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>The issues are very important because the current Maritime Laws may be = >put aside in favor of the Archeological group, and if this happens ( = >currently before our State Dept. and US Senate ) you will not be allowed = >to go near a wreck with out government permission. *** It is my understanding that the proposed law encompasses the recovery of artifacts, not necessarily the visitation of such sites. In any case, the powers that be have no clue about the ramifications that this Bill would have (such as enforcement). It would be basically status quo as the resources to patrol the tens of thousands of wrecks that exist off our coasts DOES NOT EXIST. Hell, they can't even prevent pillaging of the USS Monitor on NOAA observed trips... Michael C. Barnette Association of Underwater Explorers http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Dunes/6981/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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