Legal Opinion
Tenneco Inc. v. Public Service Commission of West Virginia
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 19, 1973No. 73-1294PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the narrow issue of whether the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 1 has preempted the field of safety regulation of interstate gas pipelines to the extent that a state, which has qualified as an agent of the Department of Transportation, may not assess fees against the interstate lines to help defray the cost of administering the pipeline safety program. The district judge entered summary judgment upholding the imposition of a state license fee on interstate pipelines crossing West Virginia. Tenneeo, Inc. v. Public Service Comm, of West…
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