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                                  314--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SALAZAR, ADDABBO, ASHBY, BRISPORT, COONEY, GIANARIS,
   GONZALEZ,  HARCKHAM,  HOYLMAN-SIGAL,  JACKSON,  KAVANAGH,  MAY, RAMOS,
   RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
   cations in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   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).
   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-SIX  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.