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Seashore development plan,

transmittal to congressional

PUBLIC LAW 93-627-JAN. 3, 1975

[88 STAT.

(1) the amount of land acquired during the current fiscal year and the amount expended therefor; (2) the amount of land remaining to be acquired; and (3) the amount of land programed for acquisition in the ensuing fiscal year and the estimated cost thereof. /j^\ YoT the development of essential public facilities there are i

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authorized to be appropriated not more than $500,000. Within three years from the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and transmit to the Committees on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Congress a final master plan for the full development of the seashore consistent with the preservation objectives of this Act, indicating: (1) the facilities needed to accommodate the health, safety, and recreation needs of the visiting public; (2) the location and estimated cost of all facilities; and (3) the projected need for any additional facilities within the seashore. Approved January 3, 1975. Public Law 93-627

January s, 1975

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ACT

To regulate commerce, promote efficiency in transportation, and protect the environment, by establishing procedures for the location, construction, and operation of deepwater ports off the coasts of the United States, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Deepwater Port United Sttttes of Amevica in Congress assembled, That this Act may ^'^33°usc^i5oi be cited as the "Deepwater Port Act of 1974". note. DECLARATION OF POLICY

33 USC 1501.

g^c. 2. (a) I t is declared to be the purposes of the Congress in this Act to— (1) authorize and regulate the location, ownership, construction, and operation of deepwater ports in waters beyond the territorial limits of the United States; (2) 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 such ports; (3) protect the interests of the United States and those of adjacent coastal States in the location, construction, and operation of deepwater ports; and (4) protect the rights and responsibilities of States and communities to regulate growth, determine land use, and otherwise protect the environment in accordance with law. (b) The Congress declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the legal status of the high seas, the superjacent airspace, or the seabed and subsoil, including the Continental Shelf.

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