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PUBLIC LAW 101-565 —NOV. 15, 1990 104 STAT. 2795 " ARTICLE XXII "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION "(a) The planning, development, construction, and operation of any project, other than a crossing, shall comply with all environmental protection laws, regulations, directives, and orders, including, without limitation, any coastal zone laws, wetlands laws, or subaqueous land laws or natural resources laws, now or hereinafter enacted, or promulgated by the State in which the project, or any part thereof, is located. "(b) The planning, development, construction, and operation of any project, other than a crossing, to be located in the Delaware River and Bay shall comply with all environmental protection laws, regulations, directives, and orders, including, without limitation, any coastal zone laws, wetlands laws, subaqueous land laws or natural resource laws now or hereinafter enacted or promulgated by either State. "(c) The planning, development, construction, and operation of any project, other than a crossing, located in the coastal zone of Delaware (as defined in Chapter 70 of Title 7 of the Delaware Code, as in effect on January 1, 1989), shall be subject to the same limitations, requirements, procedures, and appeals as apply to any other person under the Delaware Coastal Zone Act, Chapter 70 of Title 7 of the Delaware Code, as in effect on January 1, 1989. Nothing in this Compact shall be deemed to pre-empt, modify, or supersede any provision of the Delaware Coastal Zone Act, Chapter 70 of Title 7 of the Delaware Code, as in effect on January 1, 1989. The interpretation and application of this paragraph shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware and be determined by the courts of the State of Delaware. "(d) The planning, development, construction, and operation of any project, other than a crossing, located in New Jersey, shall be subject to the provisions of New Jersey law, when applicable, including but not limited to the Wetlands Act of 1970, N.J.S.A. 13:9A-1, et seq. and the Coastal Area Facility Review Act, N.J.S.A. 13:19-1, et seq.. SEC. 2. FEDERAL JURISDICTION NOT AFFECTED. Nothing contained in the compact set forth in section 1 shall be construed as impairing or in any manner affecting any right or jurisdiction of the United States in and over the area which forms the subject of such compact. SEC. 3. AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL TOLL BRIDGES. Section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the State of Delaware, by and through its State highway department, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Delaware River near Wilmington, Delaware" approved July 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 533), as amended by the Act of June 27, 1951 (65 Stat. 91) and the Act of October 3, 1962 (76 Stat. 741-742),-is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (3); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting "; and; and (3) by adding after paragraph (4) the following: