49 CFR § 241.17 - Preemptive effect.

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title: "49 CFR § 241.17 - Preemptive effect."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "241.17"
section_name: "Preemptive effect."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "241"
part_name: "UNITED STATES LOCATIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR DISPATCHING OF UNITED STATES RAIL OPERATIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 21301, 21304, 21311; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 49 CFR 1.89."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 75960, Dec. 10, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 241.17 Preemptive effect.

Under 49 U.S.C. 20106, the regulations in this part preempt any State law, regulation, or order covering the same subject matter, except an additional or more stringent law, regulation, or order that is necessary to eliminate or reduce an essentially local safety hazard; is not incompatible with a law, regulation, or order of the United States Government; and does not impose an unreasonable burden on interstate commerce.