89R2934 DRS-F
By: Harris Davila H.B. No. 2999
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, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (b-2) to read as follows:
(b-2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
a vehicle or combination of vehicles that is powered by an engine
fueled primarily by 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 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, 2025.
(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.