# United States v. Louisiana (394 U.S. 836)/Opinion of the Court

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United States Supreme Court
394 U.S. 836
United States v. Louisiana (394 U.S. 836)
For the purpose of giving effect to the conclusions of this Court as stated in its opinions announced December 4, 1967, and March 3, 1969, supplementing the decree entered herein on December 12, 1960, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed as follows:
1. As against the State of Texas, the United States is entitled to--
(a) All the lands, minerals and other natural resources underlying the Gulf of Mexico that are more than three marine leagues gulfward from the present or future coastline as referred to in § 2(c) of the Submerged Lands Act, 67 Stat. 29, 43 U.S.C. § 1301(c); and
(b) All the lands, minerals and other natural resources underlying the Gulf of Mexico, more than three geographical miles gulfward from the present or future coastline as referred to in § 2(c) of the Submerged Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1301(c), that are gulfward of the following line:
Beginning at a point on the international boundary with Mexico (wherever that boundary may be located), three marine leagues gulfward from the point x=2,447,033, y=105,994 (Texas Plane Coordinate System, South Zone), latitude 25°57'05.90" N., longitude 97°08'22.85" W., and proceeding thence northwardly and eastwardly as follows:
1. By arc centered at 2,447,033 105,994 25x57'05.90" 97x08'22.85"
to 2,498,223 125,226 26x00'10.59" 96x58'59.59"
2. By straignt line to 2,498,068 126,760 26x00'25.80" 96x59'01.09"
3. By arc centered at 2,443,661 121,256 25x59'37.4" 97x08'58.0"
to 2,497,383 131,474 26x01'12.56" 96x59'07.98"
4. By straight line to 2,497,076 135,704 26x01'54.49" 96x59'10.78"
5. By straight line to 2,497,119 137,947 26x02'16.70" 96x59'10.0%
6. By straight line to 2,497,240 139,652 26x02'33.58" 96x59'08.47"
7. By arc centered at 2,442,693 143,530 26x03'18.1" 97x09'06.0"
to 2,496,942 150,421 26x04'20.26" 96x59'10.32"
8. By straight line to 2,496,723 152,145 26x04'37.36" 96x59'12.50"
9. By arc centered at 2,442,474 145,254 26x03'35.2" 97x00'08.2"
to 2,496,370 154,510 26x05'00.83" 96x59'16.06"
10. By straight line to 2,495,553 159,267 26x05'48.04" 96x59'24.39"
11. By arc centered at 2,441,657 150,011 26x04'22.4" 97x09'16.6"
to 2,495,161 161,316 26x06'08.37" 96x59'28.42"
12. By straight line to 2,494,875 162,668 26x06'21.79" 96x59'31.38"
13. By straight line to 2,494,746 163,636 26x06'31.39" 96x59'32.67"
14. By straight line to 2,492,451 182,957 26x09'43.01" 96x59'44.32"
15. By arc centered at 2,438,148 176,509 26x08'45.2" 97x09'52.0"
to 2,492,330 183,907 26x09'52.44" 96x59'56.52"
16. By straight line to 2,490,612 196,490 26x11'57.26" 97x00'13.74"
17. By arc centered at 2,436,430 189,092 26x10'50.0" 97x10'09.4"
to 2,490,574 196,764 26x11'59.99" 97x00'14.12"
