§1312. Seaward boundaries of States — Inbound Citations
43 U.S.C. § 1312
Cited by 2 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 43 U.S.C. § 1312 as a whole
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(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);
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(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 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 than three marine leagues into the Gulf of Mexico, except that any boundary between a State and the United States under this subchapter or subchapter II which has been or is hereafter fixed by coordinates under a final decree of the United States Supreme Court shall remain immobilized at the coordinates provided under such decree and shall not be ambulatory;