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43 U.S.C. § 1312 — Seaward boundaries of States
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The seaward boundary of each original coastal State is approved and confirmed as a line three geographical miles distant from its coast line or, in the case of the Great Lakes, to the international boundary. Any State admitted subsequent to the formation of the Union which has not already done so may extend its seaward boundaries to a line three geographical miles distant from its coast line, or to the international boundaries of the United States in the Great Lakes or any other body of water traversed by such boundaries. Any claim heretofore or hereafter asserted either by constitutional provision, statute, or otherwise, indicating the intent of a State so to extend its boundaries is approved and confirmed, without prejudice to its claim, if any it has, that its boundaries extend beyond that line. Nothing in this section is to be construed as questioning or in any manner prejudicing the existence of any State’s seaward boundary beyond three geographical miles if it was so provided by its constitution or laws prior to or at the time such State became a member of the Union, or if it has been heretofore approved by Congress.
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The seaward boundary of each original coastal State is approved and confirmed as a line three geographical miles distant from its coast line or, in the case of the Great Lakes, to the international boundary. Any State admitted subsequent to the formation of the Union which has not already done so may extend its seaward boundaries to a line three geographical miles distant from its coast line, or to the international boundaries of the United States in the Great Lakes or any other body of water traversed by such boundaries. Any claim heretofore or hereafter asserted either by constitutional provision, statute, or otherwise, indicating the intent of a State so to extend its boundaries is approved and confirmed, without prejudice to its claim, if any it has, that its boundaries extend beyond that line. Nothing in this section is to be construed as questioning or in any manner prejudicing the existence of any State’s seaward boundary beyond three geographical miles if it was so provided by its constitution or laws prior to or at the time such State became a member of the Union, or if it has been heretofore approved by Congress.
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In this chapter:
(1) **AIS** — The term “AIS” means Automatic Identification System (as defined in section 164.46 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, or a similar successor regulation).
(2) **Combined Maritime Forces** — The term “Combined Maritime Forces” means the 33-nation naval partnership, originally established in February 2002, which promotes security, stability, and prosperity across approximately 3,200,000 square miles of international waters.
(3) **Exclusive economic zone**
(A) *In general* — Unless otherwise specified by the President as being in the public interest in a writing published in the Federal Register, the term “exclusive economic zone” means—
(i) the area within a zone established by a maritime boundary that has been established by a treaty in force or a treaty that is being provisionally applied by the United States; or
(ii) in the absence of a treaty described in clause (i)—
(I) a zone, the outer boundary of which is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured; or
(II) if the distance between the United States and another country is less than 400 nautical miles, a zone, the outer boundary of which is represented by a line equidistant between the United States and the other country.
(B) *Inner boundary* — Without affecting any Presidential Proclamation with regard to the establishment of the United States territorial sea or exclusive economic zone, the inner boundary of the exclusive economic zone is—
(i) in the case of coastal States, a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of each such State (as described in [section 1312 of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1312&num=0&edition=prelim));
(ii
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When used in this subchapter and subchapter II—
**(a)** The term “lands beneath navigable waters” means—
(1) all lands within the boundaries of each of the respective States which are covered by nontidal waters that were navigable under the laws of the United States at the time such State became a member of the Union, or acquired sovereignty over such lands and waters thereafter, up to the ordinary high water mark as heretofore or hereafter modified by accretion, erosion, and reliction;
(2) all lands permanently or periodically covered by tidal waters up to but not above the line of mean high tide and seaward to a line three geographical miles distant from the coast line of each such State and to the boundary line of each such State where in any case such boundary as it existed at the time such State became a member of the Union, or as heretofore approved by Congress, extends seaward (or into the Gulf of Mexico) beyond three geographical miles,11 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon. and
(3) all filled in, made, or reclaimed lands which formerly were lands beneath navigable waters, as hereinabove defined;
**(b)** The term “boundaries” includes the seaward boundaries of a State or its boundaries in the Gulf of Mexico or any of the Great Lakes as they existed at the time such State became a member of the Union, or as heretofore approved by the Congress, or as extended or confirmed pursuant to [section 1312 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1312&num=0&edition=prelim) but in no event shall the term “boundaries” or the term “lands beneath navigable waters” be interpreted as extending from the coast line more than three geographical miles into the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean, or more tha
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TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS
§ 1312
authorized by the laws of the State issuing, or
whose grantee issued such lease: Provided, how-
ever, That, if oil or gas was not being produced
from such lease on and before December 11, 1950,
or if the primary term of such lease has expired
since December 11, 1950, then for a term from
May 22, 1953 equal to the term remaining unex-
pired on December 11, 1950, under the provisions
of such lease or any extensions, renewals, or re-
placements authorized therein, or heretofore au-
thorized by the laws of the State issuing, or
whose grantee issued, such lease: Provided, how-
ever, That within ninety days from May 22, 1953
(i) the lessee shall pay to the State or its grant-
ee issuing such lease all rents, royalties, and
other sums payable between June 5, 1950, and
May 22, 1953, under such lease and the laws of
the State issuing or whose grantee issued such
lease, except such rents, royalties, and other
sums as have been paid to the State, its grantee,
the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of
the Navy or the Treasurer of the United States
and not refunded to the lessee; and (ii) the lessee
shall file with the Secretary of the Interior or
the Secretary of the Navy and with the State
issuing or whose grantee issued such lease, in-
struments consenting to the payment by the
Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of the
Navy or the Treasurer of the United States to
the State or its grantee issuing the lease, of all
rents, royalties, and other payments under the
control of the Secretary of the Interior or the
Secretary of the Navy or the Treasurer of the
United States or the United States which have
been paid, under the lease, except such rentals,
royalties, and other payments as have also been
paid
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