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§ 1508. Adjacent coastal States
(a) Designation
In issuing a notice relating to an application for a deepwater port under section 1504(c)(1)(B)(ii)(I) of this title, the Secretary shall designate as an adjacent coastal State, with respect to the deepwater port, any coastal State that would be—
(1) directly connected by pipeline to that deepwater port; or
(2) located within 15 miles of that deepwater port.
(b) Input from adjacent coastal States and other interested states
(1) Submission of applications to governors for approval
(A) In general
(B) Prohibition
(C) Presumed approval
(D) Inconsistency with certain state programs
(2) Other interested states
(c) Reasonable progress toward development of coastal zone management program; planning grants
(d) State agreements or compacts
(Pub. L. 93–627, § 9, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2136; Pub. L. 118–31, div. C, title XXXV, § 3514(k)(6), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 818.)