exclusive economic zone
Defined in 16 places across 3 titles of the United States Code.
The term “exclusive economic zone” means—
(A) with respect to the United States, the zone established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030 of March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C. 1453 note); and
(B) with respect to a foreign country, a designated zone similar to the zone referred to in subparagraph (A) for that country, consistent with international law.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2016–present16 U.S.C. § 7701Conservation · Definitions · in this chapter
- 2016–present16 U.S.C. § 7801Conservation · Definitions · in this chapter
1 The term “exclusive economic zone” means an exclusive economic zone as defined in section 1802 of this title.
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- 1995–199816 U.S.C. § 971Conservation · Definitions · in this section
“exclusive economic zone” means the exclusive economic zone as defined in the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.].
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- 1994–199616 U.S.C. § 1432Conservation · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“exclusive economic zone” means the exclusive economic zone as defined in the Magnuson-Stevens Act; and
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- 2000–present16 U.S.C. § 1432Conservation · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“exclusive economic zone” means the exclusive economic zone as defined in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act [16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.].
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- 1996–200016 U.S.C. § 1432Conservation · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“exclusive economic zone” means the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States established by Proclamation Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983, and the equivalent zone of Canada;
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 4702Conservation · Definitions · as used in this chapter
“exclusive economic zone” means the zone established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983, including the ocean waters of the areas referred to as “eastern special areas” in Article 3(1) of the Agreement between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 1990;
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- 1994–present33 U.S.C. § 2701Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · in this section
“Exclusive economic zone” means the zone established by Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983. For purposes of applying this chapter, the inner boundary of that zone is a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of each of the coastal States.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 5002Conservation · Definitions · as used in this chapter
In this section, the term “exclusive economic zone” means the zone established by Presidential Proclamation Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C. 1453 note).
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- 2022–present33 U.S.C. § 3403Navigation and Navigable Waters · Powers and duties of the Administrator · in this section
In this title, the term “exclusive economic zone” means the zone established by Presidential Proclamation 5030 of March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C. 1453 note).
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- 2006–present46 U.S.C. § 107Shipping · Exclusive economic zone · in this title
The term “exclusive economic zone” has the meaning given such term in section 3(6) 1 of the Magnuson Act (16 U.S.C. 1802(6)).
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- 2000–present16 U.S.C. § 5152Conservation · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “exclusive economic zone” means an exclusive economic zone as defined in section 1802 of this title.
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- 1998–present16 U.S.C. § 971Conservation · Definitions · in this section
The term “Exclusive Economic Zone” means the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States, as established by Presidential Proclamation 5030, dated March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C. 1453 note).
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- 2018–present16 U.S.C. § 4729Conservation · Coastal Aquatic Invasive Species Mitigation Grant Program and Mitigation Fund · in this section
The term “exclusive economic zone” means the exclusive economic zone of the United States established by Presidential Proclamation No. 5030, of March 10, 1983.
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- 2009–present33 U.S.C. § 3507Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “exclusive economic zone” means the exclusive economic zone of the United States established by Proclamation Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983. For the purposes of this chapter, the inner boundary of that zone is a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of each of the coastal States, and the outer boundary of that zone is a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 5102Conservation · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “exclusive economic zone” means the zone established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030 of March 10, 1983.
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- 2006–present16 U.S.C. § 6901Conservation · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “exclusive economic zone” means the zone established by Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983. For purposes of applying this chapter, the inner boundary of that zone is a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of each of the coastal States.
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- 1994–present16 U.S.C. § 1802Conservation · Definitions · as used in this chapter
Unless otherwise specified by the President as being in the public interest in a writing published in the Federal Register, the term "exclusive economic zone" means—
(i) the area within a zone established by a maritime boundary that has been established by a treaty in force or a treaty that is being provisionally applied by the United States; or
(ii) in the absence of a treaty described in clause (i)—
(I) a zone, the outer boundary of which is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured; or
(II) if the distance between the United States and another country is less than 400 nautical miles, a zone, the outer boundary of which is represented by a line equidistant between the United States and the other country.
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- 2019–present16 U.S.C. § 8001Conservation · Definitions · in this chapter