| 1 | 1 | | 88R21074 DRS-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Harris of Williamson H.B. No. 3484 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to weight limitations for hydrogen fueled motor vehicles. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 621.101(b-1), Transportation Code, is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (b-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, |
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| 12 | 12 | | a vehicle or combination of vehicles that is powered by an engine |
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| 13 | 13 | | fueled primarily by natural gas or hydrogen may exceed any weight |
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| 14 | 14 | | limitation under this section by an amount that is equal to the |
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| 15 | 15 | | difference between the weight of the vehicle attributable to the |
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| 16 | 16 | | natural gas or hydrogen tank and fueling system carried by that |
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| 17 | 17 | | vehicle and the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling |
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| 18 | 18 | | system, provided that the maximum gross weight of the vehicle or |
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| 19 | 19 | | combination of vehicles may not exceed 82,000 pounds. |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this |
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| 21 | 21 | | section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) This Act takes effect only if the United States Congress |
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| 23 | 23 | | enacts legislation or a federal agency adopts a regulation that |
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| 24 | 24 | | becomes law authorizing a vehicle that is powered by an engine |
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| 25 | 25 | | fueled primarily by hydrogen to be operated on a federal interstate |
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| 26 | 26 | | or highway at a weight that exceeds a weight limitation established |
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| 27 | 27 | | by federal law. If the United States Congress or a federal agency |
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| 28 | 28 | | does not enact legislation or adopt a regulation that becomes law |
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| 29 | 29 | | described by this subsection, this Act has no effect. |
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