FINAL BILL REPORT

                                   SJM 8000

                             AS PASSED LEGISLATURE

Brief Description:  Requesting that Congress extend the coastal states seaward boundaries.

SPONSORS:Senator Conner.

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS

BACKGROUND:

Each coastal state's waters extend to three miles from the shore.  The area between three miles and 12 miles is controlled by the United States government.

SUMMARY:

The President of the United States and Congress are asked to amend the 1953 Federal Submerged Lands Act which grants states control of submerged lands. 

Events taking place beyond the state-controlled three-mile territorial limit have a profound effect on the coastal states, and an extension of state control to 12 miles would be beneficial to the United States by creating additional enforcement capabilities.  Congress and the President are asked to amend legislation to extend the coastal states seaward boundaries from three miles to 12 miles.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

Senate      46    0

House 93    0