10 USC § 8701 - Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s8701"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 8701 - Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8701"
section_name: "Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities"
chapter_number: 865
chapter_name: "SALVAGE FACILITIES"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "GENERAL ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1015, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 424, § 7361; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), (6), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title III, § 315(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1431; renumbered § 8701, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)"
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# § 8701. Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities

**(a)** **Authority.—** The Secretary of the Navy may provide, by contract or otherwise, necessary salvage facilities for public and private vessels.

**(b)** **Coordination With Secretary of Homeland Security.—** The Secretary shall submit to the Secretary of Homeland Security for comment each proposed contract for salvage facilities that affects the interests of the Department of Homeland Security.

**(c)** **Limitation.—** The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a term contract under subsection (a) only if the Secretary determines that available commercial salvage facilities are inadequate to meet the requirements of national defense.

**(d)** **Public Notice.—** The Secretary may not enter into a contract under subsection (a) until the Secretary has provided public notice of the intent to enter into such a contract.

**(e)** **Salvage Facilities Defined.—** In this section, the term “salvage facilities” includes equipment and gear utilized to prevent, abate, or minimize damage to the environment.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1015, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 424, § 7361; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(b)(1), (6), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title III, § 315(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1431; renumbered § 8701, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

2003—Subsec. (e).  added subsec. (e).

2002—Subsec. (b).  substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation” in heading and in two places in text.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .

### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Amendment by  effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see , set out as a note under .