18. By straitht line to 2,488,714 209,890 26x14'10.20" 97x00'32.84"
19. By arc centered at 2,434,570 202,218 26x13'00.2" 97x10'28.3"
to 2,488,423 211,722 26x14'28.37" 97x00'35.80"
20. By straight line to 2,486,399 223,191 26x16'22.20" 97x00'56.54"
21. By arc centered at 2,432,546 213,687 26x14'54.0" 97x10'49.2"
to 2,486,322 223,615 26x16'26.40" 97x00'57.33"
22. B straight line to 2,484,084 235,738 26x18'26.73" 97x01'20.36"
23. By arc centered at 2,430,308 225,810 26x16'54.3" 97x11'12.4"
to 2,483,535 238,353 26x18'52.69" 97x01'26.05"
24. By straight line to 2,478,947 257,823 26x22'06.05" 97x02'13.99"
25. By arc centered at 2,425,720 245,280 26x20'07.6" 97x12'00.6"
to 2,478,775 258,531 26x22'13.09" 97x02'15.79"
26. By straight line to 2,475,739 270,687 26x24'13.83" 97x02'46.63"
27. By arc centered at 2,422,684 257,436 26x22'08.3" 97x12'32.6"
to 2,475,708 270,811 26x24'15.06" 97x02'47.96"
28. By straight line to 2,472,116 285,051 26x26'36.50" 97x03'25.67"
29. By arc centered at 2,419,092 271,676 26x24'29.7" 97x13'10.5"
to 2,471,287 287,990 26x27'05.71" 97x03'34.42"
30. By straight line to 2,466,585 303,033 26x29'35.22" 97x04'24.28"
31. By straight line to 2,461,419 319,706 26x32'20.92" 97x05'19.08"
32. By arc centered at 2,409,184 303,522 26x29'46.1" 97x14'56.0"
to 2,461,209 320,369 26x32'27.52" 97x05'21.31"
33. By straight line to 2,450,926 352,124 26x37'43.15" 97x07'10.71"
34. By arc centered at 2,398,901 335,277 26x35'01.6" 97x16'45.8"
to 2,449,710 355,498 26x38'16.70" 97x07'23.71"
35. By straight line to 2,447,122 362,000 26x39'21.38" 97x07'51.45"
36. By straight line to 2,445,524 366,527 26x40'06.38" 97x08'08.52"
37. By straight line to 2,442,108 376,994 26x41'50.42" 97x08'44.95"
38. By straight line to 2,437,787 392,060 26x44'20.08" 97x09'30.83"
39. By straight line to 2,437,079 394,740 26x44'46.70" 97x09'38.32"
40. By arc centered at 2,384,205 380,784 26x42'33.7" 97x19'23.0"
to 2,435,953 398,463 26x45'23.70" 97x09'50.30"
41. By straight line to 2,435,511 399,759 26x45'36.57" 97x09'55.03"
42. By straight line to 2,432,474 410,567 26x47'23.94" 97x10'27.28"
43. By straight line to 2,427,617 431,540 26x50'52.15" 97x11"18.47"
44. By straight line to 2,424,278 447,618 26x53'31.73" 97x11'54.51"
45. By straight line to 2,422,538 459,109 26x55'25.72" 97x12'11.42"
46. By arc centered at 2,368,469 450,923 26x54'09.8" 97x22'09.6"
to 2,422,177 461,213 26x55'46.59" 97x12'15.17"
47. By straight line to 2,421,519 468,580 26x56'11.43" 97x12'22.16"
48. By arc centered at 2,367,051 463,714 26x56'16.6" 97x22'25.0"
to 2,421,383 469,914 26x57'12.85" 97x12'22.95"
49. By straight line to 2,420,872 474,392 26x57'57.25" 97x12'28.09"
50. By arc centered at 2,366,540 468,192 26x57'01.0" 97x22'29.2"
to 2,420,613 476,347 26x58'16.64" 97x12'30.73"
51. By straight line to 2,419,889 487,832 27x00'10.46" 97x12'37.44"
52. By straight line to 2,419,593 493,822 27x01'09.82" 97x12'40.04"
