hughes alexandria scrap argued january decided june part complex plan ridding state abandoned automobiles maryland statute provided anyone possession inoperable automobile eight years old hulk transfer licensed scrap processor claim bounty state destruction without delivery processor subsequent submission state documentation title statute amended require processor submit title documentation order receive bounty documentation requirements differ processor plant maryland processor former need submit indemnity agreement unlicensed hulk supplier certifies right hulk agrees indemnify processor claims arising destruction processor must submit either certificate title police certificate vesting title bill sale police auction appellee virginia processor participating maryland plan whose supply hulks received maryland sources declined enactment amendment appellee brought suit claiming amendment violated commerce clause denied appellee equal protection laws district granted summary judgment appellee enjoined maryland giving effect part amendment restricts right obtain bounties based indemnity agreements maryland processor held amendment constitute impermissible burden interstate commerce violation commerce clause pp maryland amendment statute kind action commerce clause concerned maryland sought prohibit interstate flow hulks regulate conditions flow may occur rather entered market offering bounties bid price hulks impact interstate commerce occurred amendment made lucrative unlicensed suppliers dispose hulks maryland instead taking state pp nothing purposes commerce clause forbids state entry market purchaser potential articles interstate commerce state restricts trade citizens although practical effect amendment channel benefits bounties domestic processors trade barrier type forbidden commerce clause impedes movement hulks state pp amendment deny appellee equal protection laws amendment distinction domestic foreign scrap processors complemented reasonable assumptions hulks delivered maryland processors likely abandoned maryland delivered processors likely abandoned outside maryland bears rational relationship basic statutory purpose using state funds clear maryland landscape abandoned automobiles constitution requires case economic legislation maryland might furthered underlying purpose artfully directly completely warrant conclusion method chose unconstitutional pp powell delivered opinion burger stewart blackmun rehnquist stevens joined stevens filed concurring opinion post brennan filed dissenting opinion white marshall joined post henry lord deputy attorney general maryland argued cause appellants briefs francis burch attorney general michael mcwilliams glenn bushel assistant attorneys general norman ramsey argued cause appellee brief thomas howell alan gamse justice powell delivered opinion case involves constitutional attack recent amendment one part complex maryland plan ridding state abandoned automobiles district agreed appellee virginia scrap processor participates plan amendment violated commerce clause denied appellee equal protection laws disagree points session maryland legislature commissioned study suggest way deal growing aesthetic problem abandoned automobiles study concluded root problem existence bottlenecks scrap cycle course vehicle follows abandonment processing scrap metal ultimate steel mills session legislature responded enacting comprehensive statute designed speed scrap cycle using state money carrot stick statute intricate provisions relevant case may sketched briefly legislative study found one bottlenecks occurred junkyards wrecking companies tended accumulate vehicles resale value spare parts statute stick designed clear bottleneck requirement maryland wrecker desiring keep abandoned vehicles premises must obtain license pay recurring fine vehicle specified age retained year study identified another cause sluggishness scrap cycle low profits earned wreckers others delivering vehicles scrap processors carrot written statute remedy problem bounty paid state destruction processor licensed statute vehicle formerly titled maryland wrecker licensed statute stockpile vehicles delivers one scrapping shares bounty equally processor processor receives entire bounty destroys vehicle supplied someone licensed wrecker penalty bounty provisions work elementary laws economics speed scrap cycle penalty retention vehicles plus prospect sharing bounty work tandem encourage licensed wreckers move vehicles processors bounties processors vehicles unlicensed suppliers also encourage suppliers deliver processors processors able pay higher normal market prices sharing bounties penalty bounty provisions however remove another impediment smooth functioning scrap cycle legal rather economic origin possibility suits conversion processor owners might claim abandoned vehicles meet problem statute specified several documents processor prove clear title vehicle required processor obtain one documents supplier submit state condition receiving bounty one documents called wrecker certificate given wrecker licensed statute essentially clear title wrecker secures following statutory notice procedures time first obtains vehicle suppliers licensed wreckers must provide document either properly endorsed certificate title certificate police department vesting title supplier statutory notices bill sale police auction documentation requirements although vital protection processors slight encumbrance upon free transfer abandoned vehicles processors apparently recognition fact reduced potential owners claims case ancient automobiles statute placed vehicles eight years old inoperable hulks special category section statute originally enacted provided substance anyone possession hulk transfer scrap processor processor claim bounty destruction without delivery processor subsequent submission state documentation title statute extends burdens fines benefits form share bounties wreckers maintain junkyards located maryland requires license wreckers similar residency requirement scrap processors wish obtain license participate bounty program fact seven scrap processors participated located either pennsylvania virginia appellee virginia corporation processing plant near potomac river alexandria original licensee maryland statute presumably proximity southern maryland washington areas appellee attracted enough vehicles plant rank third among licensed processors receipt bounties summer apparently case licensed processors virtually vehicles processed appellee period hulks upon appellee demand title documentation suppliers order later receive bounty summer however maryland changed significantly treatment hulks amending law amended longer possible licensed scrap processor receive bounty hulk without submitting title documentation state documentation required processor whose plant maryland differs required processor like appellee whose plant maryland former need submit simple document person delivered hulk certified right agreed indemnify processor claims arising destruction hulk processors long required indemnity agreements hulk suppliers matter industry practice effect amendment give agreements legal recognition require one maryland processor applies bounty hulk processor however submit simple indemnity agreement receipt bounty hulk depends upon documentation specified abandoned vehicles general certificate title police certificate vesting title bill sale police auction case licensed wreckers wrecker certificate complaint case filed shortly effective date amendment papers submitted district summary judgment indicated enactment amendment followed precipitate decline number hulks supplied appellee plant maryland sources appellee attributed decline primarily effect amendment upon decision unlicensed suppliers dispose hulks easier unlicensed supplier sign indemnity agreement upon delivering hulk processor secure form title documentation maryland processor use indemnity agreement obtain bounty amendment gave maryland processors advantage appellee processors competition hulks unlicensed suppliers hulks therefore tend remain state instead moving licensed processors outside maryland appellee contended amendment violated commerce clause interfering burdening flow hulks across state lines denied appellee equal protection laws discriminating arbitrarily licensed processors located maryland right claim bounties hulks submitting indemnity agreements district granted summary judgment appellee claims enjoined state maryland giving effect part amendment restricts right obtain bounties based indemnity agreements maryland processors supp state appealed noted probable jurisdiction ii appellee relies commerce clause argument adopted district argument starts premise well established history commerce clause nation common market state lines made barriers free flow raw materials finished goods response economic laws supply demand see great tea cottrell appellee concedes amendment maryland system operated conformity principle free competition among licensed processors maryland hulks unlicensed suppliers unimpeded flow hulks maryland appellee processors effect bounty enhance value hulks thus make likely moved processing plants practical effect amendment however limit enhanced price available unlicensed suppliers hulks stayed inside maryland thus discouraging suppliers taking hulks state processing result movement hulks interstate commerce reduced appellee contends effect amendment burden interstate commerce permissibility must determined test pike bruce church stated extent burden tolerated depend nature local interest involved whether promoted well lesser impact interstate activities see also great tea cottrell supra district accepted appellee analysis concluded amendment failed pike test first found amendment impose substantial burdens upon free flow interstate commerce moreover considered disadvantage suffered processors particularly suspect previous decisions noting avoid disadvantage processors build new plants inside maryland carry business prior amendment pursued efficiently outside state see packing haydel pike bruce church supra maryland principal argument support amendment making difficult processors claim bounties hulks delivered unlicensed suppliers amendment tends reduce amount state funds paid destruction hulks abandoned processors located instead maryland district acknowledged validity interest considered means employed inappropriate pike interest furthered less impact upon interstate commerce amending statute condition bounty upon hulk abandonment maryland instead previous titling line reasoning without force basic premise accepted premise every action state effect reducing manner flow goods interstate commerce potentially impermissible burden persuaded maryland action amending statute kind action commerce clause concerned situation presented statute amendment quite unlike found cases upon appellee relies recent cases pike bruce church supra burden found imposed arizona requirement fresh fruit grown state packed shipment interstate requirement prohibited interstate shipment fruit bulk matter market demand shipments hood sons du mond new york official denied license milk distributor wanted open new plant receive raw milk new york farmers immediate shipment boston denial blocked potential increase interstate movement raw milk appellee also relies upon toomer witsell found interstate commerce raw shrimp burdened south carolina requirement shrimp boats fishing coast dock south carolina pack pay taxes catches transporting interstate requirement increased cost shipping shrimp interstate packing haydel louisiana statute forbade export louisiana shrimp shelled beheaded thus impeding natural flow freshly caught shrimp canners shafer farmers grain lemke farmers grain involved efforts north dakota regulate thus disrupt interstate market grain imposing burdensome regulations upon controlling profit margin corporations purchased grain state shipment sale outside state pennsylvania west virginia found burden upon established interstate