GroundRules
49 CFR 1582.5: Preemptive effect.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 49—Transportation
- Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation
- CHAPTER XII—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER D—MARITIME AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
- PART 1582—PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND PASSENGER RAILROAD SECURITY
- Subpart A—General
Under 49 U.S.C. 20106, issuance of the passenger railroad and public transportation regulations in this subchapter preempts any State law, regulation, or order covering the same subject matter, except an additional or more stringent law, regulation, or order that is necessary to eliminate or reduce an essentially local security hazard; that is not incompatible with a law, regulation, or order of the U.S. Government; and that does not unreasonably burden interstate commerce.
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