Coastal States Extension Act of 1991

Summary

Coastal States Extension Act of 1991 - Amends the Submerged Lands Act to extend from three nautical miles to 12 nautical miles the territorial sea boundaries of the coastal States, the Great Lake States, and the Gulf of Mexico States. Provides that leases executed under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act that cover an area within the newly expanded territorial sea boundaries shall remain in effect until they expire under their original terms. Precludes a State affected by the expanded territorial sea boundaries from granting a lease within such boundaries until the Secretary of Commerce determines that such State has an approved coastal zone management program in accordance with the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972.

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Timeline

1. 16 January 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 January 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 January 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 4 February 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Mining and Natural Resources.

   Source: Committee

5. 6 February 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf.

   Source: Committee

6. 6 February 1991

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior, Justice, State.

   Source: Committee

7. 5 February 1992

   Committee

   Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from State.

   Source: Committee

8. 23 April 1992

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · undated · Official file

Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 January 1991

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Sponsors

• Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing
• · hsmm00 · Standing
• · hsii00 · Standing

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