45 USC 797j: Preemption
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45 USC 797j: Preemption Text contains those laws in effect on January 23, 2000
From Title 45-RAILROADSCHAPTER 16-REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATIONSUBCHAPTER VII-PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES
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§797j. Preemption

No State may adopt or continue in force any law, rule, regulation, order, or standard requiring the Corporation to employ any specified number of persons to perform any particular task, function, or operation, or requiring the Corporation to pay protective benefits to employees, and no State in the Region may adopt or continue in force any such law, rule, regulation, order, or standard with respect to any railroad in the Region.

(Pub. L. 93–236, title VII, §711, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XI, §1143(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 667 ; amended Pub. L. 103–272, §7(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379 .)

Amendments

1994-Pub. L. 103–272 struck out ", the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, or the Amtrak Commuter Services Corporation" before "to employ any".

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 741 of this title.