[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4421 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4421

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2017

Mr. DeSaulnier (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. DeFazio, 
 and Mr. Smucker) 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 vehicle weight 
                  limitations, 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. VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS-INTERSTATE SYSTEM.

    Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(u) Electric Vehicles.--A vehicle, if propelled exclusively by 
means of electric battery power, may exceed any vehicle weight limit 
(up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 82,000 pounds) under this 
section by an amount that is equal to the difference between--
            ``(1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the 
        electric batteries and wiring system of the vehicle; and
            ``(2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling 
        system.''.
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