Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§8701 Authority to Provide for Necessary Salvage Facilities
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— Navy and Marine Corps › Part IV— GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 865— SALVAGE FACILITIES › § 8701
Summary
Navy Secretary may provide salvage facilities for public/private ships. Contracts that affect Homeland Security must go to Homeland Security for comment. Term contracts allowed only if commercial salvage services are inadequate for national defense, and the Navy must give public notice first. "Salvage facilities" means equipment to prevent or reduce environmental damage.
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Title 10, §8701
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(a)The Secretary of the Navy may provide, by contract or otherwise, necessary salvage facilities for public and private vessels.
(b)The Secretary shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security for comment each proposed contract for salvage facilities that affects the interests of the Department of Homeland Security.
(c)The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a term contract under subsection (a) only if the Secretary determines that available commercial salvage facilities are inadequate to meet the requirements of national defense.
(d)The Secretary may not enter into a contract under subsection (a) until the Secretary has provided public notice of the intent to enter into such a contract.
(e)In this section, the term “salvage facilities” includes equipment and gear utilized to prevent, abate, or minimize damage to the environment.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7361 of this title as this section. 2003—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–136 added subsec. (e). 2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation” in heading and in two places in text.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Effective Date
of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8701
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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