submerged lands

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United States Code

43 U.S.C. § 2102 — for purposes of this chapter (5 versions over time)

the term “submerged lands” means the lands—

(1) that are “lands beneath navigable waters,” as defined in section 1301 of this title;

(2) of Puerto Rico, as described in section 749 of title 48;

(3) of Guam, the Virgin Islands and American Samoa, as described in section 1705 of title 48; and

(4) of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as described in section 801 of Public Law 94–241.¹