This bill provides that, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State owns and may exercise jurisdiction over and control all waters within the rise and fall of the tide seaward 12 nautical miles and makes other changes to the law governing the State's sovereignty over and ownership of offshore waters, submerged lands and the harvesting of marine resources. It also requires the Office of the Attorney General to take all actions necessary to assert the State's sovereignty over and ownership of offshore waters and the harvesting of the living resources of the seas from those waters and, by May 1, 2025, to submit to the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources a report outlining the progress of those actions.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 553, SP 208: 1.2