Submerged Lands

Finding the law: Submerged Lands in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to submerged lands, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines submerged lands topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Submerged Lands

In Legislation

Submerged Lands in the U.S. Code: Title 43, Chapter 29

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating submerged lands are compiled in the United States Code under Title 43, Chapter 29. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Public Lands (including submerged lands) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Submerged Lands of the US Code, including submerged lands) by chapter and subchapter.