commerce natural gas new west virginia statute required domestic producers supply domestic needs piping surplus common thread cases state interfered natural functioning interstate market either prohibition burdensome regulation contrast maryland sought prohibit flow hulks regulate conditions may occur instead entered market bid price impact upon interstate flow hulks since amendment maryland effectively made lucrative unlicensed suppliers dispose hulks maryland rather take outside state appellee recognizes situation presented case without precedent argues amendment nevertheless must subjected scrutiny state actions earlier cases hat controlling means maryland chosen discriminate practical effect discrimination upon interstate commerce brief appellee short appellee urges alleged burden upon interstate commerce amendment immunized novelty ibid believe however novelty case presentation new form burden upon commerce appellee characterize maryland action burden commerce clause intended make suspect clause designed part prevent trade barriers undermined efforts fledgling form cohesive whole following victory revolution aspect clause purpose eloquently expressed justice jackson system fostered commerce clause every farmer every craftsman shall encouraged produce certainty free access every market nation home embargoes withhold exports foreign state customs duties regulations exclude likewise every consumer may look free competition every producing area nation protect exploitation vision founders doctrine given reality hood sons du mond supra believe commerce clause intended require independent justification action maryland entered market purpose agreed commendable well legitimate protecting state environment means furthering purpose elected payment state funds form bounties encourage removal automobile hulks maryland streets junkyards true state money initially made available licensed processors well located within maryland amendment financial benefit channeled practical effect domestic processors chronology distinguish case commerce clause purposes one state offered bounties domestic processors start regardless state largesse first confined domestic processors effect upon flow hulks resting within state tend processed inside state rather flowing foreign processors trade barrier type forbidden commerce clause involved previous cases impedes movement state remain within maryland response market forces including exerted money state nothing purposes animating commerce clause prohibits state absence congressional action participating market exercising right favor citizens others iii district also found amendment violative equal protection clause appellee supports holding contending difference operations foreign domestic processors justifies denying former right use indemnity agreements discriminatory denial furthers legitimate state purpose maryland licensed processors justify amendment distinction basis difference manner operation maryland insist several state interests served agree maryland respect primary justification amendment thus find unnecessary consider interests also may furthered maryland argues distinction domestic foreign processors amendment related basic statutory purpose clearing maryland landscape abandoned automobiles underlying argument complementary assumptions hulks delivered maryland processors likely abandoned maryland delivered processors likely abandoned outside maryland based upon assumptions state contends amendment making easy processor receive bounties difficult processor tends ensure state limited resources targeted hulks abandoned inside maryland opposed contiguous state district rejected argument observation maryland proffered scintilla factual support assumption nonresident processors likely processors claim bounties vehicles abandoned outside maryland district demanded much maryland underlying assumptions certainly irrational terms likelihood maryland legislature reasonably assume hulk destroyed processor likely abandoned outside maryland hulk destroyed maryland processor vice versa state compelled verify logical assumptions statistical evidence appellee contends alleged relationship amendment statutory purpose belied loophole statute remains even amendment loophole results fact statute conditions payment bounty upon previous titling vehicle maryland rather upon proof abandonment state thus even amendment processor remains free recover bounties hulks previously titled maryland delivered abandonment elsewhere discriminating effort achieve statutory purposes according appellee changed statute condition bounty upon proof abandonment maryland well established however statutory classification impinging upon fundamental interest especially one dealing economic matters need drawn fit precision legitimate purposes animating williamson lee optical maryland might furthered underlying purpose artfully directly completely warrant conclusion method chose unconstitutional see katzenbach morgan moreover statute present form still allows payment bounty hulk processor upon proper documentation title logic support amendment maryland processors likely processors destroy hulks abandoned inside state suggests rationality maryland discontinuing bounties processors altogether maryland prepared say forbidden go part way amendment practical effect distinction documentation title substantially curtailing bounty payments processors contend maryland taken straightest road goal either original drafting statute refinement introduced amendment area bounty scheme operates equal protection clause demand surveyor precision amendment bears rational relationship maryland purpose using limited funds clean environment constitution requires see dandridge williams san antonio school dist rodriguez mcginnis royster hold district erred finding amendment invalid either commerce clause equal protection clause accordingly judgment reversed ordered footnotes md ann code art supp md ann code art supp addition receiving vehicles licensed wreckers processors receive