A bill to amend the act of October 27, 1965, relating to public works on rivers and harbors to provide for construction and operation of certain port facilities.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prohibits any person from constructing or operating a deepwater port facility without first receiving a license as provided under this Act. States that if an adjacent State applies for a license to construct a deepwater port facility and meets all of the requirements of this Act, that State shall be granted a license to the exclusion of all other applicants for a license to construct that facility. Requires that the facility be located, constructed, and operated in a manner which will minimize or prevent any adverse significant environmental effects. Requires the Deepwater Port Facilities Commission not to issue a license under this Act unless it shall first have considered the economic, environmental, aesthetic, and regional effects of the construction and operation of a deepwater port facility on all other significantly affected States. Establishes a Deepwater Port Facilities Commission consisting of the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. Directs the Commission to hold at least one public hearing on eac…