Document: 425 U.S. 791 96 S.Ct. 1840 48 L.Ed.2d 388 UNITED STATES, Plaintiff,v.State of FLORIDA. No. 52, Orig. May 24, 1976. DECREE 1 The joint motion for entry a decree is granted. 2 For the purpose giving effect to decision and opinion this Court announced in case on March 17, 1975, 420 531, 95 1162, 43 375, Supplemental Report Special Master filed January 26, 1976, it Ordered, Adjudged, Decreed as Follows: 3 1. As against State Florida, United States entitled all lands, minerals, other natural resources underlying Atlantic Ocean more than geographic miles seaward from coastline that extending edge Continental Shelf, Florida not any interest such resources. used decree, term "coastline" means line ordinary low water along portion coast which direct contact with open sea marking limit inland waters, determined under Convention Territorial Sea Contiguous Zone, 15 U.S.T. (Pt. 2) 1606. 4 2. States, its distance miles, entitled, or resources, exceptions provided by Section 5 Submerged Lands Act, U.S.C. § 1313. 3. minerals Gulf Mexico marine leagues State; Where historic landward coastline, additionally State's (but less coastline), "historic coastline" refers existed 1868, be parties. 6 4. whichever landward, but coastline; 7 5. lies north west, south east, begins at point northern island Cuba 83o west longitude, extends thence northward meridian longitude 24o 35' latitude, eastward parallel latitude through Rebecca Shoal Quicksands Marquesas Keys, Floda Keys mainland eastern end Bay, so running narrow waters within Dry Tortugas Islands, between mainland, are Mexico. 8 6. There no bay Florida. lower (from Money Key West), closing lines affect right either decree. 9 7. Jurisdiction reserved entertain further proceedings, enter orders issue writs may time deemed necessary advisable give proper force

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