ACCEPTANCE  OF
 BATTERIES  FROM ELECTRIC SCOOTERS OR BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST SHALL
 BE VOLUNTARY, AND SHALL ONLY BE PERMISSIBLE AT RETAILERS WHICH OFFER FOR
 SALE ELECTRIC  SCOOTERS  OR  BICYCLES  WITH  ELECTRIC  ASSIST  OR  THEIR
 BATTERIES.  Retailers  shall  take  up  to ten such batteries, PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, WITH RESPECT TO RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES DEFINED IN  SUBPARAGRAPH
 (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION 27-1803 OF THIS
 TITLE, RETAILERS SHALL TAKE UP TO FIVE SUCH BATTERIES, per day from  any
 person   regardless   of   whether  such  person  purchases  replacement
 batteries, and retailers shall also accept as many such batteries  as  a
 consumer purchases from the retailer, EXCEPT FOR BATTERIES FROM ELECTRIC
 SCOOTERS  OR  BICYCLES  WITH  ELECTRIC  ASSIST.    Retailers, OTHER THAN
 RETAILERS NOT PARTICIPATING AS A COLLECTION SITE   WHO    SELL  ELECTRIC
 SCOOTERS  OR  BICYCLES  WITH  ELECTRIC  ASSIST OR THEIR BATTERIES AND NO
 OTHER TYPES OF RECHARGEABLE   BATTERIES, shall  conspicuously  post  and
 maintain,  at  or  near  the  point of entry to the place of business, a
 legible sign, not less than eight and one-half inches by  eleven  inches
 in  size, stating that used rechargeable batteries of the size and shape
 sold or offered for sale by the retailer may not enter the  solid  waste
 stream, and that the retail establishment is a collection site for recy-
 cling  such batteries. Such sign shall state the following in letters at
 least one inch in height: "It is  illegal  to  dispose  of  rechargeable
 batteries  in  the  state  of  New  York  as solid waste. We accept used
 rechargeable batteries for return to the manufacturer."
   b. Retailers that sell rechargeable  batteries  to  consumers  in  the
 state  through  non-retail outlets such as through catalogs, or by mail,
 telephone or the internet shall provide  at  the  time  of  purchase  or
 delivery  to  the  consumer  notice  of  an  opportunity  to return used
 rechargeable batteries at no cost to the consumer for reuse  or  recycl-
 ing.
   c. Retailers in the state, OTHER THAN RETAILERS NOT PARTICIPATING AS A
 COLLECTION  SITE  WHO  SELL  ELECTRIC SCOOTERS OR BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC
 ASSIST OR THEIR BATTERIES AND NO OTHER TYPES OF RECHARGEABLE  BATTERIES,
 shall conspicuously maintain, at a location within the retail establish-
 ment  that is convenient for use by consumers, collection boxes or other
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 suitable receptacles, supplied by the manufacturer, into which consumers
 may safely deposit used rechargeable batteries.
   d.  RETAILERS  SHALL  NOT  ACCEPT  RECHARGEABLE  BATTERIES  DEFINED IN
 SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  SECTION
 27-1803 OF THIS TITLE THAT ARE DAMAGED, DEFECTIVE, OR RECALLED.
   E.  Retailers may not sell or offer for sale to consumers in the state
 rechargeable batteries unless the battery manufacturer is  operating  in
 accordance   with  a  collection,  transportation,  and  recycling  plan
 approved by the commissioner. The commissioner  shall  maintain  on  the
 department's  website  a  list  of manufacturers operating in accordance
 with approved plans, and  the  brands  covered  by  such  manufacturer's
 plans.  NO  RETAILER  SHALL  BE IN VIOLATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
 PARAGRAPH IF, AT THE DATE THE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY  WAS  MADE  AVAILABLE
 FOR  SALE,  THE  BATTERY MANUFACTURER OF SUCH BATTERY WAS ON THE LIST OF
 MANUFACTURERS OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN APPROVED  PLAN  MAINTAINED
 ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   [e.]  F.  Retailers  must be in compliance with the provisions of this
 subdivision no later than one hundred eighty days  after  the  effective
 date of this title or, with respect to a rechargeable battery defined in
 [paragraph]  SUBPARAGRAPH  (ii)  of PARAGRAPH (A) OF subdivision four of
 section 27-1803 of this title, and with respect to the  requirements  of
 paragraph [d] E of this subdivision one year after the effective date of
 the  chapter  of the laws of two thousand twenty-five which amended this
 title, or when the commissioner has approved a new or  updated  plan  in
 compliance with such chapter, whichever is later.
