Creates provisions relating to a battery recycling

HB 2611, the "Battery Recycling and Safety Act," requires battery manufacturers, distributors, and sellers in the state to join or create a representative organization that establishes a mandatory recycling program for medium-format rechargeable batteries (300-2,000 watt-hours), excluding medical devices, lead-acid batteries, and vehicle batteries. The program must set annual collection targets based on past sales, cover all recycling costs without charging consumers, and use only approved collection sites - batteries cannot be discarded in regular trash. Organizations must submit detailed five-year plans to the Department of Natural Resources, including funding strategies, collection goals, and public outreach, and file annual reports with financial and collection data starting in 2028. This bill directly affects battery businesses and aims to create a statewide recycling infrastructure for portable batteries, with enforcement through department oversight and civil penalties for noncompliance.