I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4417 
To deauthorize portions of the project for navigation, Essex River, 
Massachusetts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 
Mr. MOULTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To deauthorize portions of the project for navigation, Essex 
River, Massachusetts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Essex River Jobs and 
Recreation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESSEX RIVER PROJECT. 
(a) DEAUTHORIZATION.—The portions of the project 
for navigation, Essex River, Massachusetts, authorized by 
the Act of July 13, 1892 (27 Stat. 88, chapter 158) and 
modified by the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1121, 
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chapter 425) (commonly known as the Rivers and Harbors 
Appropriation Act of 1899) and the Act of March 2, 1907 
(Public Law 59–168), that do not lie within the areas de-
scribed in subsection (b) are no longer authorized begin-
ning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT PORTIONS.—Begin-
ning at a point N3056139.82 E851780.21, thence south-
westerly about 156.88 feet to a point N3055997.75 
E851713.67; thence southwesterly about 64.59 feet to a 
point N3055959.37 E851661.72; thence southwesterly 
about 145.14 feet to a point N3055887.10 E851535.85; 
thence southwesterly about 204.91 feet to a point 
N3055855.12 E851333.45; thence northwesterly about 
423.50 feet to a point N3055976.70 E850927.78; thence 
northwesterly about 58.77 feet to a point N3056002.99 
E850875.21; thence northwesterly about 240.57 feet to a 
point N3056232.82 E850804.14; thence northwesterly 
about 203.60 feet to a point N3056435.41 E850783.93; 
thence northwesterly about 78.63 feet to a point 
N3056499.63 E850738.56; thence northwesterly about 
60.00 feet to a point N3056526.30 E850684.81; thence 
southwesterly about 85.56 feet to a point N3056523.33 
E850599.31; thence southwesterly about 36.20 feet to a 
point N3056512.37 E850564.81; thence southwesterly 
about 80.10 feet to a point N3056467.08 E850498.74; 
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thence southwesterly about 169.05 feet to a point 
N3056334.36 E850394.03; thence northwesterly about 
48.52 feet to a point N3056354.38 E850349.83; thence 
northeasterly about 83.71 feet to a point N3056436.35 
E850366.84; thence northeasterly about 212.38 feet to a 
point N3056548.70 E850547.07; thence northeasterly 
about 47.60 feet to a point N3056563.12 E850592.43; 
thence northeasterly about 101.16 feet to a point 
N3056566.62 E850693.53; thence southeasterly about 
80.22 feet to a point N3056530.97 E850765.40; thence 
southeasterly about 99.29 feet to a point N3056449.88 
E850822.69; thence southeasterly about 210.12 feet to a 
point N3056240.79 E850843.54; thence southeasterly 
about 219.46 feet to a point N3056031.13 E850908.38; 
thence southeasterly about 38.23 feet to a point 
N3056014.02 E850942.57; thence southeasterly about 
410.93 feet to a point N3055896.06 E851336.21; thence 
northeasterly about 188.43 feet to a point N3055925.46 
E851522.33; thence northeasterly about 135.47 feet to a 
point N3055992.91 E851639.80; thence northeasterly 
about 52.15 feet to a point N3056023.90 E851681.75; 
thence northeasterly about 91.57 feet to a point 
N3056106.82 E851720.59. 
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