53. By straight line to 2,419,571 498,661 27x01'57.74" 97x12'39.73"
54. By arc centered at 2,364,887 498,418 27x02'00.5" 97x22'44.5"
to 2,419,564 499,351 27x02'04.57" 97x12'39.74"
55. By straight line to 2,419,442 506,501 27x03'15.40" 97x12'40.28"
56. By straight line to 2,419,750 514,047 27x04'30.10" 97x12'36.02"
57. By straight line to 2,419,951 517,831 27x05'07.56" 97x12'33.36"
58. By straight line to 2,420,165 521,009 27x05'39.01" 97x12'30.64"
59. By arc centered at 2,365,603 524,676 27x06'20.5" 97x22'34.0"
to 2,420,260 522,916 27x05'57.88" 97x12'29.38"
60. By straight line to 2,420,367 526,247 27x06'30.86" 97x12'27.81"
61. By straight line to 2,421,336 538,406 27x08'31.18" 97x12'15.70"
62. By arc centered at 2,366,824 542,751 27x09'19.4" 97x22'18.7"
to 2,421,429 539,789 27x08'44.87" 97x12'14.52"
63. By straight line to 2,421,449 540,167 27x08'48.61" 97x12'14.25"
64. By straight line to 2,421,591 540,986 27x08'56.71" 97x12'12.59"
65. By arc centered at 2,367,705 550,301 27x10'34.1" 97x22'08.2"
to 2,422,109 544,769 27x09'34.13" 97x12'06.42"
66. By straight line to 2,422,522 548,828 27x10'14.28" 97x12'01.39"
67. By straight line to 2,422,909 550,953 27x10'35.28" 97x11'56.86"
68. By arc centered at 2,369,110 560,755 27x12'17.5" 97x21'51.6"
to 2,423,074 551,906 27x10'44.71" 97x11'54.92"
69. By straight line to 2,423,600 555,114 27x11'16.42" 97x11'48.73"
70. By straight line to 2,425,604 565,501 27x12'59.09" 97x11'25.35"
71. By straight line to 2,425,955 567,201 27x13'15.88" 97x11'21.25"
72. By straight line to 2,430,188 585,397 27x16'15.65" 97x10'32.25"
73. By straight line to 2,435,271 602,898 27x19'08.44" 97x09'33.87"
74. By straight line to 2,437,860 611,265 27x20'31.02" 97x09'04.17"
75. By straight line to 2,440,773 619,882 27x21'56.05" 97x08'30.84"
76. By straight line to 2,443,622 627,687 27x23'13.04" 97x07'48.31"
77. By straight line to 2,449,412 641,292 27x25'27.14" 97x06'52.41"
78. By straight line to 2,455,945 656,139 27x27'53.45" 97x05'38.08"
79. By straight line to 2,459,158 662,847 27x28'59.52" 96x05'01.59"
80. By straight line to 2,400,858 666,346 27x29'33.99" 97x04'42.27"
81. By arc centered at 2,419,058 701,605 27x35'27.6" 97x12'22.4"
to 2,468,926 679,163 27x31'40.01" 97x03'11.05"
82. By straight line to 2,473,113 688,467 27x33'11.66" 97x02'23.35"
83. By arc centered at 2,423,245 710,909 27x36'59.3" 97x11'34.8"
to 2,477,118 701,518 27x35'20.43" 97x01'37.17"
84. By straight line to 2,477,226 701,748 27x35'22.70" 97x01'35.93"
85. By straight line 2,484,830 715,453 27x37'37.53" 97x00'09.62"
86. By straight line to 2,492,830 728,654 27x39'47.30" 96x58'38.91"
87. By straight line to 2,503,178 744,730 27x42'25.23" 96x56'41.63"
88. By straight line to 2,511,491 757,057 27x44'26.26" 96x55'07.44"
89. By straight line to 2,515,272 762,240 27x45'17.11" 96x54'24.63"
90. By arc centered at 2,471,092 794,467 27x50'41.5" 97x02'32.2"
to 2,522,680 776,327 27x47'35.66" 96x53'00.17"
