Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority v. Rugare

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The narrow issue of this case is that of whether the exercise of regulatory authority by the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority (Port Authority) over ferryboat operations at the port of Erie, Pennsylvania, pursuant to the Third Class City Port Authority *85Act (Act)1 preempts the regulatory authority of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (P.U.C.).

The Port Authority was created by ordinance of the City of Erie adopted pursuant to the Third Class City Port Authority Act. The Port Authority acquired land commonly known as the Erie public docks and the docking…