By: Creighton	S.B. No. 1102
	(In the Senate - Filed February 27, 2017; March 7, 2017,
	read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;
	April 3, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
	Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; April 3, 2017,
	sent to printer.)
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	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1102	By:  Creighton

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to weight limitations for natural gas 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-1) 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 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
	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.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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