Title 16 of the U.S. Code § 1220d - "Obsolete ship" defined

Full text of § 1220d from Title 16 of the United States Code.

§ 1220d. "Obsolete ship" defined

For purposes of sections 1220, 1220a, 1220b, and 1220c of this title, the term "obsolete ship" means any vessel owned by the Department of Transportation that has been determined to be of insufficient value for commercial or national defense purposes to warrant its maintenance and preservation in the national defense reserve fleet and has been designated as an artificial reef candidate.

(Pub. L. 92–402, §8, formerly §7, as added Pub. L. 98–623, title II, §207(4), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3397; renumbered §8, Pub. L. 107–314, div. C, title XXXV, §3504(a)(1)(A), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2754.)

CHAPTER 26—ESTUARINE AREAS

Sec.

1221.

Congressional declaration of policy.

1222.

General study and inventory of estuaries and their natural resources.

1223.

Agreements with States and subdivisions; equitable sharing of costs; development improvements; availability of appropriations; State hunting and fishing laws applicable.

1224.

Commercial and industrial development considerations; reports to Congress; recommendations.

1225.

State consideration of protection and restoration of estuaries in State comprehensive planning and proposals for financial assistance under certain Federal laws; grants: terms and conditions, prohibition against disposition of lands without approval of the Secretary.

1226.

Federal agency authority to carry out Federal project within an estuary unaffected.

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