91. By straight line to 2,523,498 778,651 27x47'58.57" 96x52'50.74"
92. By straight line to 2,523,986 779,631 27x48'08.21" 96x52'45.16"
93. By straight line to 2,526,031 782,992 27x48'41.29" 96x52'22.00"
94. By straight line to 2,535,804 796,133 ........... ............
(Repeating two courses)
93. By straight line to 2,687,786 -1,695 ........................
94. By straight line to 2,697,492 11,498 27x50'50.13" 96x50'31.25"
95. By straight line to 2,705,230 21,472 27x52'27.43" 96x49'03.01"
96. By straight line to 2,710,958 28,002 27x53'31.00" 96x47'57.84"
97. By arc centered at 2,669,848 64,063 27x59'35.4" 96x55'28.7"
to 2,712,719 30,115 27x53'51.59" 96x47'37.77"
98. By straight line to 2,714,852 32,807 27x54'17.84" 96x47'13.45"
99. By straight line to 2,720,377 38,910 27x55'17.21" 96x46'10.59"
100. By straight line to 2,724,705 43,579 27x56'02.60" 96x45'21.36"
101 By straight line to 2,727,377 46,418 27x56'30.20" 96x44'50.97"
102. By arc centered at 2,691,713 87,873 28x03'27.2" 96x51'20.0"
to 2,733,517 52,619 27x57'30.40" 96x43'41.20"
103. By straight line to 2,745,287 64,045 27x59'21.23" 96x41'27.48"
104. By straight line to 2,759,114 76,842 28x01'25.17" 96x38'50.43"
105. By straight line to 2,760,917 78,432 28x01'40.55" 96x38'29.96"
106. By straight line to 2,775,278 90,137 28x03'33.53" 96x35'47.09"
107. By straight line to 2,780,827 94,573 28x04'16.30" 96x34'44.15"
108. By arc centered at 2,746,685 137,290 28x11'26.0" 96x40'55.7"
to 2,782,550 96,009 28x04'30.16" 96x34'24.59"
109. By straight line to 2,783,852 97,140 28x04'41.08" 96x35'09.80"
110. By straight line to 2,791,476 102,789 28x05'35.43" 96x32'43.40"
111. By straight line to 2,800,074 109,137 28x06'36.47" 96x31'05.92"
112. By straight line to 2,807,482 114,230 28x07'25.32" 96x29'42.01"
113. By straight line to 2,814,202 118,283 28x08'04.00" 96x28'26.00"
114. By arc centered at 2,785,963 165,112 28x15'53.5" 96x33'30.4"
to 2,815,384 119,016 28x08'11.01" 96x28'12.63"
115. By straight line to 2,824,561 124,874 28x09'07.01" 96x26'28.73"
116. By straight line to 2,831,319 128,676 28x09'43.18" 96x25'12.32"
117. By straight line to 2,836,670 131,276 28x10'07.75" 96x24'11.92"
118. By straight line to 2,839,197 132,254 28x10'16.87" 96x23'43.45"
119. By arc centered at 2,819,460 183,253 28x18'46.0" 96x27'11.5"
to 2,840,053 132,594 28x10'20.04" 96x23'33.80"
120. By straight line to 2,844,564 134,428 28x10'37.20" 96x22'42.95"
121. By straight line to 2,846,278 135,087 28x10'43.34" 96x22'23.64"
122. By arc centered at 2,833,368 188,226 28x19'32.2" 96x24'34.7"
to 2,864,032 142,947 28x11'57.16" 96x19'03.31"
123. By straight line to 2,865,389 143,866 28x12'05.95" 96x18'47.92"
124. By arc centered at 2,834,725 189,145 28x19'41.0" 96x24'19.3"
to 2,879,517 157,775 28x14'20.38" 96x16'06.44"
125. By straight line to 2,880,106 158,616 28x14'28.57" 96x15'59.64"
126. By arc centered at 2,835,314 189,986 28x19'49.2" 96x24'12.5"
to 2,883,104 163,406 28x15'15.29" 96x15'24.87"
127. By straight line 2,885,158 167,099 28x15'51.36" 96x15'00.94"
128. By arc centered at 2,837,368 193,679 28x20'25.3" 96x23'48.6"
