Section 13:1E-99.81h - Locations to deliver unwanted propulsion batterya. A person seeking to discard an unwanted propulsion battery may deliver the battery or the vehicle that contains the battery, or may otherwise arrange for the collection and delivery of the battery or vehicle as provided in the producer's battery management plan, to:(1) a location designated by the producer of the battery, as specified in the producer's battery management plan;(2) a vehicle recycler that has been authorized by the department to handle, transport, and properly manage used propulsion batteries, provided that the authorized vehicle recycler adheres to the battery management plan approved by the department for that propulsion battery; or(3) an authorized propulsion battery recycler, provided that the employees of the authorized propulsion battery recycler undergo mandatory safety training to ensure the proper management and recycling of such batteries. The department may require, develop, or select appropriate training modules for this purpose or may allow a recycler to submit its own safety training plan for approval.b. No producer of propulsion batteries may refuse to recover a used propulsion battery that it has manufactured, branded, imported, or imbedded into a product in New Jersey, if the battery is collected from a location or using a mechanism designated by the producer in its battery management plan. The producer shall provide for the proper reuse, remanufacturing, repurposing, or recycling of a propulsion battery returned pursuant to this subsection. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the original producer of a propulsion battery that has been remanufactured, repurposed, branded, imported, retailed, or embedded into a product application by a secondary producer, unless the secondary producer is in a contractual relationship with the original producer pursuant to subsection c. of section 5 of this act.Added by L. 2023, c. 222,s. 8, eff. 1/8/2024.