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33 U.S.C. § 1506 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–324, title V, § 506, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3927
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 93–627, § 7, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2135; Pub. L. 98–419, § 2(g), (h), Sept. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 1607, provided for antitrust review by Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission prior to issuance of license for ownership, construction, and operation of deepwater port.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 93–627, § 7, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2135; Pub. L. 98–419, § 2(g), (h), Sept. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 1607, provided for antitrust review by Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission prior to issuance of license for ownership, construction, and operation of deepwater port.
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**(a) Purposes.—** The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to authorize and regulate the location, ownership, construction, and operation of deepwater ports in waters beyond the territorial limits of the United States;
(2) to provide for the protection of the marine and coastal environment to prevent or minimize any adverse impact which might occur as a consequence of the development of deepwater ports;
(3) to protect the interests of the United States and those of adjacent coastal States in the location, construction, and operation of deepwater ports;
(4) to protect the rights and responsibilities of States and communities to regulate growth, determine land use, and otherwise protect the environment in accordance with law;
(5) to promote the construction and operation of deepwater ports as a safe and effective means of importing oil or natural gas into the United States and transporting oil or natural gas from the outer Continental Shelf while minimizing tanker traffic and the risks associated with that traffic; and
(6) to promote oil or natural gas production on the outer Continental Shelf by affording an economic and safe means of transportation of outer Continental Shelf oil or natural gas to the United States mainland.
**(b) Effect of chapter.—** Nothing in this chapter affects the legal status of the high seas, the superjacent airspace, or the seabed and subsoil, including the Continental Shelf.
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**(a) Requirement** No person may engage in the ownership, construction, or operation of a deepwater port except in accordance with a license issued pursuant to this chapter. No person may transport or otherwise transfer any oil or natural gas between a deepwater port and the United States unless such port has been so licensed and the license is in force.
**(b) Issuance, transfer, amendment, or reinstatement** The Secretary may—
(1) on application, issue a license for the ownership, construction, and operation of a deepwater port; and
(2) on petition of the licensee, amend, transfer, or reinstate a license issued under this chapter.
**(c) Conditions for issuance** The Secretary may issue a license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter if—
(1) the Secretary determines that the applicant is financially responsible and will meet the requirements of [section 2716 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2716&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) the Secretary determines that the applicant can and will comply with applicable laws, regulations, and license conditions;
(3) the Secretary determines that the construction and operation of the deepwater port will be in the national interest and consistent with national security and other national policy goals and objectives, including energy sufficiency and environmental quality;
(4) the Secretary determines that the deepwater port will not unreasonably interfere with international navigation or other reasonable uses of the high seas, as defined by treaty, convention, or customary international law;
(5) the Secretary determines, in accordance with the environmental review criteria established pursuant to [section 1505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 1505
consider the criteria established under section 1505 of
this title.’’
Subsec. (h)(2). Pub. L. 107–295, § 106(g), inserted ‘‘and
unless prohibited by law,’’ after ‘‘Notwithstanding any
other provision of this chapter,’’.
Subsec. (i)(4). Pub. L. 107–295, § 106(c)(2), added par. (4).
1996—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 104–324 added par. (3).
1984—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 98–419 substituted ‘‘issued’’
for ‘‘issued, transferred, or renewed’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
REGULATIONS
Pub. L. 107–295, title I, § 106(e), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat.
2087, provided that:
‘‘(1) AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT EXPERTISE AND RESPON-
SIBILITIES.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act [Nov. 25, 2002], the heads of Fed-
eral departments or agencies having expertise con-
cerning, or jurisdiction over, any aspect of the con-
struction or operation of deepwater ports for natural
gas shall transmit to the Secretary of Transportation
written comments as to such expertise or statutory re-
sponsibilities pursuant to the Deepwater Port Act of
1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) or any other Federal law.
‘‘(2) INTERIM FINAL RULE.—The Secretary may issue
an interim final rule as a temporary regulation imple-
menting this section [amending this section and sec-
tions 1501 to 1503, 1507, and 1520 of this title] (including
the amendments made by this section) as soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this section,
without regard to the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5,
United States Code.
‘‘(3) FINAL RULES.—As soon as practicable after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Transportation shall issue additional final rules that,
in the discretion of the Secretary, are determi
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