Legal Opinion
ANR Pipeline Co. v. Iowa State Commerce Commission
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1987No. Nos. 86-2200, 86-2235PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to decide whether, and to what extent, the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act (NGPSA), 49 U.S.C. §§ 1671-1686, preempts an Iowa statute designed to regulate the construction and operation of pipelines transporting natural gas in and through the state. Plaintiff ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) raises a challenge under the Supremacy Clause1 to the application of Iowa Code Chapter 479 to an ANR interstate gas pipeline located in Henry County, Iowa.2 The District Court held that, with few exceptions, the NGPSA and the Natural Gas Act of 1938 (NGA), 15 U.S.C. §§…
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- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Maryland v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- International Paper Co. v. OuelletteSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Lng v. LoqaDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2000
- Northern Natural Gas Co. v. MunnsDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2003
- Anr Pipeline Company v. Iowa State Commerce Commission, Andrew Varley, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Commissioner, Christine Hansen, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Commissioner, Paul Franzenburg, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Commissioner, Office of Consumer Advocate. Anr Pipeline Company v. Iowa State Commerce Commission, Andrew Varley, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Commissioner, Christine Hansen, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as Commissioner, Paul Franzenburg, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Commissioner, Office of Consumer AdvocateCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987