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The Abandoned Shipwrecks Act In Florida, Tyler Wolanin
The Abandoned Shipwrecks Act In Florida, Tyler Wolanin
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The Abandoned Shipwrecks Act is a 1988 federal law that grants states jurisdiction over abandoned shipwrecks in their territorial waters. The intention of the law is to allow states to form historic preservation regimes to protect historic shipwrecks from looters and salvagers. One of the most important beneficiaries of this law is the state of Florida, with the longest coastline in the continental United States and a history of attempts to protect historic shipwrecks.
This law has been criticized since inception for removing the profit incentive for salvors to discover new shipwrecks. The Act has been subjected to a considerable …
Water Conservation Through Integrated Basinwide Implementation, Steven J. Shupe
Water Conservation Through Integrated Basinwide Implementation, Steven J. Shupe
Western Water: Expanding Uses/Finite Supplies (Summer Conference, June 2-4)
12 pages.
Policies To Enhance Western Water Use Efficiency: Best Of The West, Bruce C. Driver
Policies To Enhance Western Water Use Efficiency: Best Of The West, Bruce C. Driver
Western Water: Expanding Uses/Finite Supplies (Summer Conference, June 2-4)
18 pages.