42 U.S.C. § 6992f : US Code - Section 6992F: Relationship to State law

Search 42 U.S.C. § 6992f : US Code - Section 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.
(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.