§ 2101. — Findings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC2101]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 39--ABANDONED SHIPWRECKS
Sec. 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.
(Pub. L. 100-298, Sec. 2, Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 432.)
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 100-298 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the `Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987'.''
