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8. Deepwater Port Act 

 33 US.C. 1501-1524 



Sec. 

 1501. 

 1502. 

 1503. 



1504. 



1505. 



1506. 



1507. 



Congressional declaration of policy. 

 Deflnltions. 



License tor ownership, construction, and operation 

 of deepwater port, 

 (a) Requirement; restrictions on utilization of 



deepwater port. 

 (t)) Issuance, transfer, amendment, or renewal. 



(0) Conditions for issuance. 



(d) Application for license subject to examina- 



tion and comparison of economic, social, 

 and environmental effects of deepwater 

 port facility and deep draft channel and 

 harbor; finality of determination. 



(e) Additional conditions; removal requirements, 



waiver; Outer Continen.al Shelf Lands Act 

 applicable to utilization of components 

 upon waiver of removaJ requirements. 



(f) Transfer. 



(g) Eligible citizens, 

 (h) Term and renewal. 



Procedure. 



(a) Regulations; Issuance, amendment, or rescis- 



sion; scope. 



(b) Additional regulations; criteria for site 



evaluation and precon;itruction testing. 



(c) Plans; submittal to Secretary of Trinspor- 



tation; publication in Federal Register; 

 application contents. 



(d) Application area; publication In Federal 



Register; definition of "application area"; 

 submission of other applications; notice of 

 Intent and submission of completed ap- 

 plications; denial of pending application 

 prior to consideration of other untimely 

 applications. 



(e) Recommendations to Secretary of Transpor- 



tation; application for all Federal authori- 

 zations; copies of application to Federal 

 agencies and departments with Jurisdic- 

 tion; recommendation of approval or dis- 

 approval and of manner of amendment to 

 comply with laws or regulations. 



(f) Environmental impact statement for single 



application area; criteria. 



(g) Public notice and hearings; evidentiary hear- 



ing in District of Columbia; decision of 

 Secretary based on evidentiary record; con- 

 solidation of hearings, 

 (h) Nonrefundable application fee; processing 

 costs; State fees; "land-based facilities 

 directly related to a deepwater port fa- 

 cility" defined; fair market rental value, 

 advance payment. 



(1) Application approval; period for determina- 



tion; priorities; criteria for determination 

 of application best serving national inter- 

 est. 

 Environmental review criteria. 



(a) Establishment; evaluation of proposed deep- 



water ports. 



(b) Review and revision. 



(c) Concurrent development of criteria and reg- 



ulations. 

 Antitrust review. 



(a) Opinions of Attorney General and Federal 



Trade Commission: defense to Judicial pro- 

 ceedings, license Inadmissible. 



(b) Applications; submittal to Attorney General 



and Ferlcral Trade Commission for prepa- 

 ration of reports to Secretary of Transpor- 

 tation; antitrust laws unaffected. 

 Common carrier status; discrimination prohibi- 

 tion; enforcement, suspension, or termination 

 proceedings. 



1508. Adjacent coastal States. 



(a) Designation; direct pipeline connections; 



mileage; risk of damage to coastal environ- 

 ment, time for designation. 



(b) Applications; submittal to Governors for ap- 



proval or disapproval; consistency of Fed- 

 eral licenses and State programs; view of 

 other Interested States. 



(c) Reasonable progress toward development of 



coastal zone management program; plan- 

 ning grants. 



(d) State agreements or compacts. 



1509. Marine environmental protection and navigational 



safety. 



(a) Regulations and procedures. 



(b) Safety of property and life; regulations. 



(c) Marking of components; payment of cost. 



(d) Safety zones; designation; construction 



period: permitted activities. 



1510. International agreements. 



1511. Suspension or termination of licenses. 



(a) Proceedings by Attorney General; venue; 



conditions subsequent. 



(b) Public health or safety; danger to environ- 



ment; completion of proceedings. 



1512. Recordkeeping and inspection. 



(a) Regulations; regulations under other provi- 



sions unaffected. 



(b) Access to deepwater ports in enforcement 



proceedings and execution of official du- 

 ties; inspections and tests; notification of 

 results. 



1513. Public access to Information. 



(a) Inspection of copies: reproduction costs; 



protected information. 



(b) Information disclosure prohibition; confi- 



dentiality of certain disclosures. 



1514. Remedies. 



(a) Criminal penalties. 



(b) Orders of compliance; Attorney General's 



civil action; Jurisdiction and venue. 



(c) Attorney General's action for equitable re- 



lief; scope of relief. 



(d) Vessels; liability in rem; exempt vessels; 



consent or privy of owners or bareboat 

 charterers. 



1515. Citizen civil action. 



(a) Equitable relief; case or controversy; district 



court Jurisdiction. 



(b) Notice: Intervention of right by person. 



(c) Intervention of right by Secretary or Attor- 



ney General. 



(d) Costs of litigation; attorney and witness 



fees. 



(e) Statutory or common law rights unaffected. 



1516. Jundiclal review; persons aggrieved; Jurisdiction of 



courts of appeal. 



1517. Liability. 



(a) Oil discharge; prohibition: penalty; notice 



and hearing; separate offense; vessel clear- 

 ance: withholding, bond or surety. 



(b) Oil discharge; notification; penalty; use of 



notification in criminal cases limited. 



(c) Oil removal; drawing upon Fund money for 



cleanup costs. 



(d) Joint and several liability of owners and op- 

 erators: limitation of liability: full amount 



of liability for gross negligence or willful 

 misconduct. 



(e) Liability of licp'sces limitation of Uibiiitv; 



full amount of liability for gross negli- 

 gence or willful misconduct. 



