14 U.S.C. § 86 : US Code - Section 86: Marking of obstructions

Search 14 U.S.C. § 86 : US Code - Section 86: Marking of obstructions

The Secretary may mark for the protection of navigation any
sunken vessel or other obstruction existing on the navigable waters
or waters above the continental shelf of the United States in such
manner and for so long as, in his judgment, the needs of maritime
navigation require. The owner of such an obstruction shall be
liable to the United States for the cost of such marking until such
time as the obstruction is removed or its abandonment legally
established or until such earlier time as the Secretary may
determine. All moneys received by the United States from the owners
of obstructions, in accordance with this section, shall be covered
into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts.
This section shall not be construed so as to relieve the owner of
any such obstruction from the duty and responsibility suitably to
mark the same and remove it as required by law.