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43 U.S.C. § 2106 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 43. Public Lands § 2106. Relationship to other laws

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)Law of salvage and law of finds

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

(b)Laws of United States

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

(c)Effective date

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

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