Sec. 2. Definitions
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Section 3 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 ( 33 U.S.C. 1502 ) is amended— in paragraph (5), in the first sentence, by striking including waters and inserting (including waters ; by redesignating paragraphs (10), (11), and
(12)through
(19)as paragraphs (13), (16), and
(18)through (25), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(9)the following: The term environment includes— water, air, and land; and the interrelationship that exists among and between water, air, and land and all present and future generations of living beings. The term environmental justice community means a community with significant representation of communities of color, low-income communities, or Tribal and Indigenous communities, that experiences, or is at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects. The terms environmental protection and protection of the environment mean wide-ranging measures to prevent or mitigate negative impacts to the environment, including the preservation of ocean ecosystems and the mitigation of air pollutants. ; by inserting after paragraph
(13)(as so redesignated) the following: The term impacted community means— residents of an adjacent coastal State who may be impacted, including through ecological harm, economic disruption, or social displacement, by— the permitting of a deepwater port; or a spill, leak, or other disaster at a deepwater port; and workers who may be impacted, and labor organizations and worker advocacy organizations representing workers who may be impacted, by— the permitting of a deepwater port; or a spill, leak, or other disaster at a deepwater port. The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). ; and by inserting after paragraph
(16)(as so redesignated) the following: The term low-income community means a census block group in which 30 percent or more of the population are individuals with an annual household income equal to, or less than, the greater of— an amount equal to 80 percent of the median income of the area in which the household is located, as reported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and 200 percent of the Federal poverty line. .
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