42 USC § 11041 - Relationship to other law

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s11041"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 11041 - Relationship to other law"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "11041"
section_name: "Relationship to other law"
chapter_number: 116
chapter_name: "EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–499, title III, § 321, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1747.)"
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# § 11041. Relationship to other law

**(a)** **In general** Nothing in this chapter shall—

**(1)** preempt any State or local law,

**(2)** except as provided in subsection (b), 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, or

**(3)** affect or modify in any way the obligations or liabilities of any person under other Federal law.

**(b)** **Effect on MSDS requirements** August 1, 1985section 11021 of this title

Any State or local law enacted after , which requires the submission of a material safety data sheet from facility owners or operators shall require that the data sheet be identical in content and format to the data sheet required under subsection (a) of . In addition, a State or locality may require the submission of information which is supplemental to the information required on the data sheet (including information on the location and quantity of hazardous chemicals present at the facility), through additional sheets attached to the data sheet or such other means as the State or locality considers appropriate.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–499, title III, § 321, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1747.)