United States v. Louisiana

Supreme Court

United States v. Louisiana

422 U.S. 13, 95 S. Ct. 2022, 44 L. Ed. 2d 652, 1975 U.S. LEXIS 9

Supreme Court of the United States·Decided June 16, 1975·No. 9 ORIG·Published·Cited by 45 cases

Opinion

SUPPLEMENTAL DECREE

On March 17, 1975, this Court overruled the exceptions of the United States and the State of Louisiana to the Report and recommendations of the Special Master, accepted the Report of the Special Master and directed the parties “to prepare and file a decree for entry by this Court, establishing ‘a baseline along the entire coast of the State of Louisiana from which the extent of the territorial waters under the jurisdiction of the State of Louisiana pursuant to the Submerged Lands Act can be measured.’ ” 420 U. S. 529, 530. The parties have agreed on a proposed decree establishing the coastline (baseline) of Louisiana in accordance with the Court’s decision of March 17, 1975. That baseline i§ described in Exhibit A below. Accordingly, the joint motion for entry of supplemental decree is granted.

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 three geographical miles seaward of the line described in Exhibit A hereof, and to exploit the natural resources of said area and the State of Louisiana is not entitled to any interest in such lands, minerals, and resources, and said State, its privies, assigns, lessees, *14 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, and 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 in accordance with the terms of the Interim Agreement, as amended, 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. As against the plaintiff United States and all persons claiming under it, the State of Louisiana has exclusive rights to explore the area lying within three geographical miles seaward of its coastline described in Exhibit A hereof, and to exploit the natural resources of said area, with the exceptions provided by Section 5 of the Submerged Lands Act, 67 Stat. 32, 43 U. S. C. § 1313. The United States is not entitled to any interest in such lands, minerals, and resources and said United States, its privies, assigns, lessees and other persons claiming under it are hereby enjoined from interfering with the rights of the State of Louisiana in such lands, minerals and resources.

4. All sums now held impounded by the State of Louisiana under the Interim Agreement of October 12, 1956, as amended, derived from leases of lands lying wholly within the area referred to in paragraph 3 hereof are hereby released to Louisiana in accordance with the Interim Agreement of 1956, as amended, and Louisiana 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.

*15 5. Within 90 days after the entry of the Decree—

(a) The State of Louisiana shall pay to the United States or other persons entitled thereto under the Interim Agreement of October 12, 1956, as amended, all sums, if any, now held impounded by the State of Louisiana under said Agreement, derived from or attributable to the lands, minerals or resources described in paragraph 1 hereof;

(b) The United States shall pay to the State of Louisiana or other persons entitled thereto under the Interim Agreement, as amended, all sums, if any, now held impounded by the United States under said Agreement, derived from or attributable to the lands, minerals or resources described in paragraph 3 hereof;

(c) Failure of either party to agree on correctness of the sums due the other shall in no way be reason to retard payment of sums which are admittedly due by the paying party’s own calculations.

6. Within 60 days after the entry of this Decree — •

(a) The State of Louisiana shall render to the United States and file with the Court a true, full, accurate and appropriate account of any and all other sums of money derived by the State of Louisiana since June 5, 1950, either by sale, leasing, licensing, exploitation or otherwise from or on account of any of the lands, minerals or resources described in paragraph 1 hereof;

(b) The United States shall render to the State of Louisiana and file with the Court a true, full, accurate and appropriate account of any and all other sums of money derived by the United States either by sale, leasing, licensing, exploitation or otherwise from or on account of the lands, minerals or resources described in paragraph 3 hereof;

(c) Within 60 days after receiving the account provided for by paragraph 6 (a) or 6 (b) hereof, a party *16 may serve on the other and file with the Court its objections thereto. Thereafter either party may file such motion or motions at such time as may be appropriate to have the account settled in conjunction with the issues concerning the areas still in dispute. If neither party files such an objection within 60 days, then each party shall forthwith pay to any third person any amount shown by such accounts to be payable by it to such person, and the party whose obligation to the other party is shown by such accounts to be greater shall forthwith pay to the other party the net balance so shown to be due. If objections are filed but any undisputed net balance is shown which will be due from one party to the other party or to any third person regardless of what may be the ultimate ruling on the objections, the party so shown to be under any such obligation shall forthwith pay each such undisputed balance to the other party or other person so shown to be entitled thereto. The payments directed by paragraphs 5 (a) and 5 (b) hereof shall be made irrespective of the accountings provided for by paragraphs 6 (a) and 6(b).

