The ownership of the waters and submerged lands enumerated or described in section 2 shall be in this State unless it shall be, with respect to any given parcel or area, in any other person or entity by virtue of a valid and effective instrument of conveyance or by operation of law.
Ownership of offshore waters and submerged land
1 M.R.S. § 3, under SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION.
1 M.R.S. § 3