49 CFR § 241.17 United States Locational Requirement for Dispatching of United States Rail Operations

§ 241.17 Preemptive effect.

Current through Sep 25, 2026 · Read all of Part 241

Under 49 U.S.C. 20106, the regulations in this part preempt 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 safety hazard; is not incompatible with a law, regulation, or order of the United States Government; and does not impose an unreasonable burden on interstate commerce.

← § 241.15 Penalties and other consequences for noncompliance.Appendix A to Part 241—List of Lines Being Extraterritorially Dispatched in Accordance With the Regulations Contained in 49 CFR Part 241, Revised as of October 1, 2002 →