Notwithstanding any provision of the Natural Gas Act (
15 U.S.C.
717 et seq.), any regulation or rule issued thereunder, or section
1518 of this title as it pertains to such Act, this chapter shall apply with respect to the licensing, siting, construction, or operation of a deepwater natural gas port or the acceptance, transport, storage, regasification, or conveyance of natural gas at or through a deepwater port, to the exclusion of the Natural Gas Act or any regulation or rule issued thereunder.