Authorizes the use of class one bicycles with electric assist on certain preserves, parks, and other state lands that the department of environmental conservation has authorized the use of bicycles without electric assist; provides that such class one e-bikes be authorized for such use in the same locations and manner as such bicycles without electric assist are authorized to be used.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8107
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 15, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
authorizing class one bicycles with electric assist to be used on
certain preserves, parks, and other state lands
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 20 of section 9-0105 of the environmental
2 conservation law, as renumbered by chapter 554 of the laws of 1993, is
3 renumbered subdivision 21 and a new subdivision 20 is added to read as
4 follows:
5 20. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary,
6 authorize the use of class one bicycles with electric assist on any
7 preserves, parks and other state lands described in this article on
8 which the department has authorized the use of bicycles without electric
9 assist. Such class one bicycles with electric assist shall be authorized
10 to be used in the same locations and in the same manner as such bicycles
11 without electric assist are authorized to be used.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11764-01-5
