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CHAPTER 47⁠—ABANDONMENT OF VESSELS — Front Matter

Sec.
4701.Definitions.
4702.Abandonment of barge prohibited.
4703.Penalty for unlawful abandonment of barge.
4704.Removal of abandoned barges.
4705.Liability of barge removal contractors.
4710.Definitions.
Abandonment of vessels prohibited.
4712.Inventory of abandoned vessels.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2025⁠—Pub. L. 119-60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7347(a)(1), (d), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1779, 1781, substituted “VESSELS” for “BARGES” in chapter heading and inserted headings for subchapters I and II and items 4710 to 4712.