33 CFR 25.207
§ 25.207 Time limitation on claims.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 25.207, § 25.207 Time limitation on claims, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/149472
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(a) A settlement authority may administratively settle and approve a claim for final payment within two years from the date that the cause of action accrues. Otherwise, the claim is barred. This two-year period is not extended by presenting a claim nor by negotiations or correspondence. The existence of an administrative claim does not extend the two year statute of limitations in 46 U.S.C. 745.
(b) If a complaint is filed in a Federal District Court before the expiration of the two-year period, an administrative settlement may be negotiated by the settlement authority only with the consent of the Department of Justice. Payment is made upon final dismissal of the complaint.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.