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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided March 28, 1977Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUESTION:

Does the National Railroad Service Act of 1970, which established the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), supersede state law so as to render unconstitutional proposed S.B. 8, which would authorize the Public Service Commission to require railroads in Florida to permit the use of their tracks for other passenger service at reasonable compensation?

SUMMARY:

Proposed S.B. 8, which authorizes the Public Service Commission to require railroads in Florida to permit the use of their tracks and facilities for other passenger service at reasonable compensation, would be…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Parden v. Terminal Railway of Alabama State Docks DepartmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. MillerDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1973
  3. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1932

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