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# 46 U.S.C. § 107 - Exclusive economic zone

## Text

In this title, the term “exclusive economic zone” means the zone established by Presidential Proclamation 5030 of March 10, 1983 (16 U.S.C. 1453 note).

(Pub. L. 109–304, § 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1487.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10746:2101(10a).