Public law 104-142 (the Battery Act)美国电池指令.pdfVIP

PUBLIC LAW 104–142—MAY 13, 1996 110 STAT. 1329 Public Law 104–142 104th Congress An Act To 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 May 13, 1996 batteries, small sealed lead-acid batteries, and certain other batteries, and for [H.R. 2024] other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Mercury- Containing and SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Rechargeable Battery This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mercury-Containing and Management Act. Rechargeable Battery Management Act’’. Environmental protection. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 42 USC 14301 note. The Congress finds that— 42 USC 14301. (1) it is in the public interest to— (A) 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 bat- teries, small