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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 3231 (Introduced in Senate) — To enable the people of Puerto Rico to choose a permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status for... · Sec. 306

Sec. 306. State title to land and property

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The State of Puerto Rico and its political subdivisions and dependencies shall have and retain title to all property, real and personal, held by the territory of Puerto Rico and its political subdivisions and dependencies on the date of the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union. Any lands and other properties that, as of the date of admission of Puerto Rico into the Union, are set aside pursuant to law for the use of the United States under any— Act of Congress; Executive order; proclamation of the President; or proclamation of the Governor of the territory of Puerto Rico, shall remain the property of the United States.
The State of Puerto Rico shall have the exclusive right to explore, exploit, lease, possess, and use all seabed, natural, and mineral resources lying within three marine leagues (nine nautical miles) from its shore, as granted under section 8 of the Act of March 2, 1917 ( 48 U.S.C. 749 ; 39 Stat. 954). All other rights of sovereignty in regards to the continental shelf and waters, shall belong to the United States, except those already vested in Puerto Rico.
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