Abandoned Shipwrecks Act
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The Abandoned Shipwrecks Act is a piece of United States legislation passed into law in 1988 meant to protect historic shipwrecks in US waters from treasure hunters and unauthorised salvagers by transferring the title to the wreck to the US state whose waters it lies in.
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Long title | An Act to establish the title of States in certain abandoned shipwrecks, and for other purposes. |
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Acronyms (colloquial) | ASA |
Nicknames | Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 |
Enacted by | the 100th United States Congress |
Effective | April 28, 1988 |
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Public law | 100-298 |
Statutes at Large | 102 Stat. 432 |
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Titles amended | 43 U.S.C.: Public Lands |
U.S.C. sections created | 43 U.S.C. ch. 39 § 2101 |
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