{"product_id":"the-tidelands-oil-controversy-a-legal-and-historical-analysis-paperback","title":"The Tidelands Oil Controversy: A Legal and Historical Analysis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErnest R. Bartley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study is not written from the narrow perspective of \"Who gets the oil?\" It is a thoughtful probing of an issue-the ownership and control of the submerged soils of the marginal sea-the outcome of which may go far to determine the division of powers between states and nation under the American federal system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerican constitutional law, international law, theory of federalism, American politics, the machinations of pressure groups, use of propaganda techniques, and issues of social and economic policy-all these features of American government and many more are inherent in the controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1947, in a precedent-making decision, the Supreme Court enunciated the principle that the federal government, not the states, has \"paramount rights in and power over\" the marginal seas which border the coastal states, and has \"full dominion over the resources under that water area, including oil.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor more than 150 years the littoral states had exercised uncontested jurisdiction and ownership over the marginal-sea area, subject only to the powers specifically granted to the national government by the Constitution. The states had regulated the fisheries within the three-mile limit, applying state laws to vessels licensed under federal statutes. Long before oil possibilities were thought of, they had granted or leased areas in the marginal seas to private persons and corporations for purposes of land reclamation and harbor development, dredging for sand and gravel, development of oyster beds, and similar projects. These property rights can far exceed in value the wealth to be derived from petroleum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA just settlement of the issue, says the author, calls for restoration to the states of control of the marginal sea out to their historical boundaries-three miles in most cases; three leagues, or ten and one-half miles, in the case of Texas and the west coast of Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis study is based upon thorough investigation of all literature on the subject and personal interviews and correspondence with leaders on both sides of the controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eErnest R. Bartley (1919-2008) was Professor of Political Science and later Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 324\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1953\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54147194978579,"sku":"9780292780279","price":59.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/6300\/3667\/files\/6FhlOMs5KG9780292780279.webp?v=1778694659","url":"https:\/\/finduslaw.com\/products\/the-tidelands-oil-controversy-a-legal-and-historical-analysis-paperback","provider":"FindUSlaw Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}