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43 U.S.C. § 2106

Relationship to other laws

United States · Title 43 — PUBLIC LANDS · Status: effective

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43 U.S.C. § 2106, Relationship to other laws, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/486544
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The law of salvage and the law of finds shall not apply to abandoned shipwrecks to which section 2105 of this title applies. This chapter shall not change the laws of the United States relating to shipwrecks, other than those to which this chapter applies. This chapter shall not affect any legal proceeding brought prior to April 28, 1988.

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 100-298(S. 858)1988-04-28
    Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally