15 CFR § 922.211 - Definitions.

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title: "15 CFR § 922.211 - Definitions."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "922.211"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
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part_number: "922"
part_name: "NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM REGULATIONS"
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# 922.211 Definitions.

(a) The following terms are defined for purposes of this subpart:

(1) *Sanctuary resource* means all prehistoric, historic, archaeological, and cultural sites and artifacts within the sanctuary boundary, including all shipwreck sites.

(2) *Shipwreck site* means any historic sunken watercraft, its components, cargo, contents, and associated debris field.

(b) All other terms appearing in the regulations in this subpart are defined at § 922.3, and/or in the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1401 *et seq.,* and 16 U.S.C. 1431 *et seq.*