116 STAT. 2086 PUBLIC LAW 107-295—NOV. 25, 2002 SEC. 106. EXTENSION OF DEEPWATER PORT ACT TO NATURAL GAS. (a) IN GENERAL.— The following provisions of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) are each amended by inserting "or natural gas" after "oil" each place it appears: (1) Section 2(a) (33 U.S.C. 1501(a)). (2) Section 4(a) (33 U.S.C. 1503(a)). (3) Section 21(a) (33 U.S.C. 1520(a)). (b) DEFINITIONS. — Section 3 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1502) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (18) as paragraphs (14) through (19), respectively; (2) by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows: "(9) 'deepwater port'— "(A) means any fixed or floating manmade structure other than a vessel, or any group of such structures, that are located beyond State seaward boundaries and that are used or intended for use as a port or terminal for the transportation, storage, or further handling of oil or natural gas for transportation to any State, except as otherwise provided in section 23, and for other uses not inconsistent with the purposes of this Act, including transportation of oil or natural gas from the United States outer continental shelf; "(B) includes all components and equipment, including pipelines, pumping stations, service platforms, buoys, mooring lines, and similar facilities to the extent they are located seaward of the high water mark; "(C) in the case of a structure used or intended for such use with respect to natural gas, includes all components and equipment, including pipelines, pumping or compressor stations, service platforms, buoys, mooring lines, and similar facilities that are proposed or approved for construction and operation as part of a deepwater port, to the extent that they are located seaward of the high water mark and do not include interconnecting facilities; and "(D) shall be considered a 'new source' for purposes of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);"; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following: "(13) 'natural gas' means either natural gas unmixed, or any mixture of natural or artificial gas, including compressed or liquefied natural gas;". (c) FACILITY APPROVAL.— <1) Section 5(d) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1504(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(4) This subsection shall not apply to deepwater ports for natural gas.". (2) Section 5(i) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1504(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Deadline. "(4) The Secretary shall approve or deny any application for a deepwater port for natural gas submitted pursuant to this Act not later than 90 days after the last public hearing on a proposed license. Paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection shall not apply to an application for a deepwater port for natural gas,".
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