Bill Text: CA SB53 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Natural gas vehicles.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2018-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB53 Detail]
Download: California-2017-SB53-Amended.html
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
| Senate Bill | No. 53 |
| Introduced by Senator Hueso (Coauthor: Senator Anderson) (Coauthor: Assembly Member Frazier) |
December 05, 2016 |
An act to amend Section 35551 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 53, as amended, Hueso.
Natural gas vehicles.
Existing state and federal law sets specified limits on the total gross weight imposed on the highway by any group of 2 or more consecutive axles. Existing federal law authorizes a vehicle operated by an engine fueled primarily by natural gas to exceed these weight limits, up to a specified maximum, by an amount equal to the difference between the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural gas tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle and the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system.
This bill would authorize a vehicle operated by an engine fueled wholly or partially primarily by natural gas to exceed these weight limits by an
amount, up to a specified maximum, equal to the difference between the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural gas tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle and the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system. The bill would additionally require the University of California Institute of Transportation Studies or the Department of Transportation to estimate the damage caused by vehicles operating pursuant to this authorization and report its findings to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing and the Assembly Committee on Transportation on or before October 1, 2018.
Digest Key
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 35551 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:35551.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section or Section 35551.5, the total gross weight in pounds imposed on the highway by any group of two or more consecutive axles shall not exceed that given for the respective distance in the following table:Distance in feet between the extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive | |||||
axles | 2 axles | 3 axles | 4 axles | 5 axles | 6 axles |
4
........................
| 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 |
5
........................
| 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 |
6
........................
| 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 |
7
........................
| 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 |
8
........................
| 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 |
9
........................
| 39,000 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 | 42,500 |
10
........................
| 40,000 | 43,500 | 43,500 | 43,500 | 43,500 |
11
........................
| 40,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 |
12
........................
| 40,000 | 45,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
13
........................
| 40,000 | 45,500 | 50,500 | 50,500 | 50,500 |
14
........................
| 40,000 | 46,500 | 51,500 | 51,500 | 51,500 |
15
........................
| 40,000 | 47,000 | 52,000 | 52,000 | 52,000 |
16
........................
| 40,000 | 48,000 | 52,500 | 52,500 | 52,500 |
17
........................
| 40,000 | 48,500 | 53,500 | 53,500 | 53,500 |
18
........................
| 40,000 | 49,500 | 54,000 | 54,000 | 54,000 |
19
........................
| 40,000 | 50,000 | 54,500 | 54,500 | 54,500 |
20
........................
| 40,000 | 51,000 | 55,500 | 55,500 | 55,500 |
21
........................
| 40,000 | 51,500 | 56,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 |
22
........................
| 40,000 | 52,500 | 56,500 | 56,500 | 56,500 |
23
........................
| 40,000 | 53,000 | 57,500 | 57,500 | 57,500 |
24
........................
| 40,000 | 54,000 | 58,000 | 58,000 | 58,000 |
25
........................
| 40,000 | 54,500 | 58,500 | 58,500 | 58,500 |
26
........................
| 40,000 | 55,500 | 59,500 | 59,500 | 59,500 |
27
........................
| 40,000 | 56,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 |
28
........................
| 40,000 | 57,000 | 60,500 | 60,500 | 60,500 |
29
........................
| 40,000 | 57,500 | 61,500 | 61,500 | 61,500 |
30
........................
| 40,000 | 58,500 | 62,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 |
31
........................
| 40,000 | 59,000 | 62,500 | 62,500 | 62,500 |
32
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 63,500 | 63,500 | 63,500 |
33
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 | 64,000 |
34
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 64,500 | 64,500 | 64,500 |
35
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 65,500 | 65,500 | 65,500 |
36
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 66,000 | 66,000 | 66,000 |
37
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 66,500 | 66,500 | 66,500 |
38
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 67,500 | 67,500 | 67,500 |
39
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 |
40
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 68,500 | 70,000 | 70,000 |
41
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 69,500 | 72,000 | 72,000 |
42
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 70,000 | 73,280 | 73,280 |
43
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 70,500 | 73,280 | 73,280 |
44
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 71,500 | 73,280 | 73,280 |
45
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 72,000 | 76,000 | 80,000 |
46
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 72,500 | 76,500 | 80,000 |
47
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 73,500 | 77,500 | 80,000 |
48
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 74,000 | 78,000 | 80,000 |
49
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 74,500 | 78,500 | 80,000 |
50
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 75,500 | 79,000 | 80,000 |
51
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 76,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
52
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 76,500 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
53
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 77,500 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
54
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 78,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
55
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 78,500 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
56
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 79,500 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
57
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
58
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
59
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
60
........................
| 40,000 | 60,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 |
(b) In addition to the weights specified in subdivision (a), two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross weight of 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more. The gross weight of each set of tandem axles shall not exceed
34,000 pounds and the gross weight of the two consecutive sets of tandem axles shall not exceed 68,000 pounds.
(c) The distance between axles shall be measured to the nearest whole foot. When a fraction is exactly six inches, the next larger whole foot shall be used.
(d) Nothing contained in this section shall affect the right to prohibit the use of any highway or any bridge or other structure thereon in the manner and to the extent specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 35700) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 35750) of this chapter.
(e) The gross weight limits expressed by this section and Section 35550 shall include all enforcement tolerances.
(f) (1) A motor vehicle, if operated by an engine fueled wholly or partially primarily by compressed or liquefied natural gas, may exceed axle, tandem, gross, or bridge formula weight limits by an amount, not to exceed a maximum of 2,000 pounds, that is equal to the difference between the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural gas tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle and the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system.
(2) The weight exemption authorized pursuant to this subdivision is pursuant to subdivision (s) of Section 127 of Title 23 of the United States Code, as amended by Section 1410 of the Fixing America’s
Surface Transportation Act.
(g) (1) The University of California Institute of Transportation Studies, or, if the institute concludes it is unable to do so, the Department of Transportation, shall conduct an analysis to estimate the damage caused by vehicles operating pursuant to subdivision (f) and estimate a fee that compensates for the cost of that damage. The institute or the department shall complete this analysis and report its findings to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing and the Assembly Committee on Transportation on or before October 1, 2018.
(2) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this subdivision is inoperative on October 1,
2022, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
