DECREE
For the purpose of giving effect to the opinion of this Court announced on June 14, 1976, 426 U. S. 465:
It Is Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed As Follows:
1. That the extension of the boundary southerly from the point where the line forming the boundary between Texas and Louisiana southerly from the Arkansas boundary, intersects the geographical middle of the Sabine River (Latitude 31°59 56.225 North, Longitude 94°02/33.105 West, said point being taken from the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Center, Tex.-La. 1958 Edition) to the mid-point between the gulfward extension of the Sabine Pass jetties Latitude 29°3837.329 North, Longitude 93°49/30.940 West hereby is established.
Said boundary commences at Latitude 31°59/56.225 North and Longitude 94°02/33.105 West, thence proceeding in a southerly direction along the Sabine River using the federal line as shown for the boundary on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Center, Tex.-La., 1958 Edition (photo-revised 1969) and signed by Hatley N. Harrison, Jr., for Louisiana on February 20, 1974, and by H. H. Forbes, Jr., for Texas on February 20, 1974, which is in evidence in this case as Texas Exhibit AAA-1.
Thence, on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Logansport, La.-Tex. Edition of 1956 (photorevised 1969) and signed by Hatley N. Harrison, Jr., for Louisiana on February 20, 1974, and Herman H. Forbes, Jr. for Texas on February 20, 1974, which is in evidence in this case as Texas Exhibit AAA-2, using the federal line as shown along the Sabine River as the boundary except for the alignments shown in red. These red alignments denote where the boundary follows old oxbows that formerly were the Sabine River and are located in the vicinity of:
LATITUDE NORTH LONGITUDE WEST
31°54/36// 93°5551"
3105345 9305554
31 °5334 93°5402
31°5020 93°52/38
31°49,22// 93o5209"
31°4727 93°5005
31°4704" 93°50/05/
3104616 93°4930
Thence, on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Patroon, Tex.-La., Edition of 1956 (photorevised 1969) and signed by Hatley N. Harrison, Jr., for Louisiana on February 20, 1974, and by Herman H. Forbes, Jr. for Texas on February 20, 1974, which is in evidence in this case as Texas Exhibit AAA-3, using the federal line as shown along the Sabine River as the boundary except for the former alignments shown in red. These are located in the vicinity of:
LATITUDE NORTH LONGITUDE WEST
31o4206" 93°4860,/
31°41T2 93°4837
31°3652 93°4933
31°3144 93°4519
Thence, on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Zwolle, La.-Tex., Edition of 1957 (photorevised 1969) and signed by Hatley N. Harrison, Jr., for Louisiana on February 20, 1974, and by Herman H. Forbes, Jr., for Texas on February 20, 1974, which is in evidence in this case as Texas Exhibit AAA-4, using the federal line as shown along the Sabine River as the boundary except for the former alignment shown in red. It is located in the vicinity of Latitude 31°31,50// North and Longitude 93°4500" West.
Thence, on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Negreet, La.-Tex., Edition of 1954 (photorevised 1969) and signed by Hatley N. Harrison, Jr. for Louisiana, on February 20, 1974 and by Herman H. Forbes, Jr. for Texas on February 20, 1974, which is in evidence in this case as Texas Exhibit AAA-5, using the federal line as shown along the Sabine River as the boundary.