owners vehicles frequently unlicensed wreckers tow abandoned wrecked vehicle directly processor rather retaining value bounty started per vehicle moved time suit noted text supra licensed wrecker receives half sum directly state profit margin unlicensed suppliers assured willingness processors need fairly constant supply hulks run expensive machinery efficiently rebate bounty appellee example regularly pays current bounty unlicensed suppliers md ann code art ed supp md ann code art ed supp maryland ann code art originally enacted read follows notwithstanding provisions section person firm corporation unit government upon whose property whose possession abandoned motor vehicle found person owner motor vehicle whose title certificate faulty destroyed may dispose motor vehicle wrecker scrap processor without title without notification procedures subsection subsections section motor vehicle eight years old engine otherwise totally inoperable emphasis supplied participating processor must meet statutory requirements relating storage area vehicles records books account processing equipment md ann code art supp administrative regulation promulgated pursuant statute requires licensed processor maintain office within state approved state motor vehicle administration md md laws amendment change wording original section supra added following language cases scrap processor whose plant physically located operating state shall execute indemnity agreement shall filed motor vehicle administration indemnity agreement shall contain name address signature person delivering vehicle indemnity agreement manufacturer serial identification number shall satisfactory proof vehicle destroyed shall acceptable payment full bounty authorized section vehicle identified indemnity agreement titled state otherwise purpose administering provisions section provisions section shall apply appellee submitted affidavit general manager containing statistics showed decline period immediately preceding effective date amendment appellee received hulks maryland sources six months immediately thereafter total marked decline number hulks time appellee figures showed increase number vehicles supplied sources appellee figures showed number hulks delivered licensed wreckers amendment tended use wrecker certificates almost exclusively doubled six months following amendment vehicles preceding six months total vehicles number hulks delivered unlicensed suppliers however plummeted six months amendment comparable period thereafter amendment accomplish effect directly amendment still possible licensed processors receive hulks unlicensed maryland suppliers significantly easier suppliers obtain enhanced price maryland processors tended deliver inside state practical effect substantially maryland withdrawn altogether availability bounties hulks delivered unlicensed suppliers licensed processors indeed way appellee characterized operation amendment old inoperable hulks continued fetch artificially enhanced value suppliers delivered intrastate scrap processor whose plant physically located operating maryland old inoperable hulks exported processing contiguous ineligible bounty sold much lower prices prevailing free market scrap metal towing services unlicensed suppliers business profit attracted high prices transactions licensed processors beyond maryland borders entailed financial sacrifice accordingly hulks withdrawn interstate commerce delivered processing within maryland rebates processors provide brief appellee cf infra part iii emphasize amendment terms require unlicensed suppliers deliver hulks state receive enhanced prices simply effect practice way appellee views amendment operating see supra whatever extent unlicensed suppliers still take hulks maryland appellee processors course interruption interstate commerce secure freedom trade break barriers free flow annapolis convention called adjourn view philadelphia thus generating source constitution lay rising volume restraints upon commerce confederation check proximate cause national existence today evils wont dictated character scope remedy lay specifically commerce clause prohibition trade barriers among effective force trade agreements power adequate make enforce prohibition required hence necessity creating entirely new scheme government rutledge declaration legal faith see hood sons du mond cases upon appellee primarily relies discussed text supra illustrate principle makes suspect attempt state restrict regulate flow commerce state principle course makes equally suspect state similar effort block regulate flow commerce state see baldwin seelig dean milk madison polar ice cream creamery andrews see generally great tea cottrell note commerce affected amendment appears created whole substantial part maryland bounty scheme hesitate hold commerce clause forbids state action reducing eliminating flow commerce dependent existence upon state subsidy instead private market forces record contains details hulk market prior bounty scheme however issue clearly presented also note appellee undertook build new plant add additional machinery reliance upon prospect receiving additional hulks maryland bounty scheme instead appellee stipulated district participation program caused alteration method operation intimate view consequences commerce clause case different state facts respect cf pennsylvania west virginia ribble state national power commerce reference absence congressional action implies view whether congress prohibit type selective participation market undertaken maryland intended emphasize case involves solely restrictions upon state power imposed commerce clause congress silent appellee licensed processors free withdraw bounty program decide benefits receive amendment justify annual license fee position foreign business enters state response completely private market forces compete domestic businesses find burdened discriminatory taxes regulations see best maxwell nippert richmond memphis steam laundry stone west point grocery opelika halliburton