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46 U.S.C. § 107 — Exclusive economic zone

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46 U.S.C. § 107 — Exclusive economic zone

In this title, the term “exclusive economic zone” means the zone established by Presidential Proclamation 5030 of March 10, 1983 ([16 U.S.C. 1453](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1453&num=0&edition=prelim) note).

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In this title, the term “exclusive economic zone” means the zone established by Presidential Proclamation 5030 of March 10, 1983 ([16 U.S.C. 1453](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1453&num=0&edition=prelim) note).

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16 U.S.C. § 1453 — Definitions

For purposes of this chapter— (1) The term “coastal zone” means the coastal waters (including the lands therein and thereunder) and the adjacent shorelands (including the waters therein and thereunder), strongly influenced by each other and in proximity to the shorelines of the several coastal states, and includes islands, transitional and intertidal areas, salt marshes, wetlands, and beaches. The zone extends, in Great Lakes waters, to the international boundary between the United States and Canada and, in other areas, seaward to the outer limit of State title and ownership under the Submerged Lands Act ([43 U.S.C. 1301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), the Act of March 2, 1917 ([48 U.S.C. 749](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section749&num=0&edition=prelim)) [[48 U.S.C. 731](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section731&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, as approved by the Act of March 24, 1976 [[48 U.S.C. 1801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section1801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], or section 1 of the Act of November 20, 1963 ([48 U.S.C. 1705](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section1705&num=0&edition=prelim)), as applicable. The zone extends inland from the shorelines only to the extent necessary to control shorelands, the uses of which have a direct and significant impact on the coastal waters, and to control those geographical areas which are likely to be affected by or vulnerable to sea level rise. Excluded from the

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16 U.S.C. § 1390 — Assistance to ports to reduce impacts of vessel traffic and port operations on marine mammals

**(a) In general** Not later than 180 days after December 23, 2022, the Under Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible entities to develop and implement mitigation measures that will lead to a quantifiable reduction in threats to marine mammals from vessel traffic, including shipping activities and port operations. **(b) Eligible uses** Assistance provided under subsection (a) may be used to develop, assess, and carry out activities that reduce threats to marine mammals by— (1) reducing underwater stressors related to marine traffic; (2) reducing mortality and serious injury from vessel strikes and other physical disturbances; (3) monitoring sound; (4) reducing vessel interactions with marine mammals; (5) conducting other types of monitoring that are consistent with reducing the threats to, and enhancing the habitats of, marine mammals; or (6) supporting State agencies and Tribal governments in developing the capacity to receive assistance under this section through education, training, information sharing, and collaboration to participate in the grant program under this section. **(c) Priority** The Under Secretary shall prioritize providing assistance under subsection (a) for projects that— (1) are based on the best available science with respect to methods to reduce threats to marine mammals; (2) collect data on the effects of such methods and the reduction of such threats; (3) assist ports that pose a higher relative threat to marine mammals listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ([16 U.S.C. 1531](https://usco

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16 U.S.C. § 1453 — Definitions

Page 1875 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1453 ticable, of new commercial and industrial developments in or adjacent to areas where such development already exists, (E) public access to the coasts for recre- ation purposes, (F) assistance in the redevelopment of de- teriorating urban waterfronts and ports, and sensitive preservation and restoration of his- toric, cultural, and esthetic coastal features, (G) the coordination and simplification of procedures in order to ensure expedited gov- ernmental decisionmaking for the manage- ment of coastal resources, (H) continued consultation and coordina- tion with, and the giving of adequate consid- eration to the views of, affected Federal agencies, (I) the giving of timely and effective noti- fication of, and opportunities for public and local government participation in, coastal management decisionmaking, (J) assistance to support comprehensive planning, conservation, and management for living marine resources, including planning for the siting of pollution control and aqua- culture facilities within the coastal zone, and improved coordination between State and Federal coastal zone management agen- cies and State and wildlife agencies, and (K) the study and development, in any case in which the Secretary considers it to be ap- propriate, of plans for addressing the adverse effects upon the coastal zone of land subsid- ence and of sea level rise; and (3) to encourage the preparation of special area management plans which provide for in- creased specificity in protecting significant natural resources, reasonable coastal-depend- ent economic growth, improved protection of life and property in hazardous areas, including those areas likely to be affected by land sub- sidence, sea level rise, or fluctuating water

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46 U.S.C. § 107 — Exclusive economic zone

Page 13 TITLE 46—SHIPPING § 109 title II of Pub. L. 98–498, see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Maritime Safety Act of 1984’.’’ Pub. L. 98–364, title IV, § 401, July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 445, provided that: ‘‘This title [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Commercial Fishing Industry Ves- sel Act’.’’ SHORT TITLE OF 1981 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 97–31, § 1, Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 151, provided: ‘‘That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Maritime Act of 1981’.’’ SHORT TITLE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 94–372, § 1, July 31, 1976, 90 Stat. 1042, provided: ‘‘That this Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Negotiated Shipbuilding Contracting Act of 1976’.’’ SHORT TITLE OF 1970 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 91–469, § 44, Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1039, provided that: ‘‘This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Merchant Marine Act of 1970’.’’ SHORT TITLE OF 1936 AMENDMENT Act June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title IX, § 906, 49 Stat. 2016, as amended by Pub. L. 109–304, § 19, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1710, provided that: ‘‘This Act [see Tables for classifica- tion] may be cited as the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.’’ § 102. Barge In this title, the term ‘‘barge’’ means a non- self-propelled vessel. (Pub. L. 109–304, § 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1486.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 102 ............. 46:2101(2). § 103. Boundary Line In this title, the term ‘‘Boundary Line’’ means a line established under section 2(b) of the Act of February 19, 1895 (33 U.S.C. 151(b)). (Pub. L. 109–304, § 4, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1486; Pub. L. 114–120, title III, § 306(a)(1), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 54.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Sectio

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