7. All sums heretofore impounded pursuant to the Interim Agreement of 1956, as amended, shall be fully accounted for and paid within the 90 days provided in paragraph 5, except as to split leases that accounting and payment may be deferred on royalty revenue from (a) non-unitized wells with completion points at unidentified locations or locations controverted by the parties; and (b) units partially shoreward of the three-mile boundary as to which there is no present agreement that participation is on a surface acreage basis.

Funds from split leases not accounted for and paid pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be the subject of the accounting to follow the next decree of this *17 Court in this case, unless the parties agree on a prior distribution.

Except as provided above for accountings and payment, pending further order of the Court, leases of land lying partly within three miles of the line described in paragraph 9 hereof shall be in no way affected by anything contained in this Decree.

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SUPPLEMENTAL DECREE

On March 17, 1975, this Court overruled the exceptions of the United States and the State of Louisiana to the Report and recommendations of the Special Master, accepted the Report of the Special Master and directed the parties “to prepare and file a decree for entry by this Court, establishing ‘a baseline along the entire coast of the State of Louisiana from which the extent of the territorial waters under the jurisdiction of the State of Louisiana pursuant to the Submerged Lands Act can be measured.’ ” 420 U. S. 529, 530. The parties have agreed on a proposed decree establishing the coastline (baseline) of Louisiana in accordance with the Court’s decision of March 17, 1975. That baseline i§ described in Exhibit A below. Accordingly, the joint motion for entry of supplemental decree is granted.

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 three geographical miles seaward of the line described in Exhibit A hereof, and to exploit the natural resources of said area and the State of Louisiana is not entitled to any interest in such lands, minerals, and resources, and said State, its privies, assigns, lessees, *14 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, and 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 in accordance with the terms of the Interim Agreement, as amended, 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. As against the plaintiff United States and all persons claiming under it, the State of Louisiana has exclusive rights to explore the area lying within three geographical miles seaward of its coastline described in Exhibit A hereof, and to exploit the natural resources of said area, with the exceptions provided by Section 5 of the Submerged Lands Act, 67 Stat. 32, 43 U. S. C. § 1313. The United States is not entitled to any interest in such lands, minerals, and resources and said United States, its privies, assigns, lessees and other persons claiming under it are hereby enjoined from interfering with the rights of the State of Louisiana in such lands, minerals and resources.

4. All sums now held impounded by the State of Louisiana under the Interim Agreement of October 12, 1956, as amended, derived from leases of lands lying wholly within the area referred to in paragraph 3 hereof are hereby released to Louisiana in accordance with the Interim Agreement of 1956, as amended, and Louisiana 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.

*15 5. Within 90 days after the entry of the Decree—

(a) The State of Louisiana shall pay to the United States or other persons entitled thereto under the Interim Agreement of October 12, 1956, as amended, all sums, if any, now held impounded by the State of Louisiana under said Agreement, derived from or attributable to the lands, minerals or resources described in paragraph 1 hereof;

(b) The United States shall pay to the State of Louisiana or other persons entitled thereto under the Interim Agreement, as amended, all sums, if any, now held impounded by the United States under said Agreement, derived from or attributable to the lands, minerals or resources described in paragraph 3 hereof;

(c) Failure of either party to agree on correctness of the sums due the other shall in no way be reason to retard payment of sums which are admittedly due by the paying party’s own calculations.

