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OCM Metadata Library > MarineCadastre >

Offshore State Lateral Boundaries

Data Set (DS)  |  Office for Coastal Management (OCM)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:71326  |  Updated: August 15, 2024  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Data Set Info
Support Roles
Extents
Spatial Info
Access Info
Distribution Info
Tech Environment
Data Quality
Lineage
Catalog Details

Summary

Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Offshore State Lateral Boundaries, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/71326.
Full Citation Examples

Abstract

Offshore state lateral boundaries define part of the geographic extent of the submerged lands that a state holds and manages in the public trust. Well-defined boundaries help a state manage its natural resources and statutory obligations with a measured amount of certainty. However, state lateral boundaries, both on land and at sea, have not always been stable and well defined. The historic record often shows conflicting borders that have led to interstate disagreements, court cases, and in some instances lingering stalemates.

These data show the approximate position of a states offshore lateral boundary based on official and unofficial sources. Some boundaries have been omitted when a sufficient data source could not be found.

Distribution Information

Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Controlled Theme Keywords

boundaries, ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT, oceans, transportation

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-124.5° W, -70.5° E, 46.5° N, 29.5° S

Time Frame 1
2023-11-08

publication date

Item Identification

Title: Offshore State Lateral Boundaries
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2023-11-08
Abstract:

Offshore state lateral boundaries define part of the geographic extent of the submerged lands that a state holds and manages in the public trust. Well-defined boundaries help a state manage its natural resources and statutory obligations with a measured amount of certainty. However, state lateral boundaries, both on land and at sea, have not always been stable and well defined. The historic record often shows conflicting borders that have led to interstate disagreements, court cases, and in some instances lingering stalemates.

These data show the approximate position of a states offshore lateral boundary based on official and unofficial sources. Some boundaries have been omitted when a sufficient data source could not be found.
Purpose:

To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act.
Supplemental Information:

Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT
ISO 19115 Topic Category
boundaries
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
ISO 19115 Topic Category
transportation
UNCONTROLLED
None coastal
None planning
None renewable energy

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNCONTROLLED
None Exclusive Economic Zone
None Outer Continental Shelf
None Territorial Sea
None United States of America

Physical Location

City: Charleston
State/Province: SC

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Maintenance Frequency: None Planned
Data Presentation Form: Map (digital)
Entity Attribute Overview:

boundaryIdentifier, stateNames, stateFIPS, boundarySource
Distribution Liability:

https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html
Data Set Credit: NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Support Roles

Point of Contact

CC ID: 1279766
Date Effective From: 2019-05
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
Address: 2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston, SC 29405-2413
Email Address: coastal.info@noaa.gov
Phone: (843) 740-1202
URL: https://coast.noaa.gov

Extents

Currentness Reference: Publication Date

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 1279783
W° Bound: -124.5
E° Bound: -70.5
N° Bound: 46.5
S° Bound: 29.5

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 1279782
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2023-11-08
Description:

publication date

Spatial Information

Spatial Representation

Vector Representation 1

CC ID: 1279772
Complex Object Present?: No
Composite Object Present?: No
Curve Object Present?: Yes
Point Object Present?: No
Solid Object Present?: No
Surface Object Present?: No

Reference Systems

Reference System 1

CC ID: 1279773

Coordinate Reference System
CRS Type: Geographic 2D
EPSG Code: EPSG:4269
EPSG Name: NAD83
▾ See Full Coordinate Reference System Information

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Use Constraints:

For coastal and ocean planning

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1279768
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
Distributor:
Description:

Marine Cadastre Data Registry

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1279767
Download URL: https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/OffshoreStateLateralBoundary.zip
Distributor:

Technical Environment

Description:

Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL

Data Quality

Accuracy:

Untested
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level
Completeness Report:

Untested
Conceptual Consistency:

These data are logically consistent

Lineage

Sources

BOEM Unofficial State Lateral Boundary

CC ID: 1279787
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Citation URL: https://gis.boem.gov/arcgis/rest/services/BOEM_BSEE/MMC_Layers/MapServer/4
Source Contribution:

New Hampshire and Massachusetts

Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Alabama and Mississippi

California and Oregon

Connecticut and New York

CC ID: 1279790
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Connecticut and New York
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Source Contribution:

https://casetext.com/statute/consolidated-laws-of-new-york/chapter-state/article-2-state-boundaries/section-2-connecticut-boundary-line

https://cslib.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p128501coll3/id/55394/rec/6

