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.