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Council moves to appeal federal court ruling that limits city—s authority over truck restrictions
Summary
After a city attorney briefing on a federal court decision that found federal law can preempt local truck-route and weight restrictions, the council voted to urge the state attorney general to appeal and to sponsor state legislation to restore local authority.
The Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to seek state and federal remedies after a federal district court ruling, following a Ninth Circuit decision, narrowed municipalities— ability to regulate motor carriers and related truck restrictions on city streets.
Deborah Gonzalez of the city attorney—s office told the council the ruling followed an earlier Ninth Circuit opinion and held that federal law preempts state statutes to the extent those statutes delegate authority to municipalities to regulate motor carriers. "The court found that the federal act preempts the state in a number of areas," Gonzalez said during a council briefing on the case and its implications.
The ruling, the city attorney said, significantly reduces local regulatory authority over vehicle weight limits, routes and other restrictions when vehicles meet the federal…
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