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[CITE: 46USC4701]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
              Part B--Inspection and Regulation of Vessels
 
                    CHAPTER 47--ABANDONMENT OF BARGES
 
Sec. 4701. Definitions

    In this chapter--
        (1) ``abandon'' means to moor, strand, wreck, sink, or leave a 
    barge of more than 100 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of 
    this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of 
    this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
    this title unattended for longer than forty-five days.
        (2) ``barge removal contractor'' means a person that enters into 
    a contract with the United States to remove an abandoned barge under 
    this chapter.
        (3) ``navigable waters of the United States'' means waters of 
    the United States, including the territorial sea.
        (4) ``removal'' or ``remove'' means relocation, sale, scrapping, 
    or other method of disposal.

(Added Pub. L. 102-587, title V, Sec. 5302, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 
5081; amended Pub. L. 104-324, title VII, Sec. 718, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 
Stat. 3937.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Par. (1). Pub. L. 104-324 inserted ``as measured under section 
14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 
14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 
of this title'' after ``100 gross tons''.


                               Short Title

    Section 5301 of Pub. L. 102-587 provided that: ``This subtitle 
[subtitle C (Secs. 5301-5305) of title V of Pub. L. 102-587, enacting 
this chapter, amending section 12301 of this title, and enacting 
provisions set out below] may be cited as the `Abandoned Barge Act of 
1992'.''


                      Application to Certain Barges

    Section 5303 of title V of Pub. L. 102-587 provided that: ``Chapter 
47 of title 46, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) [section 
5302], does not apply to a barge abandoned before June 11, 1992, if the 
barge was removed before the date that is 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this title [Nov. 4, 1992].''
