HB 2417 Text

H. B. 2417

(By Delegates Amores and Kominar)
[Introduced February 16, 2005 ; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]

A BILL to amend and reenact §17C-17-6a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to safe transport of compressed gas containers.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §17C-17-6a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 17. SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD.

§17C-17-6a. Vehicles transporting compressed gas containers.

It is unlawful for any person operating a vehicle transporting any container of compressed gas as a cargo or part of a cargo upon a highway in an open motor vehicle ~~to transport a container designed to receive a valve protection cap that is unsecured, uncapped or that has a gauge attached,~~ unless it is securely braced, equipped with an individual shutoff valve that must be tightly closed while in transit and its valves are protected by one of the following methods:
(1) By equipping the cylinder with securely attached metal caps of sufficient strength to protect valves from damage during transportation;
(2) By boxing or crating the cylinder so as to protect valves from damage during transportation; or
(3) By constructing the cylinder so that the valve is recessed into the cylinder or otherwise protected to the extent that it will not be subjected to a blow when the container is dropped onto a flat surface. ~~Provided,~~ ~~That~~
The requirements of this section shall not apply to propane gas used for household ~~use shall be exempt~~ purposes.
The commissioner of the division of highways is hereby authorized and directed to propose a legislative rule governing the transportation of compressed gas containers by vehicles upon the highways for promulgation in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to specify safety requirements for transporting compressed gas on state highways.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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