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Supervisors briefed on drainage dispute with Iowa Northern Railroad invoking federal preemption
Summary
At a Feb. 3 meeting, the Wright County Board of Supervisors heard that an Iowa county is in court with the Iowa Northern Railroad Company over repairs in the railroad right-of-way; the railroad cites the 1995 ICC Termination Act to argue federal preemption of state drainage law.
Chairman Rasmussen told the Wright County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 3 about a pending court fight in which an Iowa county sued the Iowa Northern Railroad Company over drainage repairs in the railroad right-of-way.
Rasmussen said the railroad is arguing that the 1995 federal Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act preempts state drainage…
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