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Broward County, Florida's Requirements on the Transportation of Certain Hazardous Materials To or From Points in the County

Decision on petition for reconsideration of an administrative determination of preemption.

The County's petition for reconsideration is denied, and RSPA affirms its December 27, 2000 determination that Federal hazardous materials transportation law preempts the County's Ordinance No. 1999- 53 on the following subjects to the extent that, as applied and enforced, they relate to transportation in commerce: certain hazardous materials definitions and the requirements that rely on those definitions; written notification of a hazardous materials release; retention of shipping papers; licensing fees for hazardous waste transporters; and monthly reports of transportation activity.

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