46 U.S.C. § 30916 — Recovery by the United States for salvage services

submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-304 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 99 words · no verdicts yet

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The United States and the crew of a government-owned or -operated vessel can sue to recover pay for salvage work they did. Money recovered for the government's own benefit goes to the Treasury, credited to the department or corporation that ran the vessel.

(a) Civil Action. The United States, along with the crew of a merchant vessel it (or a federally-owned corporation) owns or operates, can sue to recover payment for salvage services that vessel and crew performed. (b) Deposit of Amounts Recovered. Any money recovered this way for the government's own benefit — not the crew's — goes into the Treasury, credited to whichever federal department or corporation controlled or operated the vessel.

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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.

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

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2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-304 · 120 Stat. 1520

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-304 on 2006-10-06.

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