Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-664

TRP 664

Weight Exemptions of Idle Reduction Systems for Commercial Vehicles

Mr. McGee moved that the proposed new text be amended moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after section ____, the following new section:-

“SECTION XXX. Section 19A of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 40, the following new paragraph:-Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the maximum gross vehicle weight limit, bridge formula limit and axle weight limit for any vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with an idle reduction system may be increased by a quantity necessary to compensate for the additional weight of the idle reduction system as provided for in 23 U.S.C. Section 127, as amended. In no case shall the additional weight increase allowed by this section be greater than four hundred pounds. Upon request by an appropriate law enforcement officer, the vehicle operator shall provide proof that the idle reduction technology is fully functional at all times and that the gross weight increase is not used for any purpose other than for the use of an idle reduction system. For purposes of this section, an idle reduction system is any system that provides heating, cooling or electrical service to a commercial vehicle cab for the purpose of reducing vehicle idling.”