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[CITE: 42USC4846]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
            CHAPTER 63--LEAD-BASED PAINT POISONING PREVENTION
 
                    SUBCHAPTER V--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 4846. State laws superseded, and null and void

    It is hereby expressly declared that it is the intent of the 
Congress to supersede any and all laws of the States and units of local 
government insofar as they may now or hereafter provide for a 
requirement, prohibition, or standard relating to the lead content in 
paints or other similar surface-coating materials which differs from the 
provisions of this chapter or regulations issued pursuant to this 
chapter. Any law, regulation, or ordinance purporting to establish such 
different requirement, prohibition, or standard shall be null and void.

(Pub. L. 91-695, title V, Sec. 504, formerly Sec. 506, as added Pub. L. 
93-151, Sec. 7(e), Nov. 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 568; renumbered Sec. 504, Pub. 
L. 95-626, title II, Sec. 208(b), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3588.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 504 of Pub. L. 91-695 was classified to section 4844 
of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95-626.
