Existing Submarine Cables

Existing Submarine Cables. Without prejudice to the sovereignty declared in 2 CMC § 1114(a), the Commonwealth will respect any existing submarine cable passing through the internal waters, archipelagic waters, or territorial sea without making a landfall and will permit the maintenance and replacement of the cables upon receiving due notice of the location of the cables and the intention to repair or replace the cables; provided, that the repair or replacement shall be subject to such regulation as may be necessary to ensure the security and environmental protection of the Commonwealth. Source: PL 2-7, § 9.