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[CITE: 16USC5402]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                 CHAPTER 74--NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE
 
Sec. 5402. National maritime heritage policy

    It shall be the policy of the Federal Government, in partnership 
with the States and local governments and private organizations and 
individuals, to--
        (1) use measures, including financial and technical assistance, 
    to foster conditions under which our modern society and our historic 
    maritime resources can exist in productive harmony;
        (2) provide leadership in the preservation of the historic 
    maritime resources of the United States;
        (3) contribute to the preservation of historic maritime 
    resources and give maximum encouragement to organizations and 
    individuals undertaking preservation by private means; and
        (4) assist State and local governments to expand their maritime 
    historic preservation programs and activities.

(Pub. L. 103-451, Sec. 3, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4770.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 5403, 5404 of this title.
