49 U.S.C. § 10910
Section 10910 · Effect on other statutes and authorities
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 29 court decisions — leading case Cheney Railroad Company Inc v. Interstate Commerce Commission (1990)
Most recently applied in Chatham v. Blount County (January 2001)
Nothing in section 10908 or 10909 is intended to affect the traditional police powers of the State to require a rail carrier to comply with State and local environmental, public health, and public safety standards that are not unreasonably burdensome to interstate commerce and do not discriminate against rail carriers.