(1) In Executive Proclamation 5928, issued on 
December 27, 1988, the President extended the 
boundaries of the territorial sea of the United States 
from 3 nautical miles to 12 nautical miles in accord-
ance with international law. However, the Proclama-
tion did not adequately address the effect of the ex-
tension on the territorial jurisdiction of the States. 
(2) The coastal States have, with few excep-
tions, jurisdiction over the land, air, water, and re-
sources within their boundaries, which in most cases 
extend out into the oceans 3 nautical miles. 
(3) The Great Lake States have jurisdiction 
over the land, air, water, and resources of their off-
shore areas up to the border with Canada, which can 
range from 11 to 80 nautical miles from the coast 
line. 
(4) Some Gulf of Mexico States have jurisdic-
tion over the land, air, water, and resources of their 
offshore areas out to 10.4 nautical miles from their 
coast line. 
(5) The coastal States— 
(A) have consistently demonstrated an 
ability to manage ocean resources within their 
jurisdiction in a manner consistent with the in-
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terests of both the Nation and the coastal 
States; 
(B) have demonstrated both experience 
and skill at balancing protection, conservation, 
and utilization of the living and nonliving re-
sources of the ocean; and 
(C) are better equipped than the Federal 
Government, in terms of fiscal resources and 
administrative abilities, to manage oil and nat-
ural gas resources within 12 nautical miles of 
their coast line. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF STATE JURISDICTION OVER SUB-
MERGED LANDS. 
The Submerged Lands Act is amended— 
(1) in section 2(a)(2) (43 U.S.C. 1301(a)(2)) 
by striking out ‘‘three geographical miles’’ the first 
place it appears and all that follows through ‘‘be-
yond three geographical miles,’’ and inserting ‘‘12 
nautical miles distant from the coast line of each 
such State;’’; 
(2) in section 2(b) (43 U.S.C. 1301(b))— 
(A) by striking out ‘‘they existed’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘extended or’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘approved and’’; and 
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(B) by striking out ‘‘three geographical’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘Mexico’’ and in-
serting ‘‘12 nautical miles or, in the case of the 
Great Lakes, farther than to the international 
boundary’’; and 
(3) in section 4 (43 U.S.C. 1312)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking out ‘‘original coastal 
State’’ and inserting ‘‘coastal State admit-
ted to the Union before the date of enact-
ment of the Coastal States Extension Act 
of 2013’’; and 
(ii) by striking out ‘‘three geo-
graphical’’ and inserting ‘‘12 nautical’’; 
and 
(B) in the second sentence by striking 
‘‘formation’’ and all that follows through the 
end of the section and inserting ‘‘date of enact-
ment of the Coastal States Extension Act of 
2013 may assert its seaward boundaries to a 
line 12 nautical miles distant from its coast 
line.’’. 
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SEC. 4. DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN OIL AND NATURAL GAS 
LEASES IN STATE SUBMERGED LANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any oil lease and natural gas 
lease executed by the Secretary of the Interior under the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 and 
following) that is in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act covering an area within lands transferred to 
States under section 3 shall remain in full force and effect 
until it expires pursuant to its terms or is cancelled pursu-
ant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Subject to 
subsection (b), upon the expiration or cancellation of such 
a lease, the State in whose territory the leased area is situ-
ated shall have the authority to grant oil and natural 
leases in such area. 
(b) 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 satisfac-
tory progress in developing a program under section 306 
of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1455). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘lease’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 2(c) of the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331(c)); and 
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(2) the term ‘‘coastal zone’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 304(1) of the Coastal 
Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453(1)). 
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