to 2,886,819 170,332 28x16'22.99" 96x14'41.53"
129. By straight line to 2,890,783 177,022 28x17'28.27" 96x13'55.43"
130. By arc centered at 2,843,740 204,903 28x22'15.0" 96x22'34.5"
to 2,893,218 181,614 28x18'13.16" 96x13'26.99"
131. By straight line to 2,899,305 186,971 28x19'04.75" 96x12'17.48"
131a. By straight line to 2,899,402 187,052 28x19'05.53" 96x12'16.38"
132. By straight line to 2,908,291 193,515 28x20'07.38" 96x10'35.21"
133. By straight line to 2,912,716 196,355 28x20'34.44" 96x09'44.93"
134. By straight line to 2,927,833 205,781 28x22'04.08" 96x06'53.21"
135. By straight line to 2,936,888 211,198 28x22'55.48" 96x95'19.38"
136. By straight line to 2,950,886 219,194 28x24'11.14" 96x92'31.45"
137. By straight line to 2,961,311 224,721 28x25'03.23" 96x00'33.18"
138. By straight line to 2,978,776 233,372 28x26'24.39" 95x57'15.13"
139. By straight line to 2,987,582 237,367 28x27'01.65" 95x55'35.35"
140. By arc centered at 2,964,991 287,167 28x35'20.4" 95x59'34.0"
to 2,988,795 237,935 28x27'06.96" 95x55'21.60"
141. By straight line to 2,998,740 242,743 28x27'51.95" 95x53'28.
142. By straight line to 3,002,406 244,493 28x28'08.31" 95x52'47.22"
143. By straight line to 3,005,833 246,002 28x28'22.33" 95x52'08.38"
144. By arc centered at 2,983,797 296,051 28x36'43.5" 95x56'00.5"
to 3,007,526 246,783 28x28'29.61" 95x51'49.18"
145. By straight line to 3,026,416 255,881 28x29'54.60" 95x48'14.81"
146. By arc centered at 3,002,687 305,149 28x38'08.6" 95x52'25.9"
to 3,028,326 256,847 28x30'03.64" 95x47'53.12"
147. By straight line to 3,047,657 267,108 28x31'39.91" 95x44'13.33"
148. By arc centered at 3,022,018 315,410 28x39'45.0" 95x48'45.9"
to 3,048,496 267,563 28x31'44.18" 95x44'03.79"
149. By straight line to 3,059,100 273,431 28x32'39.31" 95x42'03.10"
150. By arc centered at 3,032,622 321,278 28x40'40.2" 95x46'45.1"
to 3,060,936 274,494 28x32'49.32" 95x41'42.19"
151. By straight line to 3,078,889 285,359 28x34'31.79" 95x38'17.46"
152. By arc centered at 3,050,575 332,143 28x42'22.8" 95x43'20.2"
to 3,080,687 286,496 28x34'42.53" 95x37'56.93"
153. By straight line to 3,084,317 288,890 28x35'05.20" 95x37'15.45"
154. By straight line to 3,092,292 293,735 28x35'50.86" 95x35'44.46"
155. By arc centered at 3,063,896 340,470 28x43'41.5" 95x49'48.0"
to 3,092,642 293,950 28x35'52.89" 95x35'40.46"
156. By straight line to 3,110,764 305,148 28x37'38.45" 95x32'13.53"
157. By arc centered at 3,082,018 351,668 28x45'27.2" 95x37'20.9"
to 3,111,027 305,312 28x37'39.99" 95x32'10.52"
158. By straight line to 3,128,977 316,545 28x39'25.86" 95x28'45.39"
159. By arc centered at 3,099,968 362,901 28x47'13.2" 95x33'55.6"
to 3,129,951 317,169 28x39'31.75" 95x28'34.25"
160. By straight line to 3,152,081 331,678 28x41'48.68" 95x24'20.95"
161. By arc centered at 3,122,098 377,410 28x49'30.3" 95x29'42.1"
to 3,153,769 332,830 28x41'59.57" 95x24'01.60"
162. By straight line to 3,158,904 336,478 28x42'34.10" 95x23'0.71"
163. By straight line to 3,168,664 342,866 28x43'34.32" 95x21'10.91"
164. By arc centered at 3,138,717 388,622 28x51'16.3" 95x26'31.5"
