Relates to the inclusion of batteries used in bicycles with electric assist in the rechargeable battery recycling program

S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10665 I N A S S E M B L Y July 22, 2024 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. L. Rosen- thal) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the recycling of batteries used in bicycles with electric assist THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 27-1803 of the environmental conservation law, as added by chapter 562 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: 4. "rechargeable battery" means any rechargeable nickel-cadmium, sealed lead, lithium ion, nickel metal hydride battery, or any other such dry cell battery capable of being recharged weighing less than twenty-five pounds, or battery packs containing such batteries; but shall not include a battery used as the principal electric power source for a vehicle, such as, but not limited to, an automobile, boat, truck, tractor, golf cart or wheelchair, EXCEPT THAT SUCH TERM SHALL INCLUDE A BATTERY DESIGNED FOR USE IN A BICYCLE WITH ELECTRIC ASSIST AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW; 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 compo- nent of an electronic device; § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14969-02-4