A provision that would prohibit states from imposing their own labor laws or regulations on interstate truck drivers – language passed by the House but ultimately dropped from the highway bill, or FAST Act, late last year – has reemerged in a long-awaited and just-released House aviation authorization bill. Tucked away near the end of the “Title VI-Miscellaneous” portion of the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 , Sec. 611 copies the highway bill amendment by Rep. Jeff Denham that spells out “Federal Authority” over state and local laws.