oil well reily maryland argued appellee virginia corporation claim protection fourteenth amendment prohibits state denial equal protection persons within jurisdiction maryland relies upon blake mcclung virginia corporation held unprotected equal protection clause tennessee statute subordinated claims creditor tennessee corporations situation differs significantly mcclung case noted virginia corporation business tennessee statute involved statute bring directly jurisdiction courts tennessee service process officers agents appellee however paid fee become licensed maryland law maintains office maryland required maryland regulation found district subject jurisdiction maryland courts state long arm statute although appellee carries active business inside maryland vehicles brought others plant virginia within maryland jurisdiction least purposes licensing bounty program think entitles appellee claim fourteenth amendment protection respect program cf whyy glassboro wheeling steel glander noted earlier supra licensed wreckers use primarily wrecker certificates delivering hulks processors amendment affect ability foreign processors claim bounties equal footing domestic processors submitting certificates consistent maryland effort reduce amount bounty payments hulks rested state since licensed wreckers inside maryland see supra hulks delivered certificates always eyesores maryland junkyards fact appellee argues statute stands conditioning payment bounties upon previous maryland titling manifests policy restrict payment bounties vehicles abandoned maryland comes close argument intricate statutory scheme instituted purpose clearing maryland environment abandoned vehicles purpose destroying maryland titled hulks wherever might found even happened virginia pennsylvania appellee argument especially unpersuasive light legislative history statute appellee discussed brief history shows beyond question maryland purpose use bounty clear streets lots junkyards abandoned vehicles bounty conditioned upon previous maryland titling rather proof abandonment maryland probably decision made interest administrative convenience determining place abandonment present problems proof well invite fraudulent claims worth emphasizing appellee processors subject maryland licensing annual fee requirements nominal burdens choose participate bounty feel benefits participation amendment merit expense free withdraw entirely justice stevens concurring dissent creates impression opinion join without reservation represents significant retreat settled practice adjudicating claims state program places unconstitutional burden interstate commerce fact prior decision even addressing critical commerce clause issue presented case important differentiate commerce flourishes free market commerce owes existence state subsidy program cases finding state regulation constitutes impermissible burden interstate commerce dealt restrictions adversely affected operation free market case unique commerce maryland burdened commerce exist maryland decided subsidize portion automobile business artificially enhancing value certain abandoned hulks maryland created market previously exist program maryland initiated included subsidies scrapping plants located virginia pennsylvania well plants located maryland subsides stimulated movement abandoned hulks maryland scrapping plants thereby gave rise interstate commerce stake litigation commerce said burdened never existed first instance maryland decided confine subsidy operators maryland plants failure create commerce unobjectionable commerce clause surely impose state obligation subsidize business judgment clause inhibit state power experiment different methods encouraging local industry whether encouragement takes form cash subsidy tax credit special privilege intended attract investment capital characterized burden commerce accordingly program effect maryland since hardly challenged adopted since maryland subsidize virginia pennsylvania plants easy describe elimination subsidy burden interstate commerce indeed may assume temporarily subsidized interstate business totally eliminated follow however burden impermissible unquestionably maryland terminate entire program discontinuing subsidy payments maryland operators well firms without offending constitution since hypothesis dealing business dependent availability subsidy payments complete termination maryland program precisely effect plants partial termination effected burden virginia processor caused nonreceipt subsidy regardless whether maryland elects continue subsidize local plants follows believe constitutional issue presented amendment question arisen maryland never made subsidy available concerns first case litigant asked federal address question whether state subsidy constitutes burden interstate commerce fact significant must countless situations past two centuries several experimented different methods encouraging local enterprise without providing like encouragement competitors absence previous challenge programs reflects believe common correct interpretation commerce clause primarily intended least congress spoken inhibit several power create restrictions free flow goods within national market rather provide basis questioning state right experiment different incentives business district novel interpretation burden concept represented departure accepted impair rather protect interstate commerce might accurate state maryland substantially enlarged market previously small significant analysis whether dealing newly created portion market entirely new market justice brennan justice white justice marshall join dissenting continues reinterpretation commerce clause repudiation established principles guiding judicial analysis thereunder case shifting focus congressional power arising commerce clause see national league cities usery post role considering constitutionality state action claimed impermissibly burden interstate commerce principles legal analysis heretofore employed cases considering claims commerce