What it changes

1 change to H.R. 4660

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  1. Adds Sec. _. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: wherever appropriate

    Adds a section

    Inserted: Sec. _. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

    Inserted: "(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 the difference between--

    Inserted: "(1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural gas tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle; and

    Inserted: "(2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system.".

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SA 3273. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

Sec. _. 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 the difference between--

“(1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the natural gas tank and fueling system carried by that vehicle; and

“(2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system.”.

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June 18, 2014