# Amicus Curiae Brief — United States v. Locke > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/brief%3Amicro_IA40385014_0275%3A23 ## Record - **Collection:** Supreme Court brief - **Document type:** Amicus Curiae Brief - **Published:** January 1, 1999 - **Citation:** 527 U.S. 1063 ## Text Nos. 98-1701 and 98-1706 Inu the Supreme Court of the Hnited States OCTOBER TERM, 1999 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PETITIONER V. GARY LOCKE, OF THE, STATE OF WASHINGTON, ET AL.., RESPONDENTS ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT BRIEF OF THE PACIFIC MERCHANT SHIPPING ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF PETITIONERS SAM D. DELICH Counsel of Record James B. Nebel Flynn, Delich & Wise One California Street Suite 350 San Francisco, California 94111 (415) 693-5566 Attorneys for Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, as Amicus Curiae A\«e TABLE OF CONTENTS rE SUN os oad ak + 6h o pd ude ts cee eewhn Brief of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioners .............. I OS GF PIE 0 55 40 bev caidas vedivedsdaséees il es Gi ID CIO 5 V5 v.d'g ie ba os vkunwn ouneseed iil PE i Sie ee Weds Co eR OGANS de N hed ceew env eens n8% Ps SS a AO Fh beak} Wa eTEER OLR Coe aves B. id 1. Overview of Ninth Circuit Holding 2. Overview of Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 435 Re RSI of ak des nde othhies Coan. The Ninth Circuit Erred In Concluding That the Washington Regulations Are Not Subject to Field Preemption Under Ray.................. OPA 90 Does Not Repeal The Authority of the Secretary And Coast Guard to Promulgate Regulations That Have Preemptive Effect ...... . The OPA 90 Savings Clauses Apply Only To The Liability And Compensation Provisions of BOs cb Sic Ais we hse Favecunsdlacdvdseseceees The Washington State Regulations Invite Other States to Issue Regulations With Attendant Complexities, Confusion And Potential Increased Risk to Safety and the Marine IE cn bs .budh io bks chances oe gast sis “ese ee eee eee 17 18 19 22 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES CASES City of New York v. Federal Communications Commission, 486 U.S. 57, 108 S.Ct. 1637, 100 L.EG26 GB AERIS 6s coscccnkintesesGuyssives Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha, 462 U.S. 919, 103 S.Ct. 2764, 77 L.Ed.2d 317 (1983). Kelly v. Washington, 302 U.S. 1, 58 S.Ct. 87, 82 L.Ed. 3 (1937) ......... Ray v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 435 U.S. 151, 98 S.Ct. 988, 55 L.Ed.2d 179 (1978)... United States v. Pink, 315 U.S. 203, 62 S.Ct. 554, 86 L.Ed. 796 (1942) .... In re Damodar Bulk Carriers, Ltd., G03 F.2d 675 F Cle, TODD oon vivicccsvstkccdovecs The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) v. Locke, 148 F.3d 1053 (9 Cir. 1998) ............0.eee eee The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) v. Locke, 159 F.3d 1220 (9"" Cir. 1998) (denial of petition for rehearing and suggestion for folowing 60 RENE). . cis ccivecsscdcrunsepivesede National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) v. Moran Mid-Atlantic Corp., 924 F.Supp. 1436 (E.D. Va. 1996) ............04.. Northwest Forest Resource Council v. Glickman, 62 R36 S25. Cle, 190Gb iv vn ceed cccasssowisiew RULES Sup Ci. R. SAIMA) co.cc ctenbcssieeeeeeeee passim 18,19 iii. 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