Montana A.G. Fox: Montana Challenges Washington Law Targeting Bakken Oil Shipments
July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019
HELENA, Montana, July 17 -- Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following news release:
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that Montana and North Dakota petitioned the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration seeking to overturn a new Washington state law that that effectively prohibits Bakken crude oil.
The petition argues that Washington's new law is preempted by the federal Hazardous Materials . . .
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that Montana and North Dakota petitioned the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration seeking to overturn a new Washington state law that that effectively prohibits Bakken crude oil.
The petition argues that Washington's new law is preempted by the federal Hazardous Materials . . .