Federal · Title 16 — Conservation
16 U.S.C. § 1220c: Financial assistance to State to prepare transferred ship
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environmental remediation; towing; and sinking. the total amount available for providing assistance under this section; the benefit achieved by providing assistance for that ship; and the cost effectiveness of disposing of the ship by transfer under this chapter and provision of assistance under this section, compared to other disposal options for that ship. shall require a State seeking assistance under this section to provide cost data and other information determined by the Secretary to be necessary to justify and document the assistance; and may require a State receiving such assistance to comply with terms and conditions necessary to protect the environment and the interests of the United States. The Secretary may not provide assistance under this section to a foreign country to which an obsolete ship is transferred under this chapter.
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