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foota on Oct 8, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Do U.S. ports need more automation?

I was asking myself this as I was writing it as well. I would assume that the State Government can choose to do what they will with regards to their own ferries, but that it would not be legal (interstate commerce) for them to require other companies in state to get their ships build in state.

pfdietz on Oct 9, 2024 [–]

This appears to be how it works. The state has freedom if they are acting as just another market participant, but not if acting as a regulator.

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