Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§11041 Relationship to Other Law

Title 42 › CHAPTER 116 — EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW › SUBCHAPTER III — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 11041

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Stops the federal rules here from canceling or changing state or local laws. It also does not change a state or local government's power to make or enforce laws, and it does not change anyone’s duties under other federal laws, except for the special rule below about safety data sheets. If a state or local law made after August 1, 1985, requires a material safety data sheet from a facility, that sheet must match the federal material safety data sheet exactly in content and format. A state or locality can also ask for extra information (for example, where and how much hazardous chemical is present) on attached pages or by other means.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §11041

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(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

Any State or local law enacted after August 1, 1985, 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 section 11021 of this title. 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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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 11041

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110