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                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. R. CARROLL, SIMON, ANDERSON, JACKSON, MAMDANI,
   HYNDMAN, MITAYNES, ROSENTHAL, KELLES,  GALLAGHER,  FORREST,  SANTABAR-
   BARA,  OTIS,  COLTON,  HUNTER,  SHRESTHA,  SIMONE, RAJKUMAR, LUNSFORD,
   BURDICK, BENEDETTO, STECK, SEAWRIGHT, DURSO, GANDOLFO,  ROZIC,  STERN,
   JACOBSON,  HEVESI,  KIM,  SHIMSKY,  BARRETT, DINOWITZ, RA, CUNNINGHAM,
   PAULIN, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SLATER, TAYLOR, LAVINE, SAYEGH,  LEVENBERG,
   DE LOS SANTOS,  REYES, RAGA, CONRAD, NOVAKHOV, WEPRIN, LUPARDO, JONES,
   TAPIA, McMAHON, STIRPE, MEEKS, CLARK, BENDETT, K. BROWN,  BLUMENCRANZ,
   WOERNER,  GIBBS,  EPSTEIN,  McDONOUGH, JENSEN, BRONSON, WALKER -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Energy
 
 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   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).
   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.