Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§1302 Resources Seaward of Continental Shelf
Title 43 › CHAPTER 29 — SUBMERGED LANDS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1302
Summary
Protects U.S. ownership and control of natural resources in the subsoil and seabed of the Continental Shelf seaward of lands under navigable waters; nothing in subchapters I or II changes that.
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Title 43, §1302
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Nothing in this subchapter or subchapter II shall be deemed to affect in any wise the rights of the United States to the natural resources of that portion of the subsoil and seabed of the Continental Shelf lying seaward and outside of the area of lands beneath navigable waters, as defined in section 1301 of this title, all of which natural resources appertain to the United States, and the jurisdiction and control of which by the United States is confirmed.
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43 U.S.C. § 1302
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102