LD687

An Act to Assert State Ownership over Ocean Waters up to 12 Nautical Miles and Submerged Lands and Marine Resources up to 24 Nautical Miles off the State's Coast and to Direct the Attorney General to Study That Ownership

Failed·3/20/25
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Maine LD687 would assert state ownership over ocean waters up to 12 nautical miles and submerged lands and marine resources up to 24 nautical miles.

Maine LD687 would assert the state's ownership and jurisdiction over all waters within the rise and fall of the tide seaward up to 12 nautical miles and all submerged lands and the harvesting of marine resources from the coastline for a distance of up to 24 nautical miles. The bill also mandates the Office of the Attorney General to study the legal issues regarding state ownership and sovereignty over marine resources beyond the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea limit.

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Calendar

Mar 6, 2025

10:00 AM

Hearing

History

Mar 20, 2025

Senate

Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

Mar 7, 2025

Joint

Reported Out: AWD

Feb 20, 2025

Senate

Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 20, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2