clause south carolina hwy dept barnwell southern pacific arizona ex rel sullivan hood sons du mond bibb navajo freight lines pike bruce church great tea cottrell ignored area state action plainly burdening interstate commerce area easily susceptible principled limitation judicially carved summarily labeled kind action commerce clause concerned ante agree principles analyzing claims arising commerce clause inapplicable merely kind state action involved defensible legal analysis cease irrespective impact commerce facts circumstances case merely somehow categorically determines instant case involves burden commerce clause intended make suspect ante view case determining whether local regulation amounts prohibited burden interstate commerce belongs point along graduated scale hood sons du mond supra frankfurter dissenting therefore constrained dissent agree treating essentially problem striking balance competing interests exercise absolutes note appellants claim find market scrap metal including processing interstate commerce addition claim appellee maryland wishes run bounty program achieve environmental objectives must pay bounty scrap hulks irrespective state origin abandoned vehicles plainly maryland pursuant environmental program may artificially enhance price hulks originating abandoned vehicles within boundaries questions respecting commerce clause concern issue whether maryland may effect require processing scrap aspect program obviously related first instance environmental objectives restricted processors located within state light asserted governmental objectives consequent effect upon interstate commerce however agree case solely analyzed terms maryland purchase items interstate commerce restriction purchases items processed state result concept issues presented view erroneously decides weighty constitutional question previously directly addressed also ignores another equally pressing issue commerce clause ii first address question answers question whether state may restrict purchases items interstate commerce items produced manufactured processed within boundaries state restricts purchases use affect total flow interstate commerce rather precludes quantum otherwise occur state behave private disinterested purchaser nevertheless gainsaid state refusal purposes economic protectionism purchase end use items produced elsewhere facial obvious discrimination interstate commerce often said commerce clause force prohibits whatever form method south carolina hwy dept barnwell see hood sons du mond best maxwell pennsylvania west virginia clearly aim effect discrimination establishing economic barrier competition products another state labor residents baldwin seelig certainly naked assertion today othing purposes animating commerce clause prohibits state participating market exercising right favor citizens others ante stands stark contrast repeated emphasis upon principle state may promote economic advantages curtailment burdening interstate commerce hood sons du mond supra moreover particular form discrimination arising state restricts purchases use items produced state kind particularly suspect precedents aimed directly requiring relocation labor industry within bounds state thus tending neutralize advantages belonging baldwin seelig supra halliburton oil well reily forcing artificial rigidity economic pattern industry toomer witsell see packing haydel viewed particular suspicion state statutes requiring business operations performed home state efficiently performed elsewhere even state pursuing clearly legitimate local interest particular burden commerce declared virtually per se illegal pike bruce church emphasis supplied never held protection state citizens burden economic competition citizens clearly legitimate local interest see hood sons supra baldwin seelig supra patently hold eat rule guise exception true notes previously directly addressed question whether state enters market purchaser end use items interstate commerce may restrict trade citizens business within state ante novelty question however justify conclusory assertion without analysis employing established constitutional principles policies othing purposes animating commerce clause prohibits state participating market exercising right favor citizens others ante certainly attempt tell us source right others argued barriers interstate commerce imposed restrictive state purchasing policies already great significance melder economics trade barriers ind courts refused light expanding proprietary activities invitations forgo commerce clause analysis merely state acting proprietary purchasing capacity implementing discriminatory policies garden state dairies vineland sills see also recent cases harv rev hold consistent accepted commerce clause principles state statutes facially practical effect restrict state purchases items interstate commerce produced within state invalid unless justified asserted state interests economic protectionism regulating matters local concern reasonable nondiscriminatory alternatives adequate conserve legitimate local interests available dean milk madison see great tea cottrell pike bruce church supra polar ice cream creamery andrews baldwin seelig supra iii second insistence viewing case qualitatively different commerce clause merely state sense acting purchaser affected items commerce leads completely forgo analysis another equally vital question even courts commentators concluded facially restrictive state purchasing statutes permissible commerce clause american yearbook askew supp md summarily aff mcallister congress trade barriers ind restricted conclusion instances state proprietary capacity purchasing items commerce end use distinguished modes regulation burdening interstate commerce clear maryland instant case purchasing scrap processing end use rather effect requiring price enhanced hulks processed within state maryland affecting one link chain interstate commerce scrap metal line commerce originates prior maryland regulation continues long past