• Source: Submerged Lands Act

The Submerged Lands Act of 1953 is a U.S. federal law that recognized the title of the states to submerged navigable lands within their boundaries at the time they entered the Union. They include navigable waterways, such as rivers, as well as marine waters within the state's boundaries, generally three geographical miles (almost exactly 3 nautical miles or 5.6 kilometres) from the coastline.
The Submerged Lands Act of 1953 was immediately followed by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Under the latter, the Secretary of the Interior is responsible for the administration of mineral exploration and development of the Outer Continental Shelf (O.C.S.). The Secretary of the Interior is empowered to grant leases to the highest qualified responsible bidder and to formulate regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act. O.C.S.L.A. provides guidelines for implementing an Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas exploration and development program.




See also


Offshore Constitutional Settlement




References






External links


Submerged Lands Act as amended (PDF/details) in the GPO Statute Compilations collection
"Mapping Marine Boundaries and Statutes". ARC Geographic Information System. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Submerged Lands Act
• Offshore Constitutional Settlement
• Tidelands
• Filibuster in the United States Senate
• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• Riparian water rights
• Strom Thurmond filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957
• Permanent School Fund
• Geographical mile
• Berlin Declaration (1945)