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43 U.S.C. 2101: FindingsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 43-PUBLIC LANDSCHAPTER 39-ABANDONED SHIPWRECKS
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§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.

( Pub. L. 100–298, § 2 , Apr. 28, 1988 , 102 Stat. 432 .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. 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’.”