point even concludes state economic protectionism purchasing items interstate commerce suspect motive commerce clause analysis case cease point instant regulation maryland allegedly affecting larger area commerce diverting processing scrap metal interstate commerce within boundaries apparent reference impact larger area commerce scrap metal maryland sought prohibit flow hulks regulate conditions may occur ante emphasis supplied conclusion arguable best cases establish ne challenging validity state enactment commerce clause grounds bound state declarations purpose may show purported objective feigned real purpose packing haydel see also toomer witsell buck kuykendall importantly regardless purity state motives intent respect burdening interstate commerce analysis cease point state may form guise directly burden prosecution interstate business baldwin seelig see best maxwell different view mean commerce clause imposes limitations state action save rare instance state artlessly discloses avowed purpose discriminate interstate goods dean milk madison rather legitimate state regulation object local concern found burden interstate commerce beginning problem constitutional law give answer bode barrett frankfurter dissenting established principles dictate situation analysis proceed follows statute regulates evenhandedly effectuate legitimate local public interest effects interstate commerce incidental upheld unless burden imposed commerce clearly excessive relation putative local benefits legitimate local purpose found question becomes one degree extent burden tolerated course depend nature local interest involved whether promoted well lesser impact interstate activities pike bruce church willson decision willson creek marsh pet begins wholesome emphasis upon concrete elements situation concerns state national interests particularities local statute touch special aims scope fulfillment difficulties seeks adjust price kindred practical considerations myriad manifestations weighed determining fate state legislation impinging activities national commerce ever since marshall willson case set standard deciding controversies circumstances case history single quality differentiates judges acuteness realization practical considerations however screened doctrine underlie resolution conflicts state national power frankfurter commerce clause marshall taney waite may well developed part iv infra limiting principles circumstances case means policy restricting location scrap processing maryland truly regulating matters local concern respecting environment practical matter absence reasonable nondiscriminatory alternatives adequate conserve legitimate local interests dean milk madison supra fails search limiting circumstances shuts analysis merely form state regulation thus effectively immun izing state statutes requiring certain kinds processing done home state shipment sister state pike bruce church supra long mode regulation may characterized state functioning purchaser clearly absolutely unrestrained regulation interstate markets long use methods may fairly characterized purchasing items artificially enhancing price door open set equivalent rampart customs duties designed neutralize advantages belonging place origin polar ice cream creamery andrews iv maryland argues effective preclusion scrap processors relevant portion bounty program required order help ensure bounty payments limited hulks abandoned within maryland public funds used effect aid clearance hulks abandoned certainly asserted interest legitimate object local concern since willson creek marsh pet recognized absence conflicting legislation congress residuum power state make laws governing matters local concern nevertheless measure affect interstate commerce even extent regulate southern pacific arizona ex rel sullivan see huron cement detroit mere assertion legitimate local interest served challenged regulation end matter exists infinite variety cases regulation local matters may also operate regulation commerce reconciliation conflicting claims state national power attained appraisal accommodation competing demands state national interests involved southern pacific arizona ex rel sullivan supra resolving questions close cases necessarily involved differences degree resolution depend slight differences fact hood sons du mond frankfurter dissenting southern pacific arizona ex rel sullivan supra douglas dissenting adequate record containing relevant factual material afford sure basis informed judgment required opinion record lacking instant case case comes us summary judgment posture respecting impact state regulation larger area interstate commerce record notes contains details hulk processing market prior bounty scheme ante similarly respecting state justification preclusion processors ensuring bounties paid hulks originating state record also notes equal protection context contains evidence whether objective fact achieved challenged action degree record developed regard availability reasonable nondiscriminatory alternatives adequate conserve legitimate local interest dean milk madison evidence record speculative best revealing neither statute administrative regulations promulgated thereunder limit bounty payments hulks originating maryland protect hulks originating state processed processors bounty program nevertheless adequately developed factual record might well inform judgment simple preclusion processors light transportation costs scrap haulers haul maryland hulks processors reasonable inexpensive means ensuring bounty payments made hulks originating state available state circumstances accordingly vacate judgment remand development record adequate inform reasonable judgment factual issues florida avocado growers paul hood sons du mond supra frankfurter dissenting hundred years accepted constitutional doctrine commerce clause without aid congressional legislation affords protection state legislation inimical national commerce cases congress acted state legislature commerce clause final arbiter