| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to weight limitations for natural gas motor vehicles. |
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| 8 | 6 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 7 | | SECTION 1. Section 621.101, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 10 | 8 | | by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 9 | | (b-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, |
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| 12 | 10 | | a vehicle or combination of vehicles that is powered by an engine |
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| 13 | 11 | | fueled primarily by natural gas may exceed any weight limitation |
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| 14 | 12 | | under this section by an amount that is equal to the difference |
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| 15 | 13 | | between the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural gas |
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| 16 | 14 | | tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle and the weight of a |
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| 17 | 15 | | comparable diesel tank and fueling system, provided that the |
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| 18 | 16 | | maximum gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles may |
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| 19 | 17 | | not exceed 82,000 pounds. |
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| 20 | 18 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 21 | 19 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 22 | 20 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 23 | 21 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 24 | 22 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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| 23 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 24 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 25 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1102 passed the Senate on |
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| 26 | + | April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 27 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 28 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 29 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1102 passed the House on |
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| 30 | + | May 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, two |
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| 31 | + | present not voting. |
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| 32 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 33 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 34 | + | Approved: |
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| 35 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | + | Date |
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| 37 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | + | Governor |
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