15 CFR 922.9
§ 922.9 Response costs and damages.
United States · 15 CFR — Commerce and Foreign Trade · Status: effective
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- 15 CFR 922.9, § 922.9 Response costs and damages, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/62663
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Under section 312 of the Act, any person who destroys, causes the loss of, or injures any Sanctuary resource is liable to the United States for response costs and damages resulting from such destruction, loss, or injury. Any vessel used to destroy, cause the loss of, or injure any Sanctuary resource is liable in rem to the United States for response costs and damages resulting from such destruction, loss, or injury.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.