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activity requires and involves the siting, construc- 

 tion, expansion, or operation of any equipment or 

 facility; and (B) any technical requirement exists 

 which, in the determination of the Secretary ne- 

 cessitates that the siting, construction, expansion, 

 or 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 deepwater port, as 



defined in section 1502 of title 33) . 

 For purposes of this paragraph, the siting, con- 

 struction, expansion, or operation of any equip- 

 ment or facility shall be "in close proximity to" the 

 coastal zone of any coastal state if such siting, con- 

 struction, 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, proc- 

 essing, or transportation of, any energy resource; 

 or 



(B) for the manufacture, production, or as- 

 sembly of equipment, machinery, products, or 

 devices which are involved in any activity de- 

 scribed 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, 

 treatment, transfer, or storage of liquefied natural 

 gas; (V) uranium enrichment or nuclear fuel proc- 

 essing facihties; (vi) oil and gas facilities, includ- 

 ing platforms, assembly plants, storage depots, tank 

 farms, crew and supply bases, and refining com- 

 plexes; (vii) facilities, including deepwater ports, 

 for the transfer of petroleum; iviii) pipelines and 

 transmission facilities; and (ix) terminals which 

 are associated with any of the foregoing. 



(6) The term "estuary" means that part of a 

 river or stream or other body of water having un- 

 impaired connection with the open sea, where the 

 sea water is measurably diluted with fresh water 

 derived from land drainage. The term includes 

 estuary-type areas of the Great Lakes. 



(7) The term "estuarine sanctuary" means a re- 

 search area which may include any part or all of an 

 estuary and any island, transitional area, and up- 

 land in, adjoining, or adjacent to such estuary, and 

 which constitutes to the extent feasible a natural 

 unit, set aside to provide scientists and students 

 the opportunity to examine over a period of time 

 the ecological relationships within the area. 



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

 Impact Fund established by section 1456a(h) . 



(9) The term "land use" means activities which 

 are conducted in, or on the shorelands within, the 



coastal zone, subject to the requirements outlined 

 in section 1456(g). 



(10) The term "local government" means any po- 

 litical subdvision 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. 



(11) The term "management program" includes, 

 but is not limited to, a comprehensive statement in 

 words, maps, illustrations, or other media of com- 

 munication, prepared and adopted by the state in 

 accordance with the provisions of this chapter, 

 setting forth objectives, policies, and standards to 

 guide public and private uses of lands and waters 

 in the coastal zone. 



(12) The term "outer Continental Shelf energy 

 activity" means any exploration for. or any devel- 

 opment or production of. oil or natural gas from 

 the outer Continental Shelf las defined in section 

 2(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 

 (43 U.S.C. 1331(a))), or the siting, construction, 

 expansion, or operation of any new or expanded 

 energy facilities directly required by such explora- 

 tion, development, or production. 



(13) The term "person" means any individual; 

 any corporation, partnership, association, or other 

 entity organized or existing under the laws of any 

 state; the Federal Government; any state, regional, 

 or local government; or any entity of any such 

 Federal, state, regional, or local government. 



(14) The term "public facilities and public serv- 

 ices" means facilities or services which are financed, 

 in whole or in part, by any state or political sub- 

 division thereof, including, but not limited to, high- 

 ways and secondary roads, parking, mass transit, 

 docks, navigation aids, fire and police protection, 

 water supply, waste collection and treatment (in- 

 cluding drainage) , schools and education, and hos- 

 pitals and health care. Such term may also include 

 any other facility or service so financed which the 

 Secretary finds will support increased population. 



(15) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary 

 of Commerce. 



(16) "Water use" means activities which are 

 conducted in or on the water; but does not mean 

 or include the establishment of any water quality 

 standard or criteria or the regulation of the dis- 

 charge or runoff of water pollutants except the 

 standards, criteria, or regulations which are incor- 

 porated in any program as required by the provi- 

 sions of section 1456(f) of this title. (Pub. L. 89-454, 

 title m, § 304, as added Pub. L. 92-583, Oct. 27, 

 1972, 86 Stat. 12810, and amended Pub. L. 94-370, 

 § 3, July 26, 1976, 90 Stat. 1013.) 



§ 1454. Management program development grants. 



(a) The Secretary may make grants to any 

 coastal state — 



