2007 US Code
Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 25B - REEFS FOR MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION
Sec. 1220c-1 - Financial assistance to State to prepare transferred ship
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 25B - REEFS FOR MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION Sec. 1220c-1 - Financial assistance to State to prepare transferred ship |
Contains | section 1220c-1 |
Date | 2007 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 8, 2008 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | transferred |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 92-402, §7, as added Pub. L. 107-314, div. C, title XXXV, §3504(a)(1)(B), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2754. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 116 Stat. 2754 |
Public Law References | Public Law 92-402, Public Law 107-314 |
§1220c–1. Financial assistance to State to prepare transferred ship (a) Assistance authorized
The Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations, may provide, to any State to which an obsolete ship is transferred under this chapter, financial assistance to prepare the ship for use as an artificial reef, including for—
(1) environmental remediation;
(2) towing; and
(3) sinking.
(b) Amount of assistanceThe Secretary shall determine the amount of assistance under this section with respect to an obsolete ship based on—
(1) the total amount available for providing assistance under this section;
(2) the benefit achieved by providing assistance for that ship; and
(3) the cost effectiveness of disposing of the ship by transfer under this chapter and provision of assistance under this section, compared to other disposal options for that ship.
(c) Terms and conditionsThe Secretary—
(1) shall require a State seeking assistance under this section to provide cost data and other information determined by the Secretary to be necessary to justify and document the assistance; and
(2) may require a State receiving such assistance to comply with terms and conditions necessary to protect the environment and the interests of the United States.
(Pub. L. 92–402, §7, as added Pub. L. 107–314, div. C, title XXXV, §3504(a)(1)(B), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2754.)
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 7 of Pub. L. 92–402 was renumbered section 8 and is classified to section 1220d of this title.
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