   §  3.  Subdivisions 2, 3 and 4 of section 27-1807 of the environmental
 conservation law, as added by chapter 562 of the  laws  of  2010,  para-
 graphs a and b of subdivision 2 as amended and paragraph d as added by a
 chapter  of the laws of 2025 amending the environmental conservation law
 relating to rechargeable battery recycling as  proposed  in  legislative
 bills numbers S.73-A and A. 4641-A, are amended to read as follows:
   2.  Every battery manufacturer, or any combination of battery manufac-
 turers working  together,  shall,  at  the  battery  manufacturer's  own
 expense,  arrange  for  the  return  of,  and  recycling of[,]: all used
 rechargeable batteries collected  by  retailers;  AND  ALL  RECHARGEABLE
 BATTERIES  FROM  ELECTRIC SCOOTERS OR BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST, AND
 SUCH BATTERIES THAT  ARE  DAMAGED,  DEFECTIVE,  OR  RECALLED,  THAT  ARE
 COLLECTED  AT  PERMITTED  HOUSEHOLD  HAZARDOUS  WASTE  COLLECTION SITES,
 REGISTERED HOUSEHOLD  HAZARDOUS  WASTE  COLLECTION  EVENTS,  APPROPRIATE
 MUNICIPAL  SITES,  AND  OTHER COLLECTION SITES DESCRIBED IN THE APPROVED
 PLAN.  Every battery manufacturer or any combination of battery manufac-
 turers working together, shall be responsible for,  at  a  minimum,  the
 following:
   a. (I) Within ninety days of the effective date of this title or, with
 respect  to  rechargeable  batteries defined in [paragraph] SUBPARAGRAPH
 (ii) of PARAGRAPH (A) OF subdivision four of  section  27-1803  of  this
 title, within one hundred eighty days of the effective date of the chap-
 ter of the laws of two thousand twenty-five that amended such paragraph,
 submittance to the commissioner of a new or updated plan that identifies
 the  methods  by  which  battery  manufacturers will safely AND PROMPTLY
 collect, transport, and  recycle  rechargeable  batteries  collected  by
 retailers,  PERMITTED  HOUSEHOLD  HAZARDOUS  WASTE  COLLECTION SITES AND
 REGISTERED HOUSEHOLD  HAZARDOUS  WASTE  COLLECTION  EVENTS,  APPROPRIATE
 MUNICIPAL  SITES,  AND  OTHER COLLECTION SITES DESCRIBED IN THE PLAN, at
 the expense of the battery manufacturer,  INCLUDING  THE  PROCEDURES  TO
 PROMPTLY  AND  REGULARLY  REMOVE  BATTERIES  FROM  THESE  LOCATIONS, and
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 provide retailers AND COLLECTION SITES  with  information  on  the  safe
 handling and storage of rechargeable batteries.
   (II)  WITH  RESPECT  TO RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH
 (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF  SECTION  27-1803  OF  THIS
 TITLE, THE PLAN SHALL:
   (1) PROPOSE FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S APPROVAL A GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF
 COLLECTION  SITES  TO BE ESTABLISHED TO MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
 SAFE COLLECTION OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND BE SUFFICIENT TO MEET  THE
 NEEDS  OF  CONSUMERS  IN AN ONGOING AND CONVENIENT MANNER. SUCH PROPOSAL
 MAY CONSIDER REGISTERED HOUSEHOLD  HAZARDOUS  WASTE  COLLECTION  EVENTS,
 PROVIDED  HOWEVER,  SUCH EVENTS SHALL NOT ALONE BE CONSIDERED SUFFICIENT
 TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CONSUMERS IN AN ONGOING AND CONVENIENT MANNER;
   (2) MINIMIZE THE CO-LOCATION  OF  COLLECTION  SITES  WITH  RESIDENTIAL
 HOUSING, TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE;
   (3)  BE  CONSISTENT  WITH STATE AND LOCAL FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING
 CODE COUNCIL STANDARDS;
   (4) IDENTIFY THE CRITERIA BY  WHICH  RECHARGEABLE  BATTERIES  WILL  BE
 DETERMINED  TO BE DAMAGED, DEFECTIVE, OR RECALLED, AND HOW SUCH INFORMA-
 TION WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO RETAILERS AND CUSTOMERS; AND
   (5) INCLUDE PROVISIONS TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES  OF  COLLECTION  SITES
 WHO  HANDLE  OR  HAVE  RESPONSIBILITY  FOR  MANAGING  SUCH BATTERIES ARE
 INFORMED ABOUT PROPER HANDLING AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.
   A-1. THE REIMBURSEMENT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF ALL COSTS  INCURRED  IN
 RELATION  TO  THE  COLLECTION  OF  RECHARGEABLE  BATTERIES FROM ELECTRIC
 SCOOTERS OR BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST, INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED
 TO, COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SAFETY TRAINING AND STORAGE.
