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