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[CITE: 42USC14306]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
    CHAPTER 137--MANAGEMENT OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND BATTERIES 
                           CONTAINING MERCURY
 
                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERALLY
 
Sec. 14306. State authority

    Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a State from 
enacting and enforcing a standard or requirement that is identical to a 
standard or requirement established or promulgated under this chapter. 
Except as provided in sections 14322(e) and 14323 of this title, nothing 
in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a State from enacting and 
enforcing a standard or requirement that is more stringent than a 
standard or requirement established or promulgated under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 104-142, Sec. 7, May 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1332.)
