33 CFR 2.24
§ 2.24 Internal waters.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 2.24, § 2.24 Internal waters, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/149164
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(a) With respect to the United States, internal waters means the waters shoreward of the territorial sea baseline.
(b) With respect to any other nation, internal waters means the waters shoreward of its territorial sea baseline, as recognized by the United States.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.