6. Within 60 days after the entry of this Decree — •

(a) The State of Louisiana shall render to the United States and file with the Court a true, full, accurate and appropriate account of any and all other sums of money derived by the State of Louisiana since June 5, 1950, either by sale, leasing, licensing, exploitation or otherwise from or on account of any of the lands, minerals or resources described in paragraph 1 hereof;

(b) The United States shall render to the State of Louisiana and file with the Court a true, full, accurate and appropriate account of any and all other sums of money derived by the United States either by sale, leasing, licensing, exploitation or otherwise from or on account of the lands, minerals or resources described in paragraph 3 hereof;

(c) Within 60 days after receiving the account provided for by paragraph 6 (a) or 6 (b) hereof, a party *16 may serve on the other and file with the Court its objections thereto. Thereafter either party may file such motion or motions at such time as may be appropriate to have the account settled in conjunction with the issues concerning the areas still in dispute. If neither party files such an objection within 60 days, then each party shall forthwith pay to any third person any amount shown by such accounts to be payable by it to such person, and the party whose obligation to the other party is shown by such accounts to be greater shall forthwith pay to the other party the net balance so shown to be due. If objections are filed but any undisputed net balance is shown which will be due from one party to the other party or to any third person regardless of what may be the ultimate ruling on the objections, the party so shown to be under any such obligation shall forthwith pay each such undisputed balance to the other party or other person so shown to be entitled thereto. The payments directed by paragraphs 5 (a) and 5 (b) hereof shall be made irrespective of the accountings provided for by paragraphs 6 (a) and 6(b).

7. All sums heretofore impounded pursuant to the Interim Agreement of 1956, as amended, shall be fully accounted for and paid within the 90 days provided in paragraph 5, except as to split leases that accounting and payment may be deferred on royalty revenue from (a) non-unitized wells with completion points at unidentified locations or locations controverted by the parties; and (b) units partially shoreward of the three-mile boundary as to which there is no present agreement that participation is on a surface acreage basis.

Funds from split leases not accounted for and paid pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be the subject of the accounting to follow the next decree of this *17 Court in this case, unless the parties agree on a prior distribution.

Except as provided above for accountings and payment, pending further order of the Court, leases of land lying partly within three miles of the line described in paragraph 9 hereof shall be in no way affected by anything contained in this Decree.

8. The parties may by agreement modify the time for accounting and payment in whole or part as the progress of technical work may indicate is necessary. It is understood that the parties may be unable to agree on whether offsets are permitted or whether interest may be due on funds impounded pursuant to the Interim Agreement of October 12, 1956, or upon calculations or audits, and these issues, as well as others not expressly treated herein, shall in no way be affected by this Decree.

9. The coastline or baseline referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3, supra, is described by coordinates in the Louisiana plane coordinate system, south zone, as set forth in Exhibit A, appended to this Decree. This coastline supersedes all prior coastline descriptions of former decrees in this case and is the past and present coastline and shall constitute the coastline as of the date of the final decree in this case.

10. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 9, for limited time periods relevant to this Decree, certain of the points or lines contained in the above baseline description were not part of the Louisiana coastline, and for other periods additional points or lines must be added to that coastline. These variations are described in Exhibit B, which for the sectors and times given, describes portions of the baseline. Otherwise, the Louisiana coastline is to be taken as the same as the present coastline for all relevant times and purposes.

*18 11. The parties are directed to establish lines three geographical miles seaward of the coastlines described in Exhibits A and B to be employed in accountings and submitted in the proposed final decree hereafter, delimiting the seaward limit of the State of Louisiana’s rights under the Submerged Lands Act.

The parties are directed to prepare a final decree for entry by this Court in the near future resolving the additional issues required to be dealt with that this litigation may be terminated, to include, but not necessarily be limited to, matters related to unresolved issues, if any, concerning accountings and payments, offset claims, payments to others, ambulatory boundary complexities or administrative problems.

12. 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 its previous orders or decrees herein or to this Decree or to effectuate the rights of the parties in the premises.

13. Nothing in this Decree or in the proceedings leading to it shall prejudice any rights, claims or defenses of the State of Louisiana as to its maritime lateral boundaries with the States of Mississippi and Texas, which boundaries are not at issue in this litigation. Nor shall the United States in any way be prejudiced hereby as to such matters. Nor shall anything in this Decree prejudice or modify the rights and obligations under any contracts or agreements, not inconsistent with this Decree, between the parties or between a party and a third party, especially, but not limited to, the Interim Agreement of October 12, 1956, as amended, which Agreement remains in effect except as explicitly modified hereby.

