(1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS § 830.908 to 830.948, the owner of an abandoned vessel or a derelict vessel is liable to an enforcement agency for all costs arising out of salvage, towing, storage and disposal of a vessel seized under ORS § 830.908 to 830.948. Any order imposing liability for those costs is subject to judicial review as provided in ORS § 830.936 (12).

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(2) If an enforcement agency sells a vessel seized under ORS § 830.908 to 830.948, the liability imposed under this section shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale.

(3) Except for costs of reclaiming a vessel under ORS § 830.933 (1), an owner of a vessel whose only interest in the vessel is a security interest is not liable for costs arising out of salvage, towing, storage and disposal of a vessel under ORS § 830.908 to 830.948. [2013 c.680 § 8]