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operation of such equipment or facility be carried out in, or in close 

 proximity to, the coastal zone of any coastal state ; 



"(i) Any outer Continental Shelf energy activity, 

 "(ii) Any transportation, conversion, treatment, transfer, or 

 storage of liquefied natural gas. 



''(iii) Any transportation, transfer, or storage of oil, natural 

 gas, or coal (including, but not limited to, by means of any deep- 

 water port, as defined in section 3(10) of the Deep water Port Act 

 of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1502(10))). 

 For purposes of this paragraph, the siting, construction, expansion, 

 or operation of any equipment or facility shall be 'in close proximity 

 to' the coastal zone of any coastal state if such siting, construction, 

 expansion, or operation has, or is likely to have, a significant effect on 

 such coastal zone. 



"(5) The term 'energy facilities' means any equipment or facility 

 which is or will be used primarily — 



"(A) in the exploration for, or the development, production, 

 conversion, storage, transfer, processing, or transportation of, any 

 energy resource ; or 



"(B) for the manufacture, production, or assembly of equip- 

 ment, machinery, products, or devices which are involved in any 

 activity described in subparagraph (A). 

 The term includes, but is not limited to (i) electric generating plants; 

 (ii) petroleum refineries and associated facilities; (iii) gasification 

 plants; (iv) facilities used for the transportation, conversion, treat- 

 ment, transfer, or storage of liquefied natural gas; (v) uranium 

 enrichment or nuclear fuel processing facilities; (vi) oil and gas 

 facilities, including platforms, assembly plants, storage depots, tank 

 farms, crew and supply bases, and refining complexes; (vii) facilities 

 including deep water ports, for the transfer of petroleum; (viii) pipe- 

 lines and transmission facilities; and (ix) terminals which are asso- 

 ciated with any of the foregoing." ; 



(5) by striking out "(d) 'Estuary' "' and inserting in lieu thereof 

 "(6) The term 'estuary'" ; 



(6) by redesignating paragraph (e) as paragraph (7) and by 

 amending such paragraph (7) (as so redesignated) — 



(A) by striking out " 'Estuarine" and inserting in lieu 

 thereof "The term 'estuarine", and 



(B) by striking out "estuary, adjoining transitional areas, 

 and adjacent uplands, constituting" and inserting in lieu 

 thereof the following: "estuary and any island, transitional 

 area, and upland in, adjoining, or adjacent to such estuary, 

 and which constitutes" ; 



(7) by striking out paragraph (f ) and inserting in lieu thereof 

 the following : 



"(8) The term 'Fund' means the Coastal Energy Impact Fund 

 Post , p. 1019. established by section 308(h). 



"(9) The term 'land use' means activities which are conducted in, 

 or on the shorelands within, the coastal zone, subject to the require- 

 Post, p. 1018. ments outlined in section 307(g). 



"(10) The term 'local government' means any political subdivision 

 of, or any special entity created by, any coastal state which (in whole 

 or part) is located in, or has authority over, such state's coastal zone 

 and which (A) has authority to levy taxes, or to establish and collect 

 user fees, or (B) provides any public facility or public service which 

 is financed in whole or part by taxes or user fees. The term includes, 

 but is not limited to, any school district, fire district, transportation 

 authority, and any other special purpose district or authority." ; 



90 STAT, 1014 



