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  2. Riparian water rights - Wikipedia

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    Riparian water rights exist in many jurisdictions with a common law heritage, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and states in the eastern United States. [ 1 ] Common land ownership can be organized into a partition unit , a corporation consisting of the landowners on the shore that formally owns the water area and determines its use.

  3. Oregon Beach Bill - Wikipedia

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    The Oregon Beach Bill (House Bill 1601, 1967) was a piece of landmark legislation in the U.S. state of Oregon, passed by the 1967 session of the Oregon Legislature.It established public ownership of land along the Oregon Coast from the water up to sixteen vertical feet above the low tide mark.

  4. Great pond (law) - Wikipedia

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    As is often the case in the United States, the "law of great ponds" descended from early English common law.In 1890, Charles Doe, Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, described the development of the law of great ponds in Concord Mfg. Co. v. Robertson, a case concerning the rights of individuals to cut and remove ice from a pond adjacent to land they had leased, subsequently ...

  5. Oregon Senate passes bill to restore legal shield, help ... - AOL

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    A bill that could aid in allowing the reopening of some hiking trails on the coast passed the Oregon Senate on Thursday and now heads to the House. Oregon Senate passes bill to restore legal ...

  6. Michigan City council continues to fight downsizing of Coast ...

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    This U.S. Coast Guard boat in Michigan City could split time with another coast guard station under plans to make the station in Michigan City a part-time facility beginning in 2024.

  7. Oregon Department of State Lands - Wikipedia

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    Upon Oregon's admission to the union, the federal government ceded to the state two sections of each township to generate revenues for a Common School Fund, a trust fund for support and maintenance of public schools. 500,000 acres (2,000 km 2) had previously been allowed to Oregon by an 1841 act of Congress, and 5% of all proceeds from the sale ...

  8. Public trust doctrine - Wikipedia

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    In Oregon, a 1967 "Beach Bill" affirmed the state's public trust doctrine, and the right of the public to have access to the seashore virtually everywhere between the low and high tide marks. In California the situation is more complicated: private landowners often try to block traditional public beach access, which can result in protracted ...

  9. Florida real estate: Top home sales across the Treasure Coast ...

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    A $9.7 million Martin County home with 5 bedrooms and 6½ bathrooms was the most expensive sold in October. See photos of other top home sales.