Action
Notice of administrative determination of preemption.
Summary
Federal hazardous material transportation law preempts the following provisions in Ordinance No. 902 of the Borough of Morrisville, Pennsylvania: 1. The definitions of "infectious waste," "hospital waste," and "dangerous waste" in Section 01 and the use of the term "dangerous waste" throughout the ordinance. 2. The designation of Route 1 (between the Delaware River Toll Bridge and the boundary line with the Township of Falls) as the only street in the Borough that may be used by trucks transporting dangerous waste, in Section 02. 3. The requirement that each truck transporting dangerous waste carry and have available "the manifest required for transportation of such waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, or federal or state regulations implementing that Act," in Section 05(a).