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title: "42 U.S.C. § 14303"
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_name: "MANAGEMENT OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND BATTERIES CONTAINING MERCURY"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 14303 - Information dissemination

## Text

The Administrator shall, in consultation with representatives of rechargeable battery manufacturers, rechargeable consumer product manufacturers, and retailers, establish a program to provide information to the public concerning the proper handling and disposal of used regulated batteries and rechargeable consumer products with nonremovable batteries.

(Pub. L. 104–142, § 4, May 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1330.)