competing demands state national interests southern pacific arizona ex rel sullivan heretofore adjudication commerce clause invoked sensitive judicial scrutiny entailing consideration facts circumstances nature regulation function character business involved actual effect flow commerce di santo pennsylvania stone dissenting see great tea cottrell however summarily affirmed lower ruling effect distinguished state purchases proprietary capacity goods use state burdens imposed interstate commerce american yearbook askew supp md summarily aff brennan white voting note probable jurisdiction said contexts ike private individuals businesses government enjoys unrestricted power produce supplies determine deal fix terms conditions upon make needed purchases perkins lukens steel see also heim mccall atkin kansas none cases involved challenges restrictive state purchasing statutes commerce clause cf field barber asphalt upheld face commerce clause challenge local governmental contracts mandated purchase materials absence articulated principle justifying summary conclusion leads infer newly announced state sovereignty doctrine national league cities usery post also motivating rationale behind holding true disclaims conclusion today respecting congressional power legislate area ante hope confess logical difficulty however understanding instant state action kind action commerce clause concerned ante congressional power legislate area exposes one difficulties categorical approach today decision simply carves area state action declares commerce clause application rather employing heretofore accepted principles analysis looking state interest asserted impact interstate commerce flowing challenged action availability reasonable nondiscriminatory methods achieving state interest concluding reasoned considered judgment circumstances permissibility action pike bruce church although stated statutes requiring business operations performed home state efficiently performed elsewhere burdens commerce virtually per se illegal recognized effect incidental consequence regulatory scheme perhaps tolerated necessary achieve substantial state interests regulating matters local concern accordingly even area effect interstate commerce recognized need traditional balancing approach commerce clause analysis rather absolutist approach employed today conclusions respecting whether instant statutory discrimination may justified accepted commerce clause principles see infra part iv state simply refuses purchase use items processed state impact interstate commerce may crudely measured multiplying value added processing times number items state purchases case however impact commerce restricted state effect requires value added processing respect state environmental objectives presumptively amount bounty paid retained processors small amount since record shows processors customarily pass largest portion bounty scrap haulers added within state also entire addition value including occurring response market demand scrap metal qua metal done within state words mode regulation opposed occurs virtue restrictions proprietary purchases state use maryland effect diverting processing locations within borders element value purchases arising response interstate demand scrap metal purchase concurring opinion asserts hypothesis hypothesis unsupported record see infra dealing business dependent availability subsidy payments hat commerce said burdened never existed first instance maryland decided confine subsidy operators maryland plants burden virginia processor caused nonreceipt subsidy regardless whether maryland elects continue subsidize local plants ante respect however evidence legal arguments contrary uncontradicted affidavit record reveals subsidy customarily passed scrap hauler app inability processor pass subsidy haulers rather simply lack subsidization scrap processing alleged burden interstate commerce diverting scrap processing maryland complaint alleges substantial portion plaintiff business consists destruction processing vehicles acquired interstate commerce towers third persons maryland challenged amendment enabl es maryland scrap processors provide financial inducements towers depriving plaintiff ability provide consequence plaintiff placed severe competitive economic disadvantage maryland scrap processors arbitrary diversion hulks away normal channels interstate commerce appellee depriv ed vital source scrap iron steel nonferrous scrap normally moved interstate commerce stipulated facts establish market value hulks heavily dependent upon prices steel mills willing pay scrap metal turn influenced national international economic conditions result relatively fierce competition scrap processors acquisition available hulks uncontradicted affidavit record asserts scrap metal processing industry old cars primary source plaintiff raw materials trade hulks substantial portion plaintiff trade old cars derived maryland ability acquire eight year old older hulks maryland crucial importance conduct plaintiff business market response challenged amendment disabled appellee passing bounty haulers almost total abandonment plaintiff former regular haulers participating bounty program times scarcity old cars offering price high competition among scrap processors available cars sharpest ability pass bounty scrap haulers effect offer higher price without increasing cost raw material processor imparts distinct competitive edge processors fully able participate bounty program preamble act amending method scrap processors may obtain title sufficient participation bounty program limiting practical method scrap processors located within state declares act purpose protecting certain scrap processors destroy certain abandoned motor vehicles emphasis original concurring opinion asserts interstate market processing scrap metal allegedly burdened maryland bounty scheme amended previously small significant ante nothing record supports factual judgment appellants argue brief appellants reply brief appellants noted supp