43 U.S.C. § 2101

Current through P.L. 118-47 (published on www.congress.gov on 03/23/2024)

Section 2101 - Findings

The Congress finds that-

(a) States have the responsibility for management of a broad range of living and nonliving resources in State waters and submerged lands; and

(b) included in the range of resources are certain abandoned shipwrecks, which have been deserted and to which the owner has relinquished ownership rights with no retention.

43 U.S.C. § 2101

Pub. L. 100-298, §2, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 432.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

SHORT TITLEPub. L. 100-298, §1, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 432, provided that: "This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987'."

State

the term "State" means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands; and

shipwreck

the term "shipwreck" means a vessel or wreck, its cargo, and other contents;

submerged lands

the term "submerged lands" means the lands-(1) that are "lands beneath navigable waters," as defined in section 1301 of this title;(2) of Puerto Rico, as described in section 749 of title 48;(3) of Guam, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa, as described in section 1705 of title 48; and(4) of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as described in section 801 of Public Law 94-241.11 See References in Text note below.2 So in original. Probably should be "Resources".