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• United States Code
• TITLE 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
• CHAPTER 39 - ABANDONED SHIPWRECKS

    Sec.                                                     
    2101.       Findings.                                             
    2102.       Definitions.                                          
    2103.       Rights of access.                                     
                  (a)  Access rights.                                 
                  (b)  Parks and protected areas.                     
    2104.       Preparation of guidelines.                            
                  (a)  Purposes of guidelines; publication in Federal
                        Register.                                     
                  (b)  Consultation.                                  
                  (c)  Use of guidelines in developing legislation and
                        regulations.                                  
    2105.       Rights of ownership.                                  
                  (a)  United States title.                           
                  (b)  Notice of shipwreck location; eligibility
                        determination for inclusion in National
                        Register of Historic Places.                  
                  (c)  Transfer of title to States.                   
                  (d)  Exception.                                     
                  (e)  Reservation of rights.                         
    2106.       Relationship to other laws.                           
                  (a)  Law of salvage and law of finds.               
                  (b)  Laws of United States.                         
                  (c)  Effective date.