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 124 STAT. 2998 PUBLIC LAW 111–281—OCT. 15, 2010 ‘‘(1) ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY ZONES.—Consistent with other provisions of Federal law, the Coast Guard shall coordi- nate and be responsible for the enforcement of any Federal security zone established by the Coast Guard around a vessel containing especially hazardous cargo. The Coast Guard shall allocate available resources so as to deter and respond to a transportation security incident, to the maximum extent prac- ticable, and to protect lives or protect property in danger. ‘‘(2) RESOURCE DEFICIENCY REPORTING.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—When the Secretary submits the annual budget request for a fiscal year for the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Homeland Security and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that includes— ‘‘(i) for the last full fiscal year preceding the report, a statement of the number of security zones established for especially hazardous cargo shipments; ‘‘(ii) for the last full fiscal year preceding the report, a statement of the number of especially haz- ardous cargo shipments provided a waterborne security escort, subdivided by Federal, State, local, or private security; and ‘‘(iii) an assessment as to any additional vessels, personnel, infrastructure, and other resources nec- essary to provide waterborne escorts to those especially hazardous cargo shipments for which a security zone is established. ‘‘(B) ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS CARGO DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘especially hazardous cargo’ means anhydrous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, chlorine, liquefied natural gas, liquiefied petroleum gas, and any other sub- stance, material, or group or class of material, in a par- ticular amount and form that the Secretary determines by regulation poses a significant risk of creating a transpor- tation security incident while being transported in mari- time commerce.’’. (d) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, the follow definitions apply: (1) ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS CARGO.—The term ‘‘especially hazardous cargo’’ means anhydrous ammonia, ammonium nitrate, chlorine, liquefied natural gas, liquiefied petroleum gas, and any other substance, material, or group or class of material, in a particular amount and form that the Secretary determines by regulation poses a significant risk of creating a transportation security incident while being transported in maritime commerce. (2) AREA MARITIME SECURITY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Area Maritime Security Committee’’ means each of those committees responsible for producing Area Maritime Transportation Secu- rity Plans under chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code. (3) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘transportation security incident’’ has the same meaning as that term has in section 70101 of title 46, United States Code.