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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1850 House Amendments in [ ] – January 18, 2021 A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-1129.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to motor vehicle weight limits; vehicles powered primarily by electric battery power or fueled primarily by natural gas. ---------- Patron Prior to Engrossment--Delegate Reid ---------- Referred to Committee on Transportation ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-1129.2 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-1129.2. Further extension of weight limits for vehicles fueled by natural gas or powered by means of electric battery power.

A. On any highway other than an interstate highway, any motor vehicle that is fueled, wholly or partially, by natural gas or powered primarily by means of electric battery power shall be allowed up to an additional 2,000 pounds total in gross, single axle, tandem axle, or bridge formula weight limits [ , provided that such weight is on the power unit ] .

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, or a vehicle that is powered primarily by means of electric battery power.

B. On an interstate highway, any motor vehicle that is fueled primarily by natural gas or powered primarily by means of electric battery power may exceed the weight limits [ on the power unit ] provided in § 46.2-1127 by an amount equal to the difference between (i) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural gas tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle and (ii) the weight of a comparable diesel fuel tank and fueling system by up to an additional 2,000 pounds. However, the gross weight of such vehicle shall not exceed 82,000 pounds.