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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to weight limitations for natural gas motor vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 621.101, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, |
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a vehicle or combination of vehicles that is powered by an engine |
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fueled primarily by natural gas may exceed any weight limitation |
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under this section by an amount that is equal to the difference |
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between the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural gas |
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tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle and the weight of a |
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comparable diesel tank and fueling system, provided that the |
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maximum gross weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles may |
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not exceed 82,000 pounds. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |