[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3940 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3940

     To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to weight 
     limitations for natural gas vehicles, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2014

   Mr. Graves of Missouri (for himself and Mr. Terry) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to weight 
     limitations for natural gas vehicles, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Natural Gas Long Haul Truck 
Competitiveness Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. WEIGHT LIMITATIONS FOR NATURAL GAS VEHICLES.

    Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(j) Natural Gas Vehicles.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue regulations 
to allow a vehicle, if operated by an engine fueled primarily by 
natural gas, to exceed any vehicle weight limit under this section by 
an amount that is equal to--
            ``(1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural 
        gas tank and fueling system carried by such vehicle; less
            ``(2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling 
        system.''.
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