NatGas Corporation obtains a federal license to operate a gas pipeline through a certain area of Oregon. The Oregon state legislature enacts a law that bans gas pipelines in that area. Most likely, the state law violates
A)no provision in the U.S. Constitution.
B)the commerce clause.
C)the due process clause.
D)the supremacy clause.

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The state law likely violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which establishes that federal law takes precedence over state laws when there is a conflict. Since NatGas Corporation has a federal license to operate a gas pipeline, the state law attempting to ban such pipelines would be preempted by federal authority.

NatGas Corporation Obtains a Federal License to Operate a Gas