N.Y. Nav. Law § 135

§ 135. Claim for salvage. Every officer to whom any order duly made,\nfor the delivery of the wrecked property, or its proceeds, shall be\ndirected, shall present to the claimant exhibiting such order a written\nstatement of the claims for salvage and expenses on such property and\nproceeds. If the claimant shall refuse to allow such claims, the amount\nof such salvage and expenses shall be adjusted in the manner hereinafter\nprovided, and, after the payment or tender of the payment of such\nsalvage and expenses, as agreed to or adjusted, the officer, in whose\ncustody such property or proceeds shall be, shall deliver or pay the\nsame, according to the terms of the order directed to him.\n