Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§2101 Findings
Title 43 › CHAPTER 39 — ABANDONED SHIPWRECKS › § 2101
Summary
Congress makes states responsible for managing resources in their waters, including some abandoned shipwrecks.
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Title 43, §2101
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The Congress finds that—
(a)States have the responsibility for management of a broad range of living and nonliving resources in State waters and submerged lands; and
(b)included in the range of resources are certain abandoned shipwrecks, which have been deserted and to which the owner has relinquished ownership rights with no retention.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Short Title
Pub. L. 100–298, § 1, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 432, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987’.”
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 2101
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102