PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

SEC. 3523. PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. In making port infrastructure development grants under section 54301 of title 46, United States Code, for fiscal year 2023, in considering the criteria under subparagraphs (A)(ii) and (B)(ii) of paragraph (6) of subsection (a) with respect to a project described in paragraph (3) of such subsection that is located in a noncontiguous State or territory, the Secretary may take into account— (1) the geographic isolation of the State or territory; and (2) the economic dependence of the State or territory on the proposed project.