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The Abandoned Shipwreck Act of 1987 (ASA) affirms the authority of state governments to claim ownership to, protect, and manage abandoned shipwrecks on state submerged lands. The ASA provides that the laws of salvage and finds shall not apply to any shipwreck covered under the Act but recognizes that shipwrecks are multiple-use resources. Source: http://www.nps.gov/archeology/tools/laws/asa.htm Date Enacted: April 28, 1988 Codification: 43 U.S.C. Section 2101 et seq. Authority: U.S. National Park Service When investigating geo-regulatory boundaries near the boundary edges, users should consult the most up to date applicable jurisdictional boundaries available on MarineCadastre.gov. These geo-regulatory boundaries have not been updated in more than 13 years.