§ 32919. Preemption

Statutory text

General.—

When an average fuel economy standard prescribed under this chapter is in effect, a State or a political subdivision of a State may not adopt or enforce a law or regulation related to fuel economy standards or average fuel economy standards for automobiles covered by an average fuel economy standard under this chapter.

Requirements Must Be Identical.—

When a requirement under section 32908 of this title is in effect, a State or a political subdivision of a State may adopt or enforce a law or regulation on disclosure of fuel economy or fuel operating costs for an automobile covered by section 32908 only if the law or regulation is identical to that requirement.

State and Political Subdivision Automobiles.—

A State or a political subdivision of a State may prescribe requirements for fuel economy for automobiles obtained for its own use.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1994
Pub. L. 103–272 § 1(e) · 108 Stat. 745
Enacted · 49 U.S.C. § 32919
Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1075, § 32918
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1075, § 32918
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Section 1. subtitles ii, ii, and v-x of title 49, united states code (a) Certain general and permanent laws of the 49 USC prec. 101 note. United States, related to transportation, are revised, codified, and enacted by subsections (c)–(e) of this section without substantive change as subtitles II, III, and V–X of title 49, United States Code, “Transportation”. Those laws may be cited as “49 U.S.C. ________”. (b) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the table of subtitles at the beginning of the title and substituting the following new table of subtitles: “Subtitle “I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION “II. OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES “III. GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS “IV. INTERSTATE COMMERCE “V. RAIL PROGRAMS “VI. MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS “VII. AVIATION PROGRAMS “VIII. PIPELINES “IX. COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION “X. MISCELLANEOUS (c) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subtitle II, except that chapter 31 (comprising sections 3101–3104) of subtitle II is redesignated and restated as chapter 315 (comprising sections 31501–31504) of subtitle VI of title 49, as enacted by subsection (e) of this section. (d) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding the following immediately after subtitle I:
1994
Pub. L. 103–429 § 6(43)(A) · 108 Stat. 4377
Changed · 49 U.S.C. § 32919
Pub. L. 103–429 renumbered section 32918 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 103–429 renumbered section 32918 of this title as this section.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) Section 32918 is redesignated as section 32919.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Notes

historicalAndRevision

Historical and Revision Notes
RevisedSection	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
32918	15:2009.	Oct. 20, 1972, Pub. L. 92–513, 86 Stat. 947, § 509; added Dec. 22, 1975, Pub. L. 94–163, § 301, 89 Stat. 914.

In subsection (a), the word “prescribed” is substituted for “established” for consistency.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994—Pub. L. 103–429 renumbered section 32918 of this title as this section.

Credits

1994 · 2 acts

1994Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1075, § 32918
1994renumbered § 32919, Pub. L. 103–429, § 6(43)(A), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4382.

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(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1075, § 32918; renumbered § 32919, Pub. L. 103–429, § 6(43)(A), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4382.)