{"identifier":"/us/usc/t10/s8701","title":10,"num":"\u00a7\u202f8701.","heading":"Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities","text":"\u00a7\u202f8701.\nAuthority to provide for necessary salvage facilities\n(a)\nAuthority.\u2014\nThe Secretary of the Navy may provide, by contract or otherwise, necessary salvage facilities for public and private vessels.\n(b)\nCoordination With Secretary of Homeland Security.\u2014\nThe 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.\n(c)\nLimitation.\u2014\nThe 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.\n(d)\nPublic Notice.\u2014\nThe 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.\n(e)\nSalvage Facilities Defined.\u2014\nIn this section, the term \u201csalvage facilities\u201d includes equipment and gear utilized to prevent, abate, or minimize damage to the environment.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t10/s8701.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s8701","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f8701."},{"t":"heading","text":"Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s8701/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Authority.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"The Secretary of the Navy may provide, by contract or otherwise, necessary salvage facilities for public and private vessels.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s8701/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Coordination With Secretary of Homeland Security.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s8701/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Limitation.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s8701/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Public Notice.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t10/s8701/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Salvage Facilities Defined.\u2014"},{"t":"content","text":"In this section, the term \u201csalvage facilities\u201d includes equipment and gear utilized to prevent, abate, or minimize damage to the environment.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}