32 CFR § 537.15 - Statutory authority for maritime claims and claims involving civil works of a maritime nature.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s537.15"
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title: "32 CFR § 537.15 - Statutory authority for maritime claims and claims involving civil works of a maritime nature."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "537.15"
section_name: "Statutory authority for maritime claims and claims involving civil works of a maritime nature."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS"
part_number: "537"
part_name: "CLAIMS ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 3711-3720E; 42 U.S.C. 2651-2653; 10 U.S.C. 1095; 10 U.S.C. 4803-4804; 33 U.S.C. 408."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 69403, Nov. 30, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "537"
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# 537.15 Statutory authority for maritime claims and claims involving civil works of a maritime nature.

(a) *The Army Maritime Claims Settlement Act.* The sections pertinent to maritime affirmative claims are set out at 10 U.S.C. 4803-4804.

(b) *The Rivers and Harbors Act.* The section of the Act pertinent to affirmative claims involving civil works of a maritime nature is set out at 33 U.S.C. 408.