New York Shipwreck Law Summary
New York State law Reference:
Shipwrecks and object removal Resources of archeological interest ( 50 years
or more)
Education Law Section 233 :
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/services/srv233law.html
Layman's description of Section 233:
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/services/srvpermits.html
Additional information:
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/services/
Article on finding individual objects: NYS "Finders Keepers"
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/research_collections/research/history/hisfind.html
Recovery and salvage of non historic shipwrecks
New York State Navigation Law see Article 10; Wrecks; Sections 130 - 139
http://www.nyss.com/NYS.html
Thanks to Jim Kennard for researching New York Shipwreck Laws