46-U.S.C.-30916
§30916 – Recovery By The United States For Salvage Services
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- Reference: Section 30916
- Legend: §30916 – Recovery By The United States For Salvage Services
- USCode Year: 2013
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(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.)
| Revised Section |
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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