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1977 Hawaii Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1977)

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Op.  No.  77-1                                             AT 101041 Y GIHA
STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF IHE ATTORNEY GENFRAL
STAIE CAPITOL
4TH FLOOR
HONOLULU. HAWAII 96013
January 28, 1977                 Library
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Honorable Anson Chong                              k I0 M.
Chairperson, Senate Health ComamitLe    Sea5o,
205 State Capitol
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Dear Senator Chong:
__iz iq in rPo,;nneP 1-n voyijr letter in which
you request: (1) that this office conduct an investigation
f te jI.S.P..  filur---- to compl.y with the (State Regis-
tration Law; and (2) that this office analyze Federal law
on nuclear materials to determine what types of State regula-
tions, other than by becoming an agreement State, would not
be pre-empted by Federal law or regulation.
With respect to your first request, please be
informed that this office will investigate the matter you
raised and will submit a report to you upon completion of
our investigation.
With respect to your second request, it is our
opinion that absent a turnover agreement with the Nuclear
Safety and Licensing Commission (NSLC), no State regulation
of nuclear matter can be promulgated because of the complete
Federal pre-emption of the field of atomic energy.
Marshall v. Consumers Power Co., 237 N.W.2d 266,
(Mich. 1975) is on point.l/ The case dealth with the question
1/   See also: Northern State Power Co. v. Minnesota,
447 F.2d 1143 (C.A. 8, 1971), aff'd. by memorandum
decision, 405 U.S. 1035 (1972) and Northern California
Assn., etc., v. Public Utilities Commission, 390 P.2d
200 (Cal. 1964).

Op. No.' 77-1

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