[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2153 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2153

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 16, 2017

  Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish electric 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Truck Technology Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. ELECTRIC VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATION.

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