Morse v. Vermont Division of State Buildings

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• looking at context of statute to determine whether there is a 1 Our April 28, 2017 decision explains how these regulations deal with safety and we incorporate that explanation here by reference. 4 preemption conflict
• “unless some contrary statutory grant exists, the zoning authority of a municipality... cannot obstruct the implementation of state purpose and authority”
• statute exempting state operated sewer facilities from municipal zoning precluded city from regulating construction of state sewer facility
• “As between the state and local units of government, the municipal bodies’ power is derivative, based upon an allocation of authority from the state.”

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