Thence, on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Weirgate, Tex.-La., Edition of 1954 (photorevised 1969) and signed by Hatley N. Harrison, Jr. for Louisiana on March 29, 1974, and by Herman H. Forbes, Jr. for Texas on April 5, 1974, which is in evidence in this case as Texas Exhibit AAA-6, using the federal line as shown along the Sabine River as the boundary except for the former alignments shown in red. These are located in the vicinity of:
LATITUDE NORTH LONGITUDE WEST
31°11T2 93°3310
31°0416// 93°32/03"
31°00T4" 93°34/10//
Thence, on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Merryville, Tex.-La., Edition of 1959 signed by Hatley N. Harrison, Jr. for Louisiana on February 20, 1974, and by Herman H. Forbes, Jr. for Texas, on February 20, 1974, which is in evidence in this case as Texas Exhibit AAA-7, using the federal line as shown along the Sabine River as the boundary except for the former alignments shown in red. These are located in the vicinity of:
LATITUDE NORTH LONGITUDE WEST
30°5039" 93°3337//
30°45T8 93°3623
Thence, on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Bon Weir, La.-Tex., Edition of 1959 signed by Hatley N. Harrison, Jr. for Louisiana on February 20, 1974, and by Herman H. Forbes, Jr. for Texas, on February 20, 1974, which is in evidence in this case as Texas Exhibit AAA-8, using the federal line as shown along the Sabine River as the boundary except for the former alignments shown in red. These are located in the vicinity of:
LATITUDE NORTH LONGITUDE WEST
30°4327 93°3647
30°38T4 93°4040
30°3449 93°4242
30°3440 93°4313
30°3038 93°4228
Thence, on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Starks, La.-Tex. Edition of 1959 (photorevised 1967) and the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Bessmay, Tex.La., Edition of 1955, each signed by Hatley N. Harrison, Jr., for Louisiana on February 20, 1974, and by Herman H. Forbes, Jr., for Texas on February 20, 1974, which are in evidence in this case as Texas Exhibits AAA-9 and AAA-10, using the federal line as shown along the Sabine River as the boundary except for the former alignments shown in red. These are located in the vicinity of:
LATITUDE NORTH LONGITUDE WEST
30°2340 93°4436
30°19T7 93°4521
30°1840 93°4437
30°1658 93°4212
30°1525 93°4208
Thence, on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Orange, La.-Tex., Edition of 1960 signed by Hatley N. Harrison, Jr., for Louisiana, on March 29, 1974, and by Herman H. Forbes, Jr., for Texas, on May 20, 1974, which is in evidence in this case as Texas Exhibit AAA-11, using the federal line as shown along the Sabine River as the boundary except for the former alignments shown in red. These are located in the vicinity of:
LATITUDE NORTH LONGITUDE WEST
30°12T1 93°4246
30° 11/38 93°4233
30°0604 93°4237
30°05/09 93°4349
Thence, on the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle, Orangefield, Tex.-La., Edition of 1957 signed by Hatley N. Harrison, Jr., for Louisiana, on February 20, 1974, and by Herman H. Forbes, Jr., for Texas, on February 20, 1974, which is in evidence in this case as Texas Exhibit AAA-12, using the federal line shown along the Sabine River as the boundary to a point on the geographic middle of the Sabine River whose position is Latitude 30°0000.000 North and Longitude 93°4607.952 West.
And thence, as shown on Exhibit 13, which is in evidence herein, the boundary from the point last mentioned through Middle Pass at the mouth of the Sabine River and through Sabine Lake and Pass to the seaward end of the jetties is defined by straight lines between points in either Louisiana (Lambert) Coordinate System, South Zone, or Texas (Lambert) Coordinate System, South Central Zone, whose geographic positions are as follows:
Latitude North Longitude West Location
COMMENCE AT 30°00/00.000 93°46/07.952 River
THROUGH 29°5951.826 93°4609.068 Head of Pass
THROUGH 29°5947.316 93°46T3.110 River
THROUGH 29°59/43.790 93° 4618.996 River
THROUGH 29°5942.357 93°46/24.193 River
THROUGH 29°5941.976 93°46/31.407 River
THROUGH 29°5941.857< 93°46/36.751" River
THROUGH 29°5941.098 93°4641.339 River
THROUGH 29°5936.127 93°46/53.104 River
THROUGH 29°59/34.754 93°46/57.677 Head of Pass
THROUGH 29°59/13.842 93°4727.465 Middle Pass
THROUGH 29°59/00.673// 93°47/36.676" Middle Pass
THROUGH 29°5850.683 93°4743.561 Middle Pass
THROUGH 29°5843.739 93°4748.469 Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°5837.530 93°4754.478 Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°5830.922 93°48/09.976 Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°58/03.916,/ 93°48/20.679" Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°5649.422 93°48/31.283 Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°56/23.803,/ 93°48/37.697" Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29° 5619.089 93°48/43.491 Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°56T1.739 93°48/47.345 Upper Sabine Lake
Latitude North Longitude West Location
