Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73

§2106 Relationship to other laws

Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 39— - ABANDONED SHIPWRECKS › § 2106

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Salvage and finds don't apply to abandoned shipwrecks covered here. Other U.S. shipwreck laws and cases filed before April 28, 1988 remain unchanged.

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(a)The law of salvage and the law of finds shall not apply to abandoned shipwrecks to which section 2105 of this title applies.

(b)This chapter shall not change the laws of the United States relating to shipwrecks, other than those to which this chapter applies.

(c)This chapter shall not affect any legal proceeding brought prior to April 28, 1988.

Reference

Citation

43 U.S.C. § 2106

Title 43 — Public Lands

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73