United States Code
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§ 2101.
Findings
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.
cite as: 43 USC 2101