to 3,172,530 345,644 28x44'00.62" 95x20'26.53"
165. By straight line to 3,177,771 349,049 28x44'32.69" 95x19'26.48"
166. By arc centered at 3,147,981 394,907 28x52'15.7" 95x24'45.2"
to 3,178,426 349,481 28x44'36.76" 95x19'18.98"
167. By straight line to 3,184,351 353,452 28x45'14.21" 95x18'11.04"
168. By arc centered at 3,153,906 398,878 28x52'53.2" 95x23'37.2"
to 3,185,298 354,101 28x45'20.34" 95x18'00.17"
169. By straight line to 3,196,291 361,808 28x46'33.16" 95x15'53.96"
170. By arc centered at 3,164,899 406,585 28x54'06.1" 95x21'30.9"
to 3,197,099 362,386 28x46'38.61" 95x15'44.67"
171. By straight line to 3,203,248 366,865 28x47'21.00" 95x14'33.99"
171a. By straight line to 3,203,445 366,995 28x47'22.22" 95x14'31.73"
172. By straight line to 3,205,264 368,190 28x47'33.46" 95x14'10.87"
173. By arc centered at 3,182,950 418,115 28x55'54.6" 95x18'03.8"
to 3,213,259 372,598 28x48'14.53" 95x12'39.45"
174. By straight line to 3,214,103 373,160 28x48'19.82" 95x12'29.76"
175. By arc centered at 3,183,794 418,677 28x55'59.9" 95x17'54.1"
to 3,230,736 390,625 28x51'07.29" 95x09'16.44"
176. By straight line to 3,240,421 399,503 28x52'31.99" 95x07'24.26"
177. By straight line to 3,258,176 414,679 28x54'56.30" 95x03'48.91"
178. By straight line to 3,262,578 418,206 28x55'29.73" 95x03'08.07"
179. By straight line to 3,266,484 420,949 28x55'55.57" 95x02'23.08"
180. By arc centered at 3,239,802 468,683 29x03'56.8" 95x07'05.4"
to 3,282,040 433,949 28x57'58.97" 94x59'23.10"
181. By straight line to 3,282,364 434,343 28x58'02.76" 94x59'19.30"
182. By arc centered at 3,240,126 469,077 29x04'00.6" 95x07'01.6"
to 3,290,005 446,661 29x00'02.05" 94x57'48.53"
183. By straight line to 3,296,652 452,104 29x00'53.63" 94x56'31.59"
184. By straight line to 3,302,419 456,606 29x01'36.20" 94x55'24.90"
185. By straight line to 3,315,160 466,352 29x03'08.22" 94x52'57.60"
186. By straight line to 3,320,930 470,564 29x03'47.89" 94x51'50.94"
187. By straight line to 3,328,195 475,602 29x04'35.19" 94x50'27.11"
188. By straight line to 3,342,587 484,679 29x05'59.91" 94x47'41.32"
189. By arc centered at 3,313,417 530,934 29x13'47.9" 94x52'51.6"
to 3,345,594 486,717 29x06'19.02" 94x47'06.62"
190. By straight line to 3,350,192 490,063 29x06'50.48" 94x46'13.45"
191. By arc centered at 3,318,015 534,280 29x14'19.4" 94x51'58.4"
to 3,351,664 491,173 29x07'00.94" 94x45'56.41"
192. By straight line to 3,366,438 502,706 29x08'49.73" 94x43'05.18"
193. By straight line to 3,373,759 508,167 29x09'41.10" 94x41'49.41"
194. By arc centered at 3,341,062 552,000 29x17'06.6" 94x47'31.2"
to 3,376,113 510,025 29x09'58.63" 94x41'13.09"
195. By straight line to 3,379,502 512,855 29x10'25.40" 94x40'33.71"
196. By arc centered at 3,344,451 554,830 29x17'33.4" 94x46'51.8"
to 3,382,463 515,517 29x10'50.64" 94x39'59.22"
197. By straight line to 3,385,938 518,877 29x11'22.61" 94x39'18.63"
198. By arc centered at 3,347,926 558,190 29x18'05.4" 94x46'11.2"
to 3,393,316 527,691 29x12'47.10" 94x37'51.73"
199. By straight line to 3,394,123 528,892 29x12'58.69" 94x37'42.12"
