HB341: Natural gas vehicles; weight limit exception, allowance for Interstate highways.


HOUSE BILL NO. 341
House Amendments in [ ] -- January 30, 2014
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1129.2, relating to natural gas vehicles; weight limit exception.
Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Taylor

Referred to Committee on Transportation

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-1129.2 as follows:

§ 46.2-1129.2. Further extension of weight limits for vehicles fueled by natural gas.

Any motor vehicle that is fueled, wholly or partially, by natural gas shall be allowed up to an additional 2,000 pounds total in gross, single axle, tandem axle, or bridge formula weight limits.

To be eligible for this exception, the operator of the vehicle must be able to demonstrate that the vehicle is a natural gas vehicle, a bi-fuel vehicle using natural gas, or a vehicle that has been converted to a natural gas vehicle. [ No such allowance shall authorize any extension of the limitations provided in § 46.2-1127 for Interstate highways. ]

HOUSE BILL NO. 341

Offered January 8, 2014
Prefiled January 2, 2014
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 46.2-1129.2, relating to natural gas vehicles; weight limit exception.
Patron-- Taylor

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-1129.2 as follows:

§ 46.2-1129.2. Further extension of weight limits for vehicles fueled by natural gas.

Any motor vehicle that is fueled, wholly or partially, by natural gas shall be allowed up to an additional 2,000 pounds total in gross, single axle, tandem axle, or bridge formula weight limits.

To be eligible for this exception, the operator of the vehicle must be able to demonstrate that the vehicle is a natural gas vehicle, a bi-fuel vehicle using natural gas, or a vehicle that has been converted to a natural gas vehicle.