State title to land and property

(a) State title The State of Puerto Rico and its political subdivisions and dependencies shall have and retain title to all property, real and personal, held by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its political subdivisions and dependencies on the date of the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union. (b) Federal title Any lands and other properties that, as of the date of admission of Puerto Rico into the Union, are set aside pursuant to law for the use of the United States under any of the following shall remain the property of the United States: (1) Act of Congress. (2) Executive order. (3) Proclamation of the President. (4) Proclamation of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (c) Continental shelf The State of Puerto Rico shall have the exclusive right to explore, exploit, lease, possess, and use all seabed, natural, and mineral resources lying within 3 marine leagues (9 nautical miles) from its shore, as granted under section 8 of the Act of March 2, 1917 (48 U.S.C. 749; 39 Stat. 954). All other rights of sovereignty in regards to the continental shelf and waters, shall belong to the United States, except those already vested in Puerto Rico.