Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

43 U.S.C. § 2106

Relationship to other laws

(a)

Law of salvage and law of finds

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

Pub. L. 100–298, § 7102 Stat. 434(, , .)