page_title: Abandoned Barge Act of 1992
hierarchical_section_title: Abandoned Barge Act of 1992
caption_attribution_description: English: Tugboat navigating unused barges down the Mississippi River just north of the New Orleans Crescent City Connection.
context_page_description: Abandoned Barge Act of 1992, known as the Oceans Act of 1992, is United States federal law prohibiting the abandonment of barges in navigable and territorial waters. The Act of Congress establishes financial penalties and removal procedures for unattended barges exceeding forty-five days. The federal statute provides the U.S. Secretary of Transportation authority to contract with barge removal contractors for abandoned barges of more than one hundred gross tons.
  The 1992 legislation was drafted as House Bill H.R. 5397 and Senate Bill S. 3262. The H.R. 5397 bill was superseded by House Bill H.R. 5617 finalizing the Oceans Act of 1992. The Act was passed by the 102nd United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 41st President of the United States George H.W. Bush on November 4, 1992.
context_section_description: Abandoned Barge Act of 1992, known as the Oceans Act of 1992, is United States federal law prohibiting the abandonment of barges in navigable and territorial waters. The Act of Congress establishes financial penalties and removal procedures for unattended barges exceeding forty-five days. The federal statute provides the U.S. Secretary of Transportation authority to contract with barge removal contractors for abandoned barges of more than one hundred gross tons.
  The 1992 legislation was drafted as House Bill H.R. 5397 and Senate Bill S. 3262. The H.R. 5397 bill was superseded by House Bill H.R. 5617 finalizing the Oceans Act of 1992. The Act was passed by the 102nd United States Congressional session and enacted into law by the 41st President of the United States George H.W. Bush on November 4, 1992.
caption: Tugboat navigating unused barges down the Mississippi River just north of the New Orleans Crescent City Connection.
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