43 U.S.C. § 2101
Findings
The Congress finds that—
(a)
States have the responsibility for management of a broad range of living and nonliving resources in State waters and submerged lands; and
(b)
included in the range of resources are certain abandoned shipwrecks, which have been deserted and to which the owner has relinquished ownership rights with no retention.
( Pub. L. 100–298, § 2 , Apr. 28, 1988 , 102 Stat. 432 .)