A. A motor vehicle, if operated by an engine fueled wholly or partially by compressed or liquefied natural gas, may exceed the gross vehicle weight limits and any axle weight limits by an amount, not to exceed a maximum of two thousand (2,000) pounds, 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.
B. The weight exemption allowed under this section shall extend to all state roads and also to interstate highways per the exemption expressly permitted under section 127(s) of Title 23 of the United States Code, as amended by Section 1410 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015.
Added by Laws 2016, c.65, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016.