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Code · U.S. Code · Title 46 - SHIPPING · CHAPTER 121— DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL · § 12107

§ 12107. Wrecked vessels

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(a)Requirements.— A vessel is a wrecked vessel under this chapter if it—
(1)was wrecked on a coast of the United States or adjacent waters; and
(2)has undergone repairs in a shipyard in the United States equal to at least 3 times the appraised salvage value of the vessel.
(b)Appraisals.— The Secretary may appoint a board of three appraisers to determine whether a vessel satisfies subsection (a)(2). The costs of the appraisal shall be paid by the owner of the vessel.
(Pub. L. 109–304, § 5, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1494.)
The words “The Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement” and “when purchased by a citizen or citizens of the United States” are omitted as unnecessary because section 12112, as revised by the bill, provides the requirements for a wrecked vessel to obtain a coastwise endorsement.
In subsection (c)(1), the words “or her possessions” are omitted as unnecessary because of the definition of “United States” in chapter 1 of the revised title.
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  • Pub. L. 109–304, § 5
  • 120 Stat. 1494
  • Pub. L. 98–89
  • 97 Stat. 587
  • Pub. L. 100–239, § 6(a)(4)
  • 101 Stat. 1782
  • Pub. L. 101–225, title III, § 301(a)(7)
  • 103 Stat. 1921
  • Pub. L. 104–324, title XI, § 1115(a)
  • 110 Stat. 3972
  • Pub. L. 98–454, title III, § 301(c)
  • 98 Stat. 1734
  • Pub. L. 100–239
  • 101 Stat. 1779
  • Pub. L. 101–225, title III, § 301(a)(8)
  • Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(a) [title II, § 211(b)]
  • 110 Stat. 3009
  • Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 301(e)
  • 110 Stat. 3917
  • Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, § 409
  • 116 Stat. 2117
  • Pub. L. 109–304
  • Pub. L. 99–36, § 1(a)(7)(C)
  • 99 Stat. 67
  • Pub. L. 99–570, title III, § 3151
  • 100 Stat. 3207–94
  • Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 106(b)(5)
  • 102 Stat. 4752
  • Pub. L. 101–225, title III, § 301(a)(9)
  • Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, § 603(9)
  • 104 Stat. 2993
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  • Pub. L. 99–36, § 1(a)(7)(D)
  • Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 104(a)(4)
  • 102 Stat. 4750
  • Pub. L. 101–225, title III, § 301(a)(10)
  • 103 Stat. 1922
  • Pub. L. 102–388, title III, § 348(b)
  • 106 Stat. 1554
  • Pub. L. 102–587, title V, § 5213(a)(2)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–304, § 5
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Stat.97 Stat. 587
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–239, § 6(a)(4)
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