2012 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 32 - MARINE SANCTUARIES (§§ 1431 - 1445c-1)
Section 1445 - U.S.S. Monitor artifacts and materials
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 32 - MARINE SANCTUARIES Sec. 1445 - U.S.S. Monitor artifacts and materials |
Contains | section 1445 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 92-532, title III, §314, as added Pub. L. 100-627, title II, §208, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3222; amended Pub. L. 106-513, §15, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2391. |
Statutes at Large References | 102 Stat. 3222 106 Stat. 5047 110 Stat. 3363 114 Stat. 2391 |
Public Law References | Public Law 92-532, Public Law 100-627, Public Law 102-587, Public Law 104-283, Public Law 106-513 |
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In recognition of the historical significance of the wreck of the United States ship Monitor to coastal North Carolina and to the area off the coast of North Carolina known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, the Congress directs that a suitable display of artifacts and materials from the United States ship Monitor be maintained permanently at an appropriate site in coastal North Carolina.
(b) DisclaimerThis section shall not affect the following:
(1) Responsibilities of SecretaryThe responsibilities of the Secretary to provide for the protection, conservation, and display of artifacts and materials from the United States ship Monitor.
(2) Authority of SecretaryThe authority of the Secretary to designate the Mariner's Museum, located at Newport News, Virginia, as the principal museum for coordination of activities referred to in paragraph (1).
(Pub. L. 92–532, title III, §314, as added Pub. L. 100–627, title II, §208, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3222; amended Pub. L. 106–513, §15, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2391.)
Amendments2000—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 106–513 redesignated subsec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which required the Secretary to submit a plan for a suitable display in coastal North Carolina of artifacts and materials of the United States ship Monitor.
Management, Recovery, and Preservation Plan for U.S.S. MONITORPub. L. 104–283, §4, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3363, provided that: “The Secretary of Commerce shall, within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 11, 1996], prepare and submit to the Committee on Resources [now Committee on Natural Resources] of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a long-range, comprehensive plan for the management, stabilization, preservation, and recovery of artifacts and materials of the U.S.S. MONITOR. In preparing and implementing the plan, the Secretary shall to the extent feasible utilize the resources of other Federal and private entities with expertise and capabilities that are helpful.”
Graveyard of the Atlantic ArtifactsPub. L. 102–587, title II, §2201, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5047, provided that:
“(a)
“(1) the display and interpretation of artifacts recovered from the area of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to North Carolina generally known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, including artifacts recovered from the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary; and
“(2) administration and operations of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary.
“(b)
“(c)
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