Florida and Alabama

CC ID: 1279798
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Florida and Alabama
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Source Contribution:

Alabama Code Section 41-2-4 (2022)

https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/2022/title-41/chapter-2/section-41-2-4/

Florida Stat Section 6.081 (2022)

https://law.justia.com/codes/florida/2022/title-ii/chapter-6/section-6-081/

Georgia and Florida

CC ID: 1279797
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Georgia and Florida
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Source Contribution:

Georgia Code Section 50-2-5 (2022)

https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2022/title-50/chapter-2/article-1/section-50-2-5/

Florida Stat Section 6.09 (2022)

https://law.justia.com/codes/florida/2022/title-ii/chapter-6/section-6-09/

Louisiana and Texas

CC ID: 1279800
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Louisiana and Texas
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Source Contribution:

U.S. Supreme Court case Texas v. Louisiana, 431 U.S. 161 (1976)

Maryland and Virginia

CC ID: 1279793
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: U.S. Congress
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Source Contribution:

Public Law 92-565 of October 25, 1972

https://www.congress.gov/92/statute/STATUTE-86/STATUTE-86-Pg1179.pdf

Mississippi and Louisiana

CC ID: 1279799
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Mississippi and Louisiana
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Source Contribution:

U.S. Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Mississippi, 202 U.S. 1 (1906)

Mississippi Automated Resource Information System

https://maris.mississippi.edu/HTML/DATA/data_Boundaries/StateBoundary.html#gsc.tab=0

New Hampshire and Maine

CC ID: 1279786
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: U.S. Supreme Court
Source Contribution:

U.S. Supreme Court case New Hampshire v. Maine, 532 U.S. 742 (2001)

New Jersey and Delaware

CC ID: 1279792
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Delaware Geological Survey
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Source Contribution:

https://www.dgs.udel.edu/datasets/delaware-state-and-county-boundaries

New York and New Jersey

CC ID: 1279791
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Governors of New York and New Jersey
Source Contribution:

https://www.loc.gov/item/08021599/

https://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/MONMOUTH_COUNTY/OldMonmouthCounty.html

Oregon and Washington

CC ID: 1279801
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Oregon and Washington
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Source Contribution:

Interstate Compact Determining Oregon-Washington Boundary on the Columbia River

Revised Code of Washington 43.58.060

https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=43.58.060

Oregon Revised Statutes 186.520

https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_186.520

Rhode Island and Connecticut

CC ID: 1279789
Contact Role Type: Publisher
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Citation URL: https://ct-deep-gis-open-data-website-ctdeep.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/CTDEEP::connecticut-lines/about

Rhode Island and New York

CC ID: 1279788
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Rhode Island State Archives
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Citation URL: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-1/42-1-1.htm
Source Contribution:

Rhode Island Gen Laws section 42-1-1

1943 Laws of New York, ch. 355

South Carolina and Georgia

CC ID: 1279796
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: South Carolina and Georgia
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Source Contribution:

Georgia Code Section 50-2-2(2016)

https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2016/title-50/chapter-2/article-1/section-50-2-2

South Carolina and North Carolina

CC ID: 1279795
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: South Carolina and North Carolina
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Source Contribution:

Chapter 141, Section 7.1 of the North Carolina General Statutes

https://www.ncleg.gov/enactedlegislation/statutes/pdf/bychapter/chapter_141.pdf

South Carolina Code of Laws, Title I, Section 1-1-10

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t01c001.php

Virginia and North Carolina

CC ID: 1279794
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Virginia and North Carolina
Publish Date: 2023-10-17
Source Contribution:

VA Code section 1-305(2022)

https://law.justia.com/codes/virginia/2022/title-1/chapter-3-1/section-1-305/

North Carolina General Statutes section 141-8

https://www.ncleg.gov/enactedlegislation/statutes/pdf/bychapter/chapter_141.pdf

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 1279779
Description:

Search for and acquire source data

Evaluate, digitize and transform geometry sources, and load into a Feature Class

Clip and extend geometry to be coincident with the Continually Updated Shoreline Product, and the State Submerged Lands Act features where available

Populate field attributes according to source subject content

Visually inspect and cross reference with alternate sources if available to identify errors and omissions
Process Date/Time: 2023-10-17 00:00:00

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 71326
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:71326
Metadata Record Created By: Daniel Martin
Metadata Record Created: 2023-11-07 16:46+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Daniel Martin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2024-08-15 16:15+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2023-11-08
Owner Org: OCM
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2019-04-25
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2020-04-25