THROUGH 2905557.322 93°48/50.454 Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°5503.827 93°49/04.810 Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°5436.973 93°49/16.302 Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°5404.585 93°49/37.656 Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°5332.579 93°5003.845 Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°5256.560 93°5021.747 Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°52/39.770,/ 93°5035.039" Upper Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°5225.145 93°51/09.699 Middle of Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29o5U50.473 93°5207.103 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°5132.542 93°5228.004 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°5115.878 93°5257.568 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°51/05500 93°5319.673 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°5054.303 93°53,35.182 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°5018.169 93°54/20.311 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°4949.772 93°5449.448 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°49/44.849 93°54/58.065 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°4937.618 93°55/05.771 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°4920.303 93°55,20.142 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°4842.959 93°5535.809 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°4818.451 93°55/40.759 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°4736.545 93°5539.194 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°47/15.758// 93°5530.254" Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°47/05.436 93°55/18.919 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°4658.740 93°55/01.889 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°4648.210 93°54/46.996 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°4636.049 93°54/25.832 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°4628.073 93°54/13.425 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°4618.585 93°5357591 Lower Sabine Lake
THROUGH 29°4606.942 93°5345.018 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°45,54.345// 93°5330.849" Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°4549.978 93°5328.808 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°4538.577 93°53,26.928 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°45,18.638 9305333.851 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°45/05.648// 93°53/32.213" Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°44/54.133 93°5331.124 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°4443.478 93°5328.071 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°44/35.209 93°5318.953 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29 °4431.543 93°5311.427 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°44/27.961 93°5302.088 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°44/22.581 93°52/40.847 Sabine Pass
Latitude North Longitude West Location
THROUGH 29°44T1.018 93°5203.826 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°44/04.304// 9305154.092" Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°43/54.534// 93°5148.229" Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°4337.354 93°5140.499 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°4332.000 93°5135.690 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°43,16.198// 93°51,23.209,/ Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°43/07.451// 93°51/24.917" Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°4258.535 93°5125.146 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°4252.596" 93°51/22.444// Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°42/37.071// 93°5108.441" Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°42/25.303 93°5102.416 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°4217.991 93°5056.448 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°42/11.305 93° 5052.934 Sabine Pass
THROUGH 29°43/57.311 93°5047.841 Head of Jetties
THROUGH 29°4115.323 93°50,11.722 Jetties
TO 29°3837.329 93°4930.940 End of Jetties
2. That the offshore lateral boundary between the States of Texas and Louisiana seaward from the point Latitude 29° 38 37.329 North, Longitude 93°4930.940 West (end of jetties) is a line running South-Southeasterly from said point on a constant bearing of South 13°4445.8 east true to the seaward limit of Louisiana’s Submerged Lands Act grant. Texas’ historic boundary then continues offshore on the same bearing to the point Latitude 29°3206.784 North, Longitude 93°47 41.699" West. This offshore lateral boundary and the Texas historical boundary are shown upon Exhibit 14 which is in evidence in this case. 3. That the United States holds no title to or interest in any island in the west half of the Sabine River by virtue of that island’s continuous existence since 1848, when the western half of that River was part of the territory of the United States, but not part of Texas. Louisiana does not hold title to or interest in any island in the west half of the Sabine River. The United States and Texas do not hold title to or interest in any island in the east half of the Sabine River.
4. That Exhibits 1-14, in evidence herein and above mentioned, be certified by the Special Master as delineating the boundary between the State of Texas and the State of Louisiana, from Latitude 32° North, as defined herein, to the seaward limits of Louisiana’s Submerged Land Act grant, and the seaward limits of Texas’ historical boundary, as defined herein, and that the State of Louisiana be directed to deposit a copy of these maps, so certified by the Special Master, along with a certified copy of this decree, with the Register of -the State Land Office for the State of Louisiana, and that the State of Texas be directed to deposit a set of these maps, so certified by the Special Master, along with a certified copy of this decree, with the Commissioner of the General Land Office of the State of Texas. 5. That the costs be taxed to the parties in accordance with their contribution to the fund established by the Special Master, and that no costs be taxed for the services of the Special Master.
6. That any unexpended funds contributed by the parties to the Special Master for necessary expenses be returned to the parties.
7. That upon such return of funds the Honorable Robert Van Pelt, the Special Master appointed in this cause, will have completed his duties, and is thereupon discharged.