200. By arc centered at 3,348,733 559,391 29x18'17.0" 94x46'01.6"
to 3,399,047 537,969 29x14'26.68" 94x36'42.74"
201. By straight line to 3,399,847 539,848 29x14'44.97" 94x36'32.92"
202. By arc centered at 3,349,533 561,270 29x18'35.3" 94x45'51.8"
to 3,401,544 544,379 29x15'29.17" 94x36'11.86"
203. By straight line to 3,402,301 546,710 29x15'51.96" 94x36'02.31"
204. By arc centered at 3,350,290 563,601 29x18'58.1" 94x45'42.3"
to 3,404,498 556,395 29x17'26.97" 94x35'33.41"
205. By straight line to 3,404,679 557,758 29x17'40.38" 94x35'30.79"
206. By straight line to 3,405,303 558,363 29x17'46.13" 94x35'23.49"
207. By straight line to 3,407,136 559,951 29x18'01.16" 94x35'02.12"
208. By straight line to 3,409,314 561,570 29x18'16.36" 94x34'36.85"
209. By straight line to 3,413,751 564,517 29x18'43.86" 94x33'45.50"
210. By straight line to 3,421,690 569,297 29x19'28.16" 94x32'13.83"
211. By straitht line to 3,429,293 573,476 29x20'06.63" 94x30'46.17"
212. By straight line to 3,447,430 582,437 29x21'28.35" 94x27'17.47"
213. By straight line to 3,466,717 591,592 29x22'51.47" 94x23'35.58"
214. By arc centered at 3,443,267 640,994 29x31'09.3" 94x27'38.8"
to 3,467,072 591,762 29x22'53.01" 94x23'31.50"
215. By straight line to 3,480,531 598,270 29x23'52.12" 94x20'56.55"
216. By straight line to 3,497,178 605,998 29x25'01.98" 94x17'44.98"
217. By arc centered at 3,474,153 655,599 29x33'21.8" 94x21'42.9"
to 3,497,492 606,145 29x25'03.31" 94x17'41.36"
218. By straight line to 3,512,863 613,399 29x26'08.92" 94x14'44.35"
219. By arc centered at 3,489,524 662,853 29x34'27.5" 94x18'45.7"
to 3,513,624 613,765 29x26'12.24" 94x14'35.58"
220. By straight line to 3,530,376 621,990 29x27'26.82" 94x11'22.44"
221. By straight line to 3,554,680 633,780 29x29'13.49" 94x06'42.17"
222. By arc centered at 3,530,811 682,981 29x37'30.0" 94x10'49.1"
to 3,555,470 634,171 29x29'17.03" 94x06'33.05"
223. By straight line to 3,571,673 642,357 29x30'31.26" 94x03'25.94"
224. By straight line to 3,579,924 646,355 29x31'07.35" 94x01'50.72"
225. By arc centered at 3,564,669 698,869 29x39'53.2" 94x04'18.2"
to 3,583,947 647,695 29x31'18.91" 94x01'04.58"
226. By arc centered at 3,570,700 700,751 29x40'09.3" 94x03'09.0"
to 3,583,971 647,701 29x31'18.96" 94x01'04.31"
227. By arc centered at 3,585,544 702,363 29x40'19.0" 94x00'20.1"
to 3,587,641 647,718 29x31'17.58" 94x00'22.79"
228. By arc centered at 3,588,465 702,397 29x40'18.1" 93x59'47.0"
to 3,597,166 648,409 29x31'20.37" 93x58'34.73"
229. By arc centered at 3,598,298 703,082 29x40'20.7" 93x57'55.3"
to 3,611,182 649,936 29x31'29.50" 93x55'55.45"
230. By arc centered at 3,616,758 704,337 29x40'25.2" 93x54'25.6"
to 3,617,980 649,666 29x31'23.90" 93x54'38.73"
231. By straight line to 3,622,052 649,757 29x31'23.04" 93x53'52.62"
232. By straight line to 3,628,661 649,851 29x31'21.11" 93x52'37.85"
233. By arc centered at 3,627,884 704,530 29x40'22.3" 93x52'19.5"
to 3,632,508 650,041 29x31'21.32" 93x51'54.24"
234. By straight line to 3,634,971 650,250 29x31'22.32" 93x51'26.29"
235. By arc centered at 3,630,347 704,739 29x40'23.3" 93x51'51.5"
