[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR245.3]

[Page 345]
 
                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.