2010 US Code
Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
PART IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 637 - SALVAGE FACILITIES
Sec. 7361 - Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps PART IV - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION CHAPTER 637 - SALVAGE FACILITIES Sec. 7361 - Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities |
| Contains | section 7361 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 7, 2011 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title X, §1015, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 424; amended Pub. L. 107-296, title XVII, §1704(b)(1), (6), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 108-136, div. A, title III, §315(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1431. |
| Statutes at Large References | 95 Stat. 154 110 Stat. 424 116 Stat. 2314 117 Stat. 1431 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 97-31, Public Law 104-106, Public Law 107-296, Public Law 108-136 |
§7361. Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities
(a) Authority.—The Secretary of the Navy may provide, by contract or otherwise, necessary salvage facilities for public and private vessels.
(b) Coordination With Secretary of Homeland Security.—The Secretary shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security for comment each proposed contract for salvage facilities that affects the interests of the Department of Homeland Security.
(c) Limitation.—The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a term contract under subsection (a) only if the Secretary determines that available commercial salvage facilities are inadequate to meet the requirements of national defense.
(d) Public Notice.—The Secretary may not enter into a contract under subsection (a) until the Secretary has provided public notice of the intent to enter into such a contract.
(e) Salvage Facilities Defined.—In this section, the term “salvage facilities” includes equipment and gear utilized to prevent, abate, or minimize damage to the environment.
(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, §1015, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 424; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, §1704(b)(1), (6), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title III, §315(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1431.)
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 7361, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 455; Aug. 6, 1981, Pub. L. 97–31, §12(3)(D), 95 Stat. 154, authorized Secretary of the Navy to provide for necessary salvage facilities for public and private vessels, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 104–106.
Amendments2003—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–136 added subsec. (e).
2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation” in heading and in two places in text.
Effective Date of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
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