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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1189
To amend the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 to permit the construction of
deepwater ports in Federal water adjacent to certain coastal States
that do not have an active Coastal Zone Management Program.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Mr. YOUNG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 to permit the
construction of deepwater ports in Federal water adja-
cent to certain coastal States that do not have an active
Coastal Zone Management Program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Deepwater Port Parity
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO DEEPWATER PORT ACT OF 1974.
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The Deepwater Port Act of 1974 is amended—
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•HR 1189 IH
(1) in section 4(c)(9) (33 U.S.C. 1503(c)(9)),
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by inserting ‘‘except for a State which developed an
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approved coastal zone management program pursu-
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ant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
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and had withdrawn such plan prior to January 1,
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2012’’ before ‘‘the adjacent coastal State’’; and
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(2) in section 9(c) (33 U.S.C. 1508(c)), by
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striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Except for
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a State which developed an approved coastal zone
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management program pursuant to the Coastal Zone
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Management Act of 1972 and had withdrawn such
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plan prior to January 1, 2012, the Secretary’’.
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