to 3,651,368 654,256 29x31'54.77" 93x48'18.84"
236. By straignt line to 3,653,430 655,115 29x32'02.36" 93x47'55.08"
237. By arc centered at 3,632,410 705,598 29x40'30.9" 93x51'27.7"
to 3,663,602 660,681 29x32'52.93" 93x45'57.22"
238. By straight line to 3,664,862 661,556 29x33'01.02" 93x45'42.53"
239. By arc centered at 3,633,670 706,473 29x40'39.0" 93x51'13.0"
to 3,677,669 674,000 29x34'58.40" 93x43'11.30"
240. By straight line to 3,678,810 675,546 29x35'13.18" 93x42'46.60"
241. By arc centered at 3,634,811 708,019 29x40'53.8" 93x50'59.3"
to 3,680,595 678,115 29x35'37.80" 93x42'36.08"
242. By straight line to 3,686,069 686,496 29x36'58.24" 93x41'29.83"
The State of Texas is not entitled to any interest in such lands, minerals or resources, and said State, its privies, assigns, lessees and other persons claiming under it are hereby enjoined from interfering with the rights of the United States in such lands, minerals and resources.
2. As against the United States, with the exceptions provided by § 5 of the Submerged Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1313, the State of Texas is entitled to--
(a) All the lands, minerals and other natural resources underlying the Gulf of Mexico, bounded on the south by the international boundary with Mrxico and on the east by the western boundary of Louisiana and an extension thereof, that are within three geographical miles from the present or future coastline as referred to in § 2(c) of the Submerged Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1301(c); and
(b) All the lands, minerals and other natural resources underlying the Gulf of Mexico, bounded on the south by the international boundary with Mexico and on the east by the western boundary of Louisiana and an extension thereof, less than three marine leagues gulfward from the present or future coastline as referred to in § 2(c) of the Submerged Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1301(c) that are landward of the line described in paragraph 1(b) hereof.
3. As used herein--
(a) 'Geographical mile' means a distance of 1852 meters (6076.10333 . . . U.S. Survey Feet or approximately 6076.11549 International Feet);
(b) 'Marine league' means a distance of three geographical miles;
(c) Plane coordinates refer to the Texas Coordinate Systems, South Zone or South Central Zone, as indicated.
(d) Latitudes and longitudes refer to the North American 1927 Datum.
(e) All distances referred to herein are expressed at grid scale, Texas Plane Coordinate Systems.
4. The Court retains jurisdiction to entertain such further proceedings, enter such orders, and issue such writs as may from time to time be deemed necessary or advisable to give proper force and effect to this decree, or to the decree of December 12, 1960, herein, or to effectuate the rights of the parties in the premises.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE and Mr. Justice MARSHALL took no part in the consideration or formulation of this Supplemental Decree.

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