Deepwater Port Parity Act

Bill: 117-hr-1189
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-18
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aquatic ecology

Building construction

Licensing and registrations

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Navigation, waterways, harbors

Oil and gas

Pipelines
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Deepwater Port Parity Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to allow the construction of a deepwater port in federal waters off the state to which the port is to be directly connected by pipeline if the state developed an approved coastal zone management program and withdrew the program prior to January 1, 2012. Currently, a deepwater port may only be licensed by MARAD if the state developed, or is making reasonable progress toward developing, such a program. Alaska is the only state that withdrew its program before 2012. A <i>deepwater port</i> is any man-made structure other than a vessel that is located beyond state seaward boundaries and that is used or intended for use as a port or terminal for the transportation, storage, or further handling of oil or natural gas.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1189 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2021 Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 to permit the construction of deepwater ports in Federal water adjacent to certain coastal States that do not have an active Coastal Zone Management Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Deepwater Port Parity Act . 2. Amendments to Deepwater Port Act of 1974 The Deepwater Port Act of 1974 is amended— (1) in section 4(c)(9) ( 33 U.S.C. 1503(c)(9) ), by inserting except for a State which developed an approved coastal zone management program pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 and had withdrawn such plan prior to January 1, 2012 before the adjacent coastal State ; and (2) in section 9(c) ( 33 U.S.C. 1508(c) ), by striking The Secretary and inserting Except for a State which developed an approved coastal zone management program pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 and had withdrawn such plan prior to January 1, 2012, the Secretary .