,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,sanford introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,natural  
,resources1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to extend ,state            
jurisdiction over submerged lands and to
 allow ,states to grant oil and natural 
gas leases in the extended area4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,coastal ,states ,extension ,act of 
#bjac4  #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress    
finds as follows3  7#a7 ,in ,executive  
,proclamation #eibh1 issued on ,december
 #bg1 #aihh1 the ,president extended the
 boundaries of the territorial sea of   
the ,united ,states from #c nautical    
miles to #ab nautical miles in          

accordance with international law4      
,however1 the ,proclamation did not     
adequately address the effect of the    
extension on the territorial            
jurisdiction of the ,states4  7#b7 ,the 
coastal ,states have1 with few          
exceptions1 jurisdiction over the land1 
air1 water1 and resources within their  
boundaries1 which in most cases extend  
out into the oceans #c nautical miles4  
7#c7 ,the ,great ,lake ,states have     
jurisdiction over the land1 air1 water1 
and resources of their offshore areas up
 to the border with ,canada1 which can  
range from #aa to #hj nautical miles    
from the coast line4  7#d7 ,some ,gulf  
of ,mexico ,states have jurisdiction    
over the land1 air1 water1 and resources
 of their offshore areas out to #aj4d   
nautical miles from their coast line4   
7#e7 ,the coastal ,states--  7,a7 have  
consistently demonstrated an ability to 
manage ocean resources within their     
jurisdiction in a manner consistent with
 the interests of both the ,nation and  

the coastal ,states2  7,b7 have         
demonstrated both experience and skill  
at balancing protection1 conservation1  
and utilization of the living and       
nonliving resources of the ocean2 and   
7,c7 are better equipped than the       
,federal ,government1 in terms of fiscal
 resources and administrative abilities1
 to manage oil and natural gas resources
 within #ab nautical miles of their     
coast line4  #c4 ,extension of state    
jurisdiction over submerged lands ,the  
,submerged ,lands ,act is amended--     
7#a7 in section #b7;a77#b7 7#dc         
,u4,s4,c4 #acja7;a77#b77 by striking out
 three geographical miles the first     
place it appears and all that follows   
through beyond three geographical miles1
 and inserting #ab nautical miles       
distant from the coast line of each such
 ,state22  7#b7 in section #b7;b7 7#dc  
,u4,s4,c4 #acja7;b77--  7,a7 by striking
 out they existed and all that follows  
through extended or and inserting in    
lieu thereof approved and2 and  7,b7 by 

striking out three geographical and all 
that follows through ,mexico and        
inserting #ab nautical miles or1 in the 
case of the ,great ,lakes1 farther than 
to the international boundary2 and  7#c7
 in section #d 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acab7--  
7,a7 in the first sentence--  7i7 by    
striking out original coastal ,state and
 inserting coastal ,state admitted to   
the ,union before the date of enactment 
of the ,coastal ,states ,extension ,act 
of #bjac2 and  7ii7 by striking out     
three geographical and inserting #ab    
nautical2 and  7,b7 in the second       
sentence by striking formation and all  
that follows through the end of the     
section and inserting date of enactment 
of the ,coastal ,states ,extension ,act 
of #bjac may assert its seaward         
boundaries to a line #ab nautical miles 
distant from its coast line44  #d4      
,disposition of certain oil and natural 
gas leases in state submerged lands  7a7
 ,in general ,any oil lease and natural 
gas lease executed by the ,secretary of 

the ,interior under the ,outer          
,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acca and following7 that is  
in effect on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act covering an area within    
lands transferred to ,states under      
section #c shall remain in full force   
and effect until it expires pursuant to 
its terms or is cancelled pursuant to   
the ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands   
,act4 ,subject to subsection 7b71 upon  
the expiration or cancellation of such a
 lease1 the ,state in whose territory   
the leased area is situated shall have  
the authority to grant oil and natural  
leases in such area4  7b7 ,prohibition  
on use of lease proceeds for coastal    
zone development ,a ,state may not grant
 a lease in the area transferred to the 
,state under that section until the     
,secretary of ,commerce determines that 
the ,state has an approved program or is
 making satisfactory progress in        
developing a program under section #cjf 
of the ,coastal ,zone ,management ,act  

of #aigb 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adee74  7c7    
,definitions ,as used in this section-- 
7#a7 the term lease has the meaning     
given that term in section #b7;c7 of the
 ,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act 
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca7;c772 and  7#b7 the
 term coastal zone has the meaning given
 that term in section #cjd7a7 of the    
,coastal ,zone ,management ,act of #aigb
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adec7a774