United States v. Louisiana

404 U.S. 388
Supreme Court of the United States·Decided May 31, 1960·No. No. 9·Published·Cited by 5 cases

Opinion

Supplemental Decree

It appearing to the Court that its opinion herein of March 3, 1969, 394 U. S. 11, rejected every ground asserted by the State of Louisiana in support of its claim to rights in the area of the continental shelf hereinafter described, and that no issue as to said area is now pending before the Special Master appointed herein by order of May 19, 1969, 395 U. S. 901; and

It further appearing that substantial revenues derived from lands lying wholly within said area are now being held impounded by the United States pursuant to the parties' Interim Agreement of October 12, 1956, as amended, on file herein, and that there is no reason why the Court should not at this time enter a supple[389]*389mental decree declaring the rights of the United States in the described area and terminating the obligation of the United States to hold impounded the revenues heretofore or hereafter derived from leases of lands lying wholly within the described area:

It Is Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed:

1. As against the defendant State of Louisiana and all persons claiming under it, the United States has exclusive rights to explore the area of the continental shelf lying more than one foot seaward of the line described in paragraph 3 hereof, and to exploit the natural resources of said area. The State of Louisiana 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. All sums now held impounded by the United States under the Interim Agreement of October 12, 1956, as amended, derived from leases of lands lying wholly within the area referred to in paragraph 1 hereof are hereby released to the United States absolutely, and the United States is hereby relieved of any obligation under said agreement to impound any sums hereafter received by it from leases of lands lying wholly within said area.

3. The line referred to in paragraph 1 hereof is described by coordinates in the Louisiana Plane Coordinate System, South Zone, as follows:

X Y

BEGINNING AT . 27693S6.556 . .. 575649.806 .

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO. 2790257.937 . 526389.980 .

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2779032.000 . 512013.000 .

TO . 2791384.930 . 525434.041 .

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO . 2793118.930 . 523838.041 .

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2780766.000 . 510417.000 .

TO . 2794593.837 . 522312.804 .

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO . 2795886.837 . 520809.804 .

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2782059.000 . 508914.000 .

TO . 2796579.124 . 519954.164 .

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO. 2799209.124 . 516495.164 .

[390]*390BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2784689.000 . 505455.000

TO. 2800440.568 . 514653.224

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2804269.568 . 508096.224

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2788518.000 . 498898.000

TO. 2804494.998 . 507698.840

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2806027.998 . 504915.840

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2790051.000 . 496115.000

TO . 2807013.645 . 502822.304

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2808652.645 . 498677.304

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2791690.000 . 491970.000

TO. 2809151.167 . 497245.118

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2812250.167 . 486987.118

BY ARC CENTERED AT 2794789.000 . 481712.000

TO. 2812519.378 . 485996.033

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2813932.378 . 480148.033

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2796202.000 . 475864.000

TO. 2814261.901 . 478425.093

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2815268.901 . 471324.093

BY ARC CENTERED AT 2797209.000 . 468763.000

TO. 2815426.129 . 469687.898

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2815673.129 . 464822.898

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2797456.000 . 463898.000

TO. 2815696.593 .... 463894.844

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2815695.593 . 458115.844

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2797455.000 . 458119.000

TO . 2815656.660 . 456927.864

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2815268.660 . 450998.864

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2797067.000 . 452190.000

TO. 2815170.804 .... 449960.314

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2813956.804 . 440103.314

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2795853.000 . 442333.000

TO. 2813808.964 . 439123.233

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO . 2812677.964 . 432796.233

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2794722.000 . 436006.000

TO . 2812418.508 ... . 431584.141

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2810956.508 425733.141

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2793260.000 . 430155.000

TO . 2810698.968 . 424806.950

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2807853.968 . 415529.950

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2790415.000 . 420878.000

TO . 2807571.652 . 414683.766

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO . 2805321.652 . 408451.766

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2788165.000 . 414646.000

TO. 2805227.217 . 408196.195

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2803786.217 . 404384.195

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2786724.000 . 410834.000

TO . 2803319.235 . 403263.173

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2799845.235 . 395648.173

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2783250.000 . 403219.000

TO. 2798970.928 . 393968.505

[391]*391BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2795393.928 . 387889.505

BY ARO CENTERED AT 2779673.000 . 397140.000

TO . 2795310.866 . 387749.772

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2793559.866 . 384833.772

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2777922.000 . 394224.000

TO. 2792248.791 . 382934.080

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2790813.791 . 381113.080

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2776487.000 . 392403.000

TO . 2789360.151 . 379480.105

BY ARC CENTERED AT 2774670.000 . 390293.000

TO . 2788262.435 . 378128.916

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO . 2786553.159 . 375044.826

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2770599.000 . 383887.000

TO . 2785045.121 . 372750.177

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO . 2783941.664 . 371318.828

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2783791.761 . 371061.536

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2768031.000 . 380244.000

TO . 2780548.119 . 366975.957

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2775735.205 . 360552.955

BY ARC CENTERED AT 2761138.000 . 371491.000

TO. 2775111.280 . 359766.382

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2773031.020 . 357287.149

BY ARC CENTERED AT . 2757465.000 . 366796.000

TO. 2771721.145 . 355417.004

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2770633.235 . 354054.018

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2770504.786 . 353847.463

BY ARC CENTERED AT 2755015.000 . 363480.000

TO . 2767787.706 . 350457.818

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2761993.706 . 344774.818

BY ARC CENTERED AT 2749221.000 . 357797.000

TO. 2760702.849 . 343623.561

BY STRAIGHT LINE TO 2757790.849 . 341264.561

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