gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:71326 eng UTF8 dataset Office for Coastal Management resourceProvider 2026-04-30T00:00:00 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) curve EPSG::4269 Offshore State Lateral Boundaries 2023-11-08 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 71326 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/71326 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information mapDigital 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. 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. NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed NOAA Office for Coastal Management (843) 740-1202 2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston SC 29405-2413 coastal.info@noaa.gov https://coast.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page information pointOfContact notPlanned EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 23.3 CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 23.3 coastal planning renewable energy theme Exclusive Economic Zone Outer Continental Shelf Territorial Sea United States of America place DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2026. GCMD Keywords, Version 24. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian MarineCadastre project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: Offshore State Lateral Boundaries [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/71326. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Use Constraints: For coastal and ocean planning otherRestrictions Distribution Liability: https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html unclassified eng; US boundaries oceans transportation Microsoft Windows, ArcGIS Pro, Azure SQL -124.5 -70.5 29.5 46.5 publication date | Currentness: Publication Date 2023-11-08 Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055 https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/OffshoreStateLateralBoundary.zip WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/OffshoreStateLateralBoundary.zip download https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ Marine Cadastre Data Registry download dataset 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 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 2023-10-17T00:00:00 Source Contribution: New Hampshire and Massachusetts Massachusetts and Rhode Island Alabama and Mississippi California and Oregon BOEM Unofficial State Lateral Boundary 2023-10-17 publication Bureau of Ocean Energy Management https://gis.boem.gov/arcgis/rest/services/BOEM_BSEE/MMC_Layers/MapServer/4 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information publisher 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 Connecticut and New York 2023-10-17 publication Connecticut and New York originator 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/ Florida and Alabama 2023-10-17 publication Florida and Alabama originator 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/ Georgia and Florida 2023-10-17 publication Georgia and Florida originator Source Contribution: U.S. Supreme Court case Texas v. Louisiana, 431 U.S. 161 (1976) Louisiana and Texas 2023-10-17 publication Louisiana and Texas originator Source Contribution: Public Law 92-565 of October 25, 1972 https://www.congress.gov/92/statute/STATUTE-86/STATUTE-86-Pg1179.pdf Maryland and Virginia 2023-10-17 publication U.S. Congress originator 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 Mississippi and Louisiana 2023-10-17 publication Mississippi and Louisiana originator Source Contribution: U.S. Supreme Court case New Hampshire v. Maine, 532 U.S. 742 (2001) New Hampshire and Maine U.S. Supreme Court originator Source Contribution: https://www.dgs.udel.edu/datasets/delaware-state-and-county-boundaries New Jersey and Delaware 2023-10-17 publication Delaware Geological Survey publisher Source Contribution: https://www.loc.gov/item/08021599/ https://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/MONMOUTH_COUNTY/OldMonmouthCounty.html New York and New Jersey Governors of New York and New Jersey originator 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 Oregon and Washington 2023-10-17 publication Oregon and Washington originator Rhode Island and Connecticut 2023-10-17 publication Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection https://ct-deep-gis-open-data-website-ctdeep.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/CTDEEP::connecticut-lines/about WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information publisher Source Contribution: Rhode Island Gen Laws section 42-1-1 1943 Laws of New York, ch. 355 Rhode Island and New York 2023-10-17 publication Rhode Island State Archives http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE42/42-1/42-1-1.htm WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Source Citation URL Source Citation URL information originator 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 Georgia 2023-10-17 publication South Carolina and Georgia originator 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 South Carolina and North Carolina 2023-10-17 publication South Carolina and North Carolina originator 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 Virginia and North Carolina 2023-10-17 publication Virginia and North Carolina originator