USACE
is
designated
by
Congress
as
the
coordinating
permitting
authority
for
any
offshore
structures
such
as
turbines
that
could
impede
navigation,
regardless
of
whether
they
are
located
in
waters
owned
by
the
state.
With
the
exception
of
Texas
and
the
west
coast
of
Florida
for
historical
reasons,
each
state
along
the
Atlantic
and
Pacific
Oceans,
and
Gulf
of
Mexico,
owns
the
territory
extending
3
nautical
miles
(5.55km)
from
shore.
The
USACE
process
included
input
from
the
US
Coast
Guard,
US
Fish
&
Wildlife
Service,
National
Marine
Fisheries
Service
and
other
federal
agencies
New
Jersey…
