Sec. 2807. Transit vehicle battery recycling and reuse
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, allow recipients of funds under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, at the option of the recipient, to repurpose, recycle, reuse, sell, or lease transit vehicle batteries that are beyond the useful service life of such batteries for the purpose of transit vehicle propulsion and component parts of such batteries.
In issuing regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize second life applications that— maximize the full use of transit vehicle batteries beyond the useful life of such batteries for transit vehicle propulsion and component parts of such batteries; enhance the reuse and recycling of transit vehicle batteries, components, and component critical minerals of such batteries; reduce costs for recipients; create new streams of revenue for recipients; support the provision of zero emission public transportation service, which may include the use of wayside charging; and enhance the resilience of public transportation and the electric vehicle supply equipment network, which may include the use of batteries for energy storage.
In this section, the term second life applications means the repurposing, recycling, reuse, sale, or leasing of a transit vehicle battery that is beyond the useful service life for the purpose of transit vehicle propulsion and component parts of such battery, but that retains utility for other applications.