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16 U.S.C. § 1445 — U.S.S. Monitor artifacts and materials
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**(a) Congressional policy** 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) Disclaimer** This section shall not affect the following:
(1) **Responsibilities of Secretary** — The 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 Secretary** — The 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).
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**(a) Congressional policy** 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) Disclaimer** This section shall not affect the following:
(1) **Responsibilities of Secretary** — The 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 Secretary** — The 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).
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1444
1992—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2110(a), amended
par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as
follows: ‘‘IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), any
person who destroys, causes the loss of, or injures any
sanctuary resource is liable to the United States for re-
sponse costs and damages resulting from such destruc-
tion, loss, or injury.’’
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2110(b), inserted at
end ‘‘The amount of that liability shall constitute a
maritime lien on the vessel and may be recovered in an
action in rem in any district court of the United States
that has jurisdiction over the vessel.’’
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2110(c), added par. (4).
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2110(d), as amended by
Pub. L. 104–283, inserted ‘‘or authorize’’ after ‘‘under-
take’’.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2107(d)(1), struck out
‘‘and civil penalties under section 1437 of this title’’
after ‘‘Secretary under this section’’.
Subsec. (d)(3), (4). Pub. L. 102–587, §§ 2107(d)(2), 2110(e),
redesignated par. (4) as (3), inserted ‘‘the court decree
or settlement agreement and’’ after ‘‘in accordance
with’’, and struck out former par. (3) which read as fol-
lows: ‘‘Amounts recovered under section 1437 of this
title in the form of civil penalties shall be used by the
Secretary in accordance with section 1437(e) of this
title and paragraphs (2)(B) and (C) of this subsection.’’
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Pub. L. 100–627, title II, § 204(c), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat.
3217, provided that: ‘‘Amounts in the form of damages
received by the United States after November 30, 1986,
for destruction or loss of, or injury to, a sanctuary re-
source (as that term is defined in sectio
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