Tidelands definition

Tidelands means the lands lying below the elevation of ordinary high water, whether filled or unfilled, and includes submerged lands.
Tidelands means lands below the mean high tide line and includes submerged lands.
Tidelands means all areas which are at or below mean high tide and coastal wetlands, mudflats, and similar areas that are contiguous or adjacent to coastal waters and are an integral part of the estuarine systems involved. Coastal wetlands include marshes, mudflats, and shallows and means those areas periodically inundated by saline waters whether or not the saline waters reach the area naturally or through artificial water courses and those areas that are normally characterized by the prevalence of saline water vegetation capable of growth and reproduction. Provided, however, nothing in this definition shall apply to wetland areas that are not an integral part of an estuarine system. Further, until such time as the exact geographic extent of this definition can be scientifically determined, the department shall have the authority to designate its approximate geographic extent.

Examples of Tidelands in a sentence

  • The current holders of record title will pay into the Eureka Tidelands Fund the sum of $2,090.

  • The City of Berkeley holds in trust pursuant to the Public Trust Tidelands grant from the State of California property along and near the City’s waterfront known as the Berkeley Marina Zone, a major tourist hub and destination.

  • E.Section 48-39-250(4) of the S.C. Code is amended to read: (4) Chapter 39 of Title 48, Coastal Tidelands and Wetlands, prior to 1988, did not provide adequate jurisdiction to the South Carolina Division of Coastal Council Management to enable it to effectively protect the integrity of the beach/dune system.

  • The City Berkeley holds in trust pursuant to the Public Trust Tidelands grant from the State of California property along and near the City’s waterfront known as the Berkeley Marina Zone, a major tourist hub and destination.


More Definitions of Tidelands

Tidelands means lands lying between the line of mean high water and the line of mean low water.
Tidelands means the land between the ordinary high tide and the mean low tide.
Tidelands means tide and submerged lands.
Tidelands means lands periodically covered by tidal waters between the elevations of mean high tide and mean low tides, without regard to artificial interference with tidal flows caused by manmade structures, breakwaters, fill, and the like. When used in this ordinance, it shall also include submerged lands conveyed by the State to the City.
Tidelands means that portion of the land that is covered and uncovered by the ebb and flood tide.
Tidelands means the lands lying below the elevation of ordinary high water, whether flled or unflled, and includes submerged lands.
Tidelands means present and former submerged lands and tidal flats lying between the Natural High Tide Line and the seaward limit of state jurisdiction.