S 1047: Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a ride clean rebate program for electric assist bicycles and electric scooters; defines terms; provides a fifty percent rebate for eligible purchases.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1047 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE (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: 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new 2 section 1885 to read as follows: 3 § 1885. Ride clean rebate program. 1. For purposes of this section 4 "eligible purchase" shall mean the purchase of a bicycle with electric 5 assist, as defined in section one hundred two-c of the vehicle and traf- 6 fic law, or the purchase of an electric scooter, as defined in section 7 one hundred fourteen-e of the vehicle and traffic law, that: (a) has not 8 been modified from the original manufacturer's specifications; (b) uses 9 a battery that has been certified by an accredited testing laboratory 10 for compliance with a battery standard; and (c) such certification or 11 the logo, wordmark, or name of such accredited testing laboratory shall 12 be displayed on packaging or documentation at the time of sale for the 13 product or directly on the product itself. 14 2. The authority shall develop a program, entitled the ride clean 15 rebate program, to encourage the deployment of bicycles with an electric 16 assist and electric scooters. 17 3. The program created pursuant to this section shall include a fifty 18 percent rebate, for eligible purchases, provided that a rebate for an 19 eligible purchase shall not exceed one thousand one hundred dollars 20 ($1,100). EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00296-01-5 
 S. 1047 2 1 4. No later than one year from the effective date of this section, the 2 authority shall implement and administer this section including rules 3 relating to the forms required to claim a rebate, the required documen- 4 tation for establishing eligibility for a rebate, procedures and guide- 5 lines for claiming a rebate, and the collection of economic impact data 6 from applicants and any other requirements the authority deems neces- 7 sary. The authority shall determine and publish on its website on an 8 ongoing basis the amount of available funding for rebates remaining in 9 each fiscal year. 10 5. No later than April first, two thousand twenty-seven and annually 11 thereafter, the authority shall issue a report to the temporary presi- 12 dent of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate 13 committee on energy and telecommunications and the chair of the assembly 14 committee on energy detailing the status of its program to encourage the 15 deployment of bicycles with an electric assist and electric scooters. 16 Such report shall include: 17 a. the amount of funding dedicated by the authority for the program in 18 the preceding year; 19 b. the amount of eligible purchases for which a rebate was awarded; 20 c. the amount and geographic distribution of rebates; and 21 d. any other information the authority deems necessary. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.