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[CITE: 42USC6992f]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 82--SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
 
       SUBCHAPTER X--DEMONSTRATION MEDICAL WASTE TRACKING PROGRAM
 
Sec. 6992f. Relationship to State law


(a) State inspections and enforcement

    A State may conduct inspections under \1\ 6992c of this title and 
take enforcement actions under section 6992d of this title against any 
person, including any person who has imported medical waste into a State 
in violation of the requirements of, or regulations under, this 
subchapter, to the same extent as the Administrator. At the time a State 
initiates an enforcement action under section 6992d of this title 
against any person, the State shall notify the Administrator in writing.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be ``under section''.
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(b) Retention of State authority

    Nothing in this subchapter shall--
        (1) preempt any State or local law; or
        (2) except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, 
    otherwise affect any State or local law or the authority of any 
    State or local government to adopt or enforce any State or local 
    law.

(c) State forms

    Any State or local law which requires submission of a tracking form 
from any person subject to this subchapter shall require that the form 
be identical in content and format to the form required under section 
6992b of this title, except that a State may require the submission of 
other tracking information which is supplemental to the information 
required on the form required under section 6992b of this title through 
additional sheets or such other means as the State deems appropriate.

(Pub. L. 89-272, title II, Sec. 11007, as added Pub. L. 100-582, 
Sec. 2(a), Nov. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2955.)
