[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR923.32]



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                  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.