[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR245.3]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

 CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF 

                                 DEFENSE

 

PART 245_REMOVAL OF WRECKS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  245.3  Applicability.



    (a) These procedures apply to the removal of wrecks or other 

obstructions within the navigable waters of the United States, as 

defined in part 329 of this chapter.

    (b) This part does not apply to the summary removal or destruction 

of a vessel by the Coast Guard under authority of the Clean Water Act 

(33 U.S.C. 1321), or to any removal actions involving obstructive 

bridges which are subject to separate regulation under part 114 of this 

title.

    (c) For vessels which were sunk or wrecked prior to November 17, 

1986, the statutory obligation to remove belongs solely to the owner 

(not the operator or lessee), and the owner's obligation to reimburse 

the U.S. Treasury for federal removal is limited to cases of voluntary 

or careless sinking.