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Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade v. City of New York

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / New York
Year
2008
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade v. City of New York

About this case

Filing year
2008
Status
Opinion issued.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → New York
Docket number
09-2901-cv
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2d Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US) → Clean Air Act (US) → Industry Lawsuits (US) → State and Municipal Vehicle Standards (US)
Principal law
United States → Clean Air Act (CAA)United States → Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA)
At issue
Challenge on preemption grounds to New York City regulations intended to increase fuel efficiency of taxi fleet.
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Documents

Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics 
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07/27/2010
Opinion issued.
On appeal, the Second Circuit affirmed, holding that the rules “relate” to fuel economy standards as that term is understood in statutory construction. The court found that imposing reduced lease caps solely on the basis of whether or not a vehicle has a hybrid engine has no relation to an end other than an improvement in fuel economy. Thus, it was preempted by EPCA. Because the court found that it was preempted by EPCA, it did not reach the  issue of whether it was also preempted under the CAA.
Decision

Summary

Challenge on preemption grounds to New York City regulations intended to increase fuel efficiency of taxi fleet.

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Group
Topics
Target
Just transition
Fossil fuel
Economic sector
Finance