2011 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 53 - TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL (§§ 2601 - 2697)
Subchapter II - ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE (§§ 2641 - 2656)
Section 2649 - State and Federal law
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 53 - TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL SUBCHAPTER II - ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE Sec. 2649 - State and Federal law |
| Contains | section 2649 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 94-469, title II, §209, as added Pub. L. 99-519, §2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2986. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 100 Stat. 2986 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 94-469, Public Law 99-519 |
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed, interpreted, or applied to preempt, displace, or supplant any other State or Federal law, whether statutory or common.
(b) Cost and damage awardsNothing in this subchapter or any standard, regulation, or requirement promulgated pursuant to this subchapter shall be construed or interpreted to preclude any court from awarding costs and damages associated with the abatement, including the removal, of asbestos-containing material, or a portion of such costs, at any time prior to the actual date on which such material is removed.
(c) State may establish more requirementsNothing in this subchapter shall be construed or interpreted as preempting a State from establishing any additional liability or more stringent requirements with respect to asbestos in school buildings within such State.
(d) No Federal cause of actionNothing in this subchapter creates a cause of action or in any other way increases or diminishes the liability of any person under any other law.
(e) Intent of CongressIt is not the intent of Congress that this subchapter or rules, regulations, or orders issued pursuant to this subchapter be interpreted as influencing, in either the plaintiff's or defendant's favor, the disposition of any civil action for damages relating to asbestos. This subsection does not affect the authority of any court to make a determination in an adjudicatory proceeding under applicable State law with respect to the admission into evidence or any other use of this subchapter or rules, regulations, or orders issued pursuant to this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 94–469, title II, §209, as added Pub. L. 99–519, §2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2986.)
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