Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 137 — Management of Rechargeable Batteries and Batteries Containing Mercury
§ 14323. Requirements
Statutory text
Batteries subject to certain regulations
The collection, storage, or transportation of used rechargeable batteries, batteries described in section 14302(5)(C) of this title or in subchapter III, and used rechargeable consumer products containing rechargeable batteries that are not easily removable rechargeable batteries, shall, notwithstanding any law of a State or political subdivision thereof governing such collection, storage, or transportation, be regulated under applicable provisions of the regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency at 60 Fed. Reg. 25492 (), as effective on , except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and except that—
the requirements of 40 CFR 260.20, 260.40, and 260.41 and the equivalent requirements of an approved State program shall not apply, and
this section shall not apply to any lead acid battery managed under 40 CFR 266 subpart G or the equivalent requirements of an approved State program.
Enforcement under Solid Waste Disposal Act
Any person who fails to comply with the requirements imposed by subsection (a) of this section may be subject to enforcement under applicable provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act [42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.].
States may implement and enforce the requirements of subsection (a) if the Administrator finds that—
the State has adopted requirements that are identical to those referred to in subsection (a) governing the collection, storage, or transportation of batteries referred to in subsection (a); and
the State provides for enforcement of such requirements.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act
Pub. L. 104–142 title I § 104 · 110 Stat. 1329
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 14323
(Pub. L. 104–142, title I, § 104, May 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1335.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 104–142, title I, § 104, May 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1335.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 104. REQUIREMENTS. (a) Batteries Subject To Certain Regulations.— The collection, storage, or transportation of used rechargeable batteries, batteries described in section 3(5)(C) or in title II, and used rechargeable consumer products containing rechargeable batteries that are not easily removable rechargeable batteries, shall, notwithstanding any law of a State or political subdivision thereof governing such collection, storage, or transportation, be regulated under applicable provisions of the regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency at 60 Fed. Reg. 25492 (May 11, 1995), as effective on May 11, 1995, except as provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and except that— (1) the requirements of 40 CFR 260.20, 260.40, and 260.41 and the equivalent requirements of an approved State program shall not apply, and (2) this section shall not apply to any lead acid battery managed under 40 CFR 266 subpart G or the equivalent requirements of an approved State program. (b) Enforcement Under Solid Waste Disposal Act.— (1) Any person who fails to comply with the requirements imposed by subsection (a) of this section may be subject to enforcement under applicable provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. (2) States may implement and enforce the requirements of subsection (a) if the Administrator finds that— (A) the State has adopted requirements that are identical to those referred to in subsection (a) governing the collection, storage, or transportation of batteries referred to in subsection (a); and (B) the State provides for enforcement of such requirements.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Solid Waste Disposal Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is title II of Pub. L. 89–272, , 79 Stat. 997, as amended generally by Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, , 90 Stat. 2795, which is classified generally to chapter 82 (§ 6901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6901 of this title and Tables.