   A-2.  THE  PROVISION  OF APPROPRIATE CONTAINERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT TO
 RETAILERS AND COLLECTION SITES FOR THE  SAFE  STORAGE  AND  HANDLING  OF
 RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES.
   b.  Submittance  to  the  department  of  annual  reports,  on  a form
 prescribed by the department, concerning: (I) the amount of rechargeable
 batteries received within the state and recycled either by number or  by
 weight, including the weight of rechargeable batteries defined in [para-
 graph]  SUBPARAGRAPH  (ii) of PARAGRAPH A OF subdivision four of section
 27-1803 of this title received within the state as well as within a city
 with a population of one million or more; (II) THE LOCATION AND  ADDRESS
 OF  ALL  COLLECTION  SITES  AND  EVENTS  AND  THE AMOUNT OF RECHARGEABLE
 BATTERIES COLLECTED AT EACH SITE OR EVENT; (III) the costs of [such] THE
 efforts DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPHS  (I)  AND  (II)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,
 INCLUDING ANY REIMBURSEMENTS TO MUNICIPALITIES; and (IV) any other rele-
 vant information as required by the department.
   c. Undertaking of efforts to educate the citizens of the state regard-
 ing  the appropriate ways to recycle rechargeable batteries, WHICH, AT A
 MINIMUM, SHALL INCLUDE:
   (I) INFORMATION REGARDING THE LOCATION OF RETAILERS, COLLECTION SITES,
 AND EVENTS, INCLUDING HOURS OF OPERATION AND RECHARGEABLE  BATTERY  TYPE
 ACCEPTANCE;
   (II)  RETAILER COLLECTION SITE SAFETY TRAINING AND OUTREACH, INCLUDING
 PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING, STORING, AND TRANSPORTING DAMAGED  OR  RECALLED
 RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES;
   (III) INFORMATION FOR RELEVANT MUNICIPALITIES REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT;
 AND
   (IV)  PROMOTIONAL  ACTIVITIES  IN  SUPPORT  OF PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION,
 INCLUDING THE MAINTENANCE OF  A  WEBSITE,  DISTRIBUTION  OF  EDUCATIONAL
 MATERIALS  AND  GUIDANCE,  AND  THE USE OF RELEVANT MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND
 OTHER ACTIVITIES TO MAXIMIZE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF COLLECTION SITES.
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   d. Providing for the safe and prompt collection and RECYCLING OR PROP-
 ER disposal of batteries from electric scooters or bicycles  with  elec-
 tric  assist,  collected  by  retailers  [and by government agencies] OF
 ELECTRIC SCOOTERS, BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST, OR THEIR BATTERIES AND
 ACCEPTED  BY  PERMITTED  HOUSEHOLD  HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION SITES AND
 REGISTERED HOUSEHOLD  HAZARDOUS  WASTE  COLLECTION  EVENTS,  APPROPRIATE
 MUNICIPAL SITES AND OTHER COLLECTION SITES DESCRIBED IN THE PLAN.
   E.  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  SAFE  AND  PROMPT  COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND
 DISPOSAL OF DAMAGED,  DEFECTIVE,  AND  RECALLED  RECHARGEABLE  BATTERIES
 ACCEPTED  BY  PERMITTED  HOUSEHOLD  HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION SITES AND
 REGISTERED HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENTS.
   3. The commissioner shall approve or reject any battery manufacturer's
 collection, transportation, and recycling plans described in paragraph a
 of subdivision two of this section within ninety days of submission and,
 if rejected, inform the battery manufacturer in writing as to any  defi-
 ciencies  in  said  plan. Battery manufacturers shall amend and resubmit
 any rejected plans for reconsideration within sixty days of notification
 of the rejection of said plan. The commissioner shall approve or  reject
 said plan within thirty days of resubmission AND SHALL MAKE ANY APPROVED
 PLAN PUBLIC ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   4.  The commissioner shall analyze the information provided by battery
 manufacturers pursuant to paragraph b of subdivision two of this section
 and report such analysis to the governor and the legislature  every  two
 years.  PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, NO LATER THAN JANU-
 ARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTY-ONE,  MAKE  PUBLIC A REPORT EXAMINING
 VOLUNTARY COLLECTION BY RETAILERS OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES  FROM  ELEC-
 TRIC  SCOOTERS  OR BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION. SUCH REPORT, SHALL, AT A
 MINIMUM:
   (I) EXAMINE INFORMATION, IF AVAILABLE, PROVIDED TO THE DEPARTMENT FROM
 MANUFACTURERS IN THEIR ANNUAL REPORTS, INCLUDING ANY KNOWN OR IDENTIFIED
 BARRIERS TO  THE  VOLUNTARY  PARTICIPATION  OF  RETAILERS  TO  SERVE  AS
 COLLECTION SITES, AND ANY CONCERNS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT;
   (II)  IDENTIFY  RETAILERS  PARTICIPATING  VOLUNTARILY  AND EXAMINE ANY
 TRENDS IN THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF RETAILERS  PARTICIPATING  VOLUNTAR-
 ILY;
   (III)  EVALUATE  THE  NEED  FOR ADDITIONAL COLLECTION SITES AND IF THE
 EXISTING NUMBER AND LOCATION OF COLLECTION SITES IS SUFFICIENT  TO  MEET
 THE NEEDS OF CONSUMERS IN AN ONGOING AND CONVENIENT MANNER; AND
   (IV)  RECOMMEND  TO THE LEGISLATURE ANY CHANGES TO SUCH LAW, INCLUDING
 AN ASSESSMENT  OF  WHETHER  IT  IS  SAFE  AND  FEASIBLE  TO  EXPAND  THE
 COLLECTION  REQUIREMENTS  OF  RETAILERS  OF  RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES FROM
 ELECTRIC SCOOTERS OR BICYCLES WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST.
