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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to weight limitations for hydrogen fueled 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(b-1), Transportation Code, is |
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amended 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 or hydrogen may exceed any weight |
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limitation under this section by an amount that is equal to the |
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difference between the weight of the vehicle attributable to the |
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natural gas or hydrogen tank and fueling system carried by that |
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vehicle and the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling |
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system, provided that the maximum gross weight of the vehicle or |
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combination of vehicles may not exceed 82,000 pounds. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this |
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section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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(b) This Act takes effect only if the United States Congress |
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enacts legislation or a federal agency adopts a regulation that |
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becomes law authorizing a vehicle that is powered by an engine |
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fueled primarily by hydrogen to be operated on a federal interstate |
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or highway at a weight that exceeds a weight limitation established |
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by federal law. If the United States Congress or a federal agency |
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does not enact legislation or adopt a regulation that becomes law |
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described by this subsection, this Act has no effect. |