[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR923.32]

[Page 206]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 923_COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart D_Boundaries
 
Sec. 923.32  Lakeward or seaward boundary.

    (a) (1) For states adjoining the Great Lakes, the lakeward boundary 
of the State's coastal zone is the international boundary with Canada or 
the boundaries with adjacent states. For states adjacent to the Atlantic 
or Pacific Ocean, or the Gulf of Mexico, the seaward boundary is the 
outer limit of state title and ownership under the Submerged Lands Act 
(48 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), the Act of March 2, 1917 (48 U.S.C. 749), the 
Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in 
Political Union with the United States of America, as approved by the 
Act of March 24, 1976 (48 U.S.C. 1681 note) or section 1 of the Act of 
November 10, 1963, (48 U.S.C. 1705, as applicable).
    (2) The requirement for defining the seaward boundary of a State's 
coastal zone can be met by a simple restatement of the limits defined in 
this section, unless there are water areas which require a more exact 
delineation because of site specific policies associated with these 
areas. Where States have site specific policies for particular water 
areas, these shall be mapped, described or referenced so that their 
location can be determined reasonably easily by any party affected by 
the policies.
    (b) The seaward limits, as defined in this section, are for purposes 
of this program only and represent the area within which the State's 
management program may be authorized and financed. These limits are 
irrespective of any other claims States may have by virtue of other 
laws.