(a) A barge removal contractor and its subcontractor are not liable for damages that result from actions taken or omitted to be taken in the course of removing a barge under this chapter.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply—
(1) with respect to personal injury or wrongful death; or
(2) if the contractor or subcontractor is grossly negligent or engages in willful misconduct.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–304 in subsec. (a) struck out par. (1) designation before "A barge removal" and substituted "subcontractor are not" for "subcontractor not", redesignated par. (2) as subsec. (b) and subpars. (A) and (B) of former par. (2) as pars. (1) and (2) of subsec. (b), respectively, and substituted "Subsection (a)" for "Paragraph (1)".
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