Sec. 3. Seaward boundaries of certain States
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Section 4 of the Submerged Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1312 ) is amended— by striking The at the beginning and inserting the following: Except for the States described in subsection (b), the ; and by adding at the end the following: Subject to subsection (a), the seaward boundary of each of the following States shall be a line 3 marine leagues distant from the coast line of the State as of the date that is 1 day before the date of enactment of the Offshore Fairness Act : Alabama. Florida.
Georgia. Louisiana. Mississippi. North Carolina. South Carolina. Virginia. . Section 2 of the Submerged Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1301 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(2), by inserting , or 3 marine leagues distant from the coast line of a State described in section 4(b), after the coast line of each such State ; and in subsection (b)— by striking from the coast line ; by inserting from the coast line of a State, or more than 3 marine leagues from the coast line of a State described in section 4(b), after three geographical miles ; and by inserting from the coast line of a State, or more than 3 marine leagues from the coast line of a State described in section 4(b), after three marine leagues .
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