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48 USC § 1705 - Tidelands, submerged lands, or filled lands
all submerged lands that have heretofore been determined by the President or the Congress to be of such scientific, scenic, or historic character as to warrant preservation and administration under the provisions of sections Source
(Pub. L. 93–435, § 1,Oct. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 1210; Pub. L. 96–205, title VI, § 607,Mar. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 91; Pub. L. 103–437, § 17(b),Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4595.)
The authorization for the construction by the Navy of the Ammunition Pier under the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1971, (84 Stat. 1204), as amended by section 201 of the Military Construction Act, 1973 (86 Stat. 1135), referred to in subsec. (b)(iii), is contained in section 201 ofPub. L. 91–511, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1204, as amended by section 201 ofPub. L. 92–545, Oct. 25, 1972, 86 Stat. 1138, which is not classified to the Code.
1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–437substituted “Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate” for “Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate”.
1980—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–205, § 607(b), inserted “subsection (a) or (b) of” before “this section”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96–205, § 607(a), added subsec. (d).
These thirty acres of submerged lands are presently owned in fee by the United States. They will be conveyed to the Government of the Virgin Islands on February 3, 1975, pursuant to Section 1(a) ofPublic Law 93–435 (88 Stat. 1210) [subsec. (a) of this section], unless the President, under Section 1(b)(vii) of that Act [subsec. (b)(vii) of this section], designates otherwise.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 1(b)(vii) ofPublic Law 93–435 (88 Stat. 1210) [subsec. (b)(vii) of this section], do hereby proclaim that the lands hereinafter described are excepted from the transfer to the Government of the Virgin Islands under Section 1(a) ofPublic Law 93–435 [subsec. (a) of this section]; and, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906, 34 Stat. 225 (16 U.S.C. 431), do hereby proclaim that, subject to valid existing rights, the lands hereinafter described are hereby added to and made a part of the Buck Island Reef National Monument, and Proclamation No. 3443 of December 28, 1961, establishing the Buck Island Reef National Monument is amended accordingly.
Beginning at latitude 17°4730 N. longitude 64°3632 W; thence approximately 1000 feet to latitude 17°4727 N, longitude 64°3622 W; thence approximately 900 feet to latitude 17°4718 N, longitude 64°3622 W; thence approximately 1000 feet to latitude 17°4715 N, longitude 64°3632 W; thence approximately 1500 feet to latitude 17°4730 N, longitude 64°3632 W, then place of beginning, embracing an area of approximately 30 acres.
The submerged lands surrounding the Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in American Samoa are necessary for the protection of the Atoll’s marine life, including the green sea and hawksbill turtles. The submerged lands in Apra Harbor and those adjacent to Inapsan Beach and Urano Point in Guam, and certain submerged lands on the west coast of St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands are required for national defense purposes. These submerged lands in American Samoa, Guam and the United States Virgin Islands will be conveyed to the Government of those territories, on February 3, 1975, pursuant to Section 1(a) ofPublic Law 93–435 (88 Stat. 1210) [subsec. (a) of this section], unless the President, under Section 1(b)(vii) of that Act [subsec (b)(vii) of this section], designates otherwise.
NOW, THEREFORE, I GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, by virtue of authority vested in me by Section 1(b)(vii) ofPublic Law 93–435 (88 Stat. 1210) [subsec. (b)(vii) of this section], do hereby proclaim that the lands hereinafter described are excepted from the transfer to the Government of American Samoa, the Government of Guam and the Government of the United States Virgin Islands under Section 1(a) ofPublic Law 93–425. [subsec. (a) of this section].
American Samoa. The submerged lands adjacent to Rose Atoll located 78 miles east-southeast of Tau Island in the Manua Group at latitude 14°3252 south and longitude 168°0834 west, which lands shall be under the joint administrative jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior.
The Virgin Islands. (1) The submerged lands as described in the Code of Federal Regulations revised as of July 1, 1974, cited as 33 CFR 207.817 areas “A” & “B”, (2) the submerged lands seaward of the 100 fathom curve off the coast of St. Croix beginning at a point 17°4030 N and ending at a point 17°4630 North as depicted on Coast and Geodetic Survey Chart Numbered 25250, Third Edition; Title: St. Croix, Virgin Islands Underwater Range, and (3) the submerged lands seaward of the Underwater Range Operational Control Center, St. Croix, Virgin Islands presently leased to the Department of the Navy and described as Plot 1B18 of Estate Sprat Hall subdivision, located in northside Quarter “A”, St. Croix containing 4.84 acres of land. All of the above lands within the territory of the Virgin Islands shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy.