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2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle III - Maritime Liability (§§ 30101 - 31343)
Chapter 309 - SUITS IN ADMIRALTY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES (§§ 30901 - 30918)
Section 30916 - Recovery by the United States for salvage services

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 46 - SHIPPING
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle III - Maritime Liability
CHAPTER 309 - SUITS IN ADMIRALTY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES
Sec. 30916 - Recovery by the United States for salvage services
Containssection 30916
Date2012
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 15, 2013
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 109-304, §6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1520.
Statutes at Large References41 Stat. 528
95 Stat. 155
120 Stat. 1520
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 97-31, Public Law 109-304

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SUITS IN ADMIRALTY AGAINST THE UNITED STATES - 46 U.S.C. § 30916 (2012)
§30916. Recovery by the United States for salvage services

(a) Civil Action.—The United States, and the crew of a merchant vessel owned or operated by the United States, or a federally-owned corporation, may bring a civil action to recover for salvage services provided by the vessel and crew.

(b) Deposit of Amounts Recovered.—Any amount recovered under this section by the United States for its own benefit, and not for the benefit of the crew, shall be deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the department of the United States Government, or the corporation, having control of the possession or operation of the vessel.

(Pub. L. 109–304, §6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1520.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
30916 46 App.:750. Mar. 9, 1920, ch. 95, §10, 41 Stat. 528; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(25)(D), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 155.

In subsection (a), the words “may bring a civil action to recover” are substituted for “shall have the right to collect and sue” for consistency in this chapter and to eliminate unnecessary words.

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