Shipwreck law research... am I going crazy?

[dewdropsonrosa]

Dear fellow nerds of both law and scuba,

I've been trying to find the most recent text of 43 U.S.C. §§ 2101–2106 (The Abandoned Shipwrecks Act of 1987) for a research project. This does need to be a primary source, so Cornell's LII page won't do at the moment.

The problem is... where the hell did this statute go? Neither the eCFR system (legacy) nor the new version from the Federal Register has a part 2100 anymore.

I haven't found any significant evidence that this was renumbered somewhere or that it has been repealed. I'm stumped!

ETA: Legal research is much easier when you comprehend what you are reading at the end of a long day.

 

[tursiops]

govinfo

 

[pauldw]

CFR is federal regulations, not statutory code.

 

[Rob9876]

CFR is federal regulations, not statutory code.

That's right. CFR is Code of Federal Regulations (regulations promulgated by federal agencies). USC is United States Code (statutes passed by Congress and signed into law):
[USC02] 43 USC Ch. 39: ABANDONED SHIPWRECKS

 

[dewdropsonrosa]

That did, indeed, turn out to be the answer after I had my coffee this morning

I spent too long doing other statutory research yesterday and just absolutely was not seeing the USC/CFR differentiation.

 

[chillyinCanada]

That did, indeed, turn out to be the answer after I had my coffee this morning

I spent too long doing other statutory research yesterday and just absolutely was not seeing the USC/CFR differentiation.

Been there myself

 

[Jared0425]

Dear fellow nerds of both law and scuba,

I've been trying to find the most recent text of 43 U.S.C. §§ 2101–2106 (The Abandoned Shipwrecks Act of 1987) for a research project. This does need to be a primary source, so Cornell's LII page won't do at the moment.

The problem is... where the hell did this statute go? Neither the eCFR system (legacy) nor the new version from the Federal Register has a part 2100 anymore.

I haven't found any significant evidence that this was renumbered somewhere or that it has been repealed. I'm stumped!

ETA: Legal research is much easier when you comprehend what you are reading at the end of a long day.

Is there something you are specifically looking for? I have access to Ehorn V Wisconsin and Ehorn V Michigan on the opinions given. Also have notes on Zych V Illinois and 3 others.

 

[dewdropsonrosa]

I'm compiling a guide of city/county ordinances and state/federal law (mostly admin stuff) that govern shipwreck diving at the southern end of Lake Michigan for a grad school project.

 

[Marie13]

@Jared0425

Zych v. Illinois involves the Lady Elgin, correct?

 

[Jared0425]

@Jared0425

Zych v. Illinois involves the Lady Elgin, correct?

Yes. Tagged with it sometimes is the Seabird case that is almost always overlooked as the state won that case in the 12? That have been brought up against the government.