S.Amdt. 3427

SA 3427. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title I of division D, insert
the following:

SEC. 1___. ELECTRIC VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATION.

Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(v) 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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