   § 4. Subdivisions 2-a and 6 of section 27-1807  of  the  environmental
 conservation law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the
 environmental  conservation law relating to rechargeable battery recycl-
 ing, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.73-A and A.  4641-A, are
 amended to read as follows:
   2-a. A battery manufacturer may not sell, offer for sale, or  distrib-
 ute  rechargeable batteries, EXCLUDING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES DEFINED IN
 SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  SECTION
 27-1803  OF  THIS TITLE, in the state unless the battery manufacturer is
 implementing or participating under an approved plan in accordance  with
 this  section.  PROVIDED HOWEVER, BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-SEVEN, A BATTERY MANUFACTURER OF RECHARGEABLE  BATTERIES  DEFINED
 IN  SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION
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 27-1803 OF THIS TITLE MAY NOT SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, OR  DISTRIBUTE  SUCH
 RECHARGEABLE  BATTERIES  IN THE STATE UNLESS THE BATTERY MANUFACTURER IS
 IMPLEMENTING OR PARTICIPATING UNDER AN APPROVED PLAN IN ACCORDANCE  WITH
 THIS SECTION.
   6.  The  department [shall, after consultation with the office of fire
 prevention and control in the division of homeland security and emergen-
 cy services and the fire department of the city of New York, within  one
 hundred  eighty days of the effective date of the chapter of the laws of
 two thousand twenty-five that added this subdivision,  promulgate  rules
 and  regulations  to  ensure  the safe storage of rechargeable batteries
 that minimizes the risk of fires. Such rules and regulations shall also,
 at a minimum, require retailers to:
   a. coordinate with a battery manufacturer,    or  any  combination  of
 battery  manufacturers  working  together, to regularly remove batteries
 from the retail location; and
   b. inform all employees who handle or have responsibility for managing
 batteries about proper handling and emergency procedures, including fire
 related hazards, appropriate to the type or types of battery handled  by
 the  retailer],  WHEN  APPROVING  OR  REJECTING ANY UPDATES TO A BATTERY
 MANUFACTURER'S COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION, AND RECYCLING PLANS DESCRIBED
 IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION RELATING TO THE INCLU-
 SION OF BATTERIES DEFINED IN  SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF
 SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF SECTION 27-1803 OF THIS TITLE, SHALL SOLICIT INPUT
 FROM THE OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN THE DIVISION OF  HOME-
 LAND  SECURITY  AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND WITH RESPECT TO THE PARTS OF
 SUCH PLAN DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE FIRE  DEPARTMENT
 OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   §  5.  Subdivision 5 of section 27-1809 of the environmental conserva-
 tion law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending  the  envi-
 ronmental  conservation  law relating to rechargeable battery recycling,
 as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 73-A  and  A.    4641-A,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   5.  In  a  city  with  a  population of one million or more, such city
 shall, in addition to any authority otherwise conferred in this chapter,
 have concurrent authority to enforce, by   an   agency    or    agencies
 designated for such purpose by the mayor of such city, the provisions of
 section  27-1805  and  subdivision one of section 27-1807 of this title.
 Any notice of violation issued by an agency designated by the  mayor  of
 such city charging a violation of section 27-1805 and subdivision one of
 section  27-1807  of this title shall be returnable to the environmental
 control board of such city. Such environmental control board shall  have
 the  power  to impose the civil penalties set forth in subdivisions one,
 two and three of this section. All civil  penalties  collected  for  any
 violation  of  this  title  that  have been imposed by the environmental
 control board of such city shall be paid into the general fund  of  such
 city.  SUCH  CITY  SHALL SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT REGARDING
 ENFORCEMENT, INCLUDING NOTICES OF VIOLATION ISSUED AND PENALTIES IMPOSED
 AND COLLECTED FOR VIOLATIONS IN SUCH CITY.
   § 6. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as  a  chapter  of  the  laws of 2025 amending the environmental
 conservation law relating to rechargeable battery recycling, as proposed
 in legislative bills numbers S. 73-A and A. 4641-A, takes effect.