TITLE 2: NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION 1: MARITIME AND COASTAL RESOURCES
§ 1113. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the term: (a) “Archipelagic waters” means the waters enclosed by the baselines. (b) “Baseline” means one of a series of line segments established pursuant to 2 CMC § 1121 which encloses the archipelagic waters and from which the territorial sea, exclusive economic zone, and contiguous zone are measured. (c) “Contiguous zone” means an area contiguous to the territorial sea, within the exclusive economic zone, as established in 2 CMC § 1125. (d) “Exclusive economic zone” means an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea, as established in 2 CMC § 1124. (e) “Internal waters” means the waters delimited pursuant to 2 CMC § 1122. (f) “Mile” means a nautical mile of 6,076.115 feet or 1,852 meters. (g) “State” means any general purpose unit of government, whether or not sovereign, which registers or documents vessels under its own flag or exercises jurisdiction over any portion of the land or sea, and includes the Commonwealth, but does not include any agency of local government established under N.M.I. Const. art. VI. (h) “Territorial sea” means a belt of sea beyond and adjacent to the archipelagic waters, as established in 2 CMC § 1123. Source: PL 2-7, § 4.