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16 U.S.C. § 1220d

“Obsolete ship” defined

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 1220d, “Obsolete ship” defined, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/446925
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For purposes of sections 1220, 1220a, 1220b, and 1220c of this title, the term “obsolete ship” means any vessel owned by the Department of Transportation that has been determined to be of insufficient value for commercial or national defense purposes to warrant its maintenance and preservation in the national defense reserve fleet and has been designated as an artificial reef candidate.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 98-623(H.R. 6342)1984-11-08
    A bill approving the governing international fishery agreements with Iceland and the European Economic Community.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-314(H.R. 4546)2002-12-02
    Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
    House: 359–58Senate: no recorded tally