- Submerged Lands Act
- A federal statute dealing with rights, titles, and interests in lands beneath navigable waters within state boundaries and Outer Continental Shelf Lands. 43 USC §§ 1301 et seq.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Submerged Lands Act
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