{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s14301","title_num":"42","num":"§ 14301.","heading":"Findings","status":null,"guid":"id7b87c00b-4aa7-11eb-94f5-9ff2c44f6f3c","source_credit":"(Pub. L. 104–142, § 2, May 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1329.)","seq_in_title":7178,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch137/schI","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42","level":"title","num":"Title 42—","heading":"THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch137","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 137—","heading":"MANAGEMENT OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/ch137/schI","level":"subchapter","num":"SUBCHAPTER I—","heading":"GENERALLY","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"id8fac07d6-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s14301\"><num value=\"14301\">§ 14301.</num><heading> Findings</heading>\n<chapeau style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">The Congress finds that—</chapeau><paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"id8fac07d7-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s14301/1\"><num value=\"1\">(1)</num><chapeau> it is in the public interest to—</chapeau><subparagraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I13\" class=\"indent2\" id=\"id8fac07d8-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s14301/1/A\"><num value=\"A\">(A)</num><content> phase out the use of mercury in batteries and provide for the efficient and cost-effective collection and recycling or proper disposal of used nickel cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid batteries, and other regulated batteries; and</content>\n</subparagraph>\n<subparagraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I13\" class=\"indent2\" id=\"id8fac07d9-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s14301/1/B\"><num value=\"B\">(B)</num><content> educate the public concerning the collection, recycling, and proper disposal of such batteries;</content>\n</subparagraph>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"id8fac07da-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s14301/2\"><num value=\"2\">(2)</num><content> uniform national labeling requirements for regulated batteries, rechargeable consumer products, and product packaging will significantly benefit programs for regulated battery collection and recycling or proper disposal; and</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"id8fac07db-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t42/s14301/3\"><num value=\"3\">(3)</num><content> it is in the public interest to encourage persons who use rechargeable batteries to participate in collection for recycling of used nickel-cadmium, small sealed lead-acid, and other regulated batteries.</content>\n</paragraph>\n<sourceCredit id=\"id8fac07dc-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\">(<ref href=\"/us/pl/104/142/s2\">Pub. L. 104–142, § 2</ref>, <date date=\"1996-05-13\">May 13, 1996</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/110/1329\">110 Stat. 1329</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n<notes type=\"uscNote\" id=\"id8fac07dd-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\">\n<note style=\"-uslm-lc:I74\" topic=\"shortTitle\" id=\"id8fac07de-86fb-11e9-b915-8b3e54686b9f\"><heading class=\"centered smallCaps\">Short Title</heading><p><ref href=\"/us/pl/104/142/s1\">Pub. L. 104–142, § 1</ref>, <date date=\"1996-05-13\">May 13, 1996</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/110/1329\">110 Stat. 1329</ref>, provided that: <quotedContent origin=\"/us/pl/104/142/s1\">“This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act’.”</quotedContent>\n</p>\n<p><ref href=\"/us/pl/104/142/tI/s101\">Pub. L. 104–142, title I, § 101</ref>, <date date=\"1996-05-13\">May 13, 1996</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/110/1332\">110 Stat. 1332</ref>, provided that: <quotedContent origin=\"/us/pl/104/142/tI/s101\">“This title [enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Rechargeable Battery Recycling Act’.”</quotedContent>\n</p>\n<p><ref href=\"/us/pl/104/142/tII/s201\">Pub. L. 104–142, title II, § 201</ref>, <date date=\"1996-05-13\">May 13, 1996</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/110/1336\">110 Stat. 1336</ref>, provided that: <quotedContent origin=\"/us/pl/104/142/tII/s201\">“This title [enacting subchapter III of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Mercury-Containing Battery Management Act’.”</quotedContent>\n</p>\n</note>\n</notes>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"116-252","currency_date":"2020-12-22","congress":116,"law_num":252,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":222,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["18","20","31","34","40","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"116-19","currency_date":"2019-05-31","congress":116,"law_num":19,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":174,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["25","42"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}