FEDERAL · 43 U.S.C. · Chapter 39

Findings

43 U.S.C. § 2101
Title43Public Lands
Chapter39 — ABANDONED SHIPWRECKS

This text of 43 U.S.C. § 2101 (Findings) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering United States primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
43 U.S.C. § 2101.

Text

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.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Related

People Ex Rel. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency v. Zych
710 N.E.2d 820 (Illinois Supreme Court, 1999)
22 case citations
Zych v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Vessel
19 F.3d 1136 (Seventh Circuit, 1994)
19 case citations
Fairport International Exploration, Inc. v. the Shipwrecked Vessel
177 F.3d 491 (Sixth Circuit, 1999)
16 case citations
Fathom Exploration, LLC v. the Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel or Vessels
352 F. Supp. 2d 1218 (S.D. Alabama, 2005)
16 case citations
Deep Sea Research, Inc. v. Brother Jonathan
883 F. Supp. 1343 (N.D. California, 1995)
15 case citations
Northeast Research, LLC v. One Shipwrecked Vessel
729 F.3d 197 (Second Circuit, 2013)
15 case citations
Zych v. Unidentified, Wrecked, and Abandoned Vessel, Believed to Be the SB "Seabird"
811 F. Supp. 1300 (N.D. Illinois, 1992)
14 case citations
Sea Hunt, Inc. v. the Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel or Vessels
221 F.3d 634 (Fourth Circuit, 2000)
13 case citations
1715 Fleet-Queens Jewels, LLC v. Unidentified Wrecked & Abandoned Vessell
861 F.3d 1278 (Eleventh Circuit, 2017)
12 case citations
Zych v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Vessel, Believed to Be the SB "Lady Elgin"
746 F. Supp. 1334 (N.D. Illinois, 1990)
12 case citations
Zych v. Unidentified Wrecked And Abandoned Vessel
941 F.2d 525 (Seventh Circuit, 1991)
7 case citations
Zych v. Unidentified, Wrecked & Abandoned Vessel, Believed to be the "Seabird"
941 F.2d 525 (Seventh Circuit, 1991)
6 case citations
Sunken Treasure, Inc. v. Unidentified, Wrecked, & Abandoned Vessel
857 F. Supp. 1129 (Virgin Islands, 1994)
4 case citations
Trueman v. the Historic Steamtug New York
120 F. Supp. 2d 228 (N.D. New York, 2000)
4 case citations
Fairport International Exploration, Inc. v. the Shipwrecked Vessel
913 F. Supp. 552 (W.D. Michigan, 1995)
4 case citations
People ex rel. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency v. Zych
687 N.E.2d 141 (Appellate Court of Illinois, 1997)
2 case citations
Dluhos v. The Floating & Abandoned Vessel
979 F. Supp. 138 (N.D. New York, 1997)
2 case citations
Fathom Exploration, LLC v. Unidentified Shipwrecked Vessel or Vessels
857 F. Supp. 2d 1269 (S.D. Alabama, 2012)
2 case citations

Source Credit

History

(Pub. L. 100–298, §2, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 432.)

Editorial Notes

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'."

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
43 U.S.C. § 2101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/usc/43/2101.