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THROUGH______ 1709968 319818

THROUGH______ 1708756 318661

*29 X

THROUGH-1706790 317870

THROUGH.. 1703080 316885

THROUGH-1700680 316390

THROUGH-1696359 315965

THROUGH-1692568 315990

THROUGH-1689980 316170

THROUGH-1687270 316510.

THROUGH-1678545 318408

THRQUGH1675346 319196

THROUGH-1671018 320396

THROUGH-1669012 321069

THROUGH-1667091 321595

THROUGH-1665833 321916

THROUGH-1663290 322457

THROÜGH— 1659960 323169

THROUGH-1658887 323134

THROUGH-1657050 323540

THROUGH-1655896 323305

THROUGH-1653430 323751

THROUGH-1651294 324333

THROUGH-1650220 324644

THROUGH-1649308 324684

THROUGH-1648656 324985

THROUGH-1639027 326645

THROUGH-1629147 327939

THROUGH-1622420 328555

THROUGH-1617090 329300

THROUGH-1616760 329510

THROTTGH— 1613Í90 329780

THROUGH-1609300 330480

THROUGH-1608080 330835

THROUGH-1605965 331030

THROUGH-1605565 331280

THROUGH . -1603140 331540

THROUGH . -1600765 332140

THROUGH . .1599740 332390

THROUGH . -1595210 333090

THROUGH . .1594770 333270

THROUGH . -1594075 333290

*30 X Y

THROUGH______________________________1593910 333645

THROUGH______________ — ________________1593010 333520

THROUGH_______-— ____________________1591685 383785

THROUGH_______________________________1589460 334525

THROUGH________________________________1586780 335220

THROUGH________________________________1581450 336800

THROUGH________________________________1576170 338670

THROUGH________________________________1571630 340335

THROUGH________________________________1570480 340905

THROUGH________________________________1567695 341990

THROUGH________________________________1566890 342490

THROUGH________________________________1566375 342810

THROUGH________________________________1564160 343480

THROUGH________________________________1562680 344195

THROUGH________________________________1558720 345375

THROUGH________________________________1555105 346865

THROUGH________________________________1553840 347150

THROUGH--------------------------------1551670 348170

THROUGH________________________________1550645 349050

THROUGH________________________________1546740 350600

THROUGH________________________________1546195 350910

THROUGH________________________________1539270 354040

THROUGH________________________________1536505 355610

THROUGH________________________________1536245 356080

THROUGH________________________________1535690 356465

THROUGH________________________________1532515 357575

THROUGH________________________________1531970 858080

THROUGH--------------------------------1531240 358190

THROUGH________________________________1524550 361675

THROUGH________________________________1513280 366930

THROUGH--------------------------------1502470 372625

THROUGH________________________________1496700 375770

THROUGH________________________________1492040 378110

THROUGH-------------------------------1489725 379370

THROUGH________________________________1479730 384090

THROUGH________________________________1471240 387390

THROUGH________________________________1467685 388820

THROUGH--------------------------------1460435 391260

THROUGH--------------------------------1454105 393050

*31 X Y

THROUGH______ .1449935 394700

THROUGH______ 1444715 396930

THROUGH______ .1441485 398150

TO ______________ .1436899 399820

A LINE FROM— .1431526 400742

THROUGH______ .1431465 400740

TO ______________ .1429020 401485

A LINE FROM— .1429035 401760

THROUGH ______ .1425600 402610

THROUGH______ .1424630 403175

THROUGH______ .1416365 405700

THROUGH______ .1410175 407090

THROUGH______ .1402525 408365

THROUGH______ .1397220 408870

THROUGH ______ .1392000 409180

THROUGH______ .1391954 409243

THROUGH______ .1386636 409216

THROUGH______ .1383990 409136

THROUGH______ .1380235 408500

THROUGH______ .1376515 407966

TO ______________ .1372945 406862

A LINE FROM-.1363392 397870

TO ,-_____________ .1362416 397822

A LINE FROM-.1354310 403875

THROUGH______ .1351162 404620

THROUGH______ .1341917 405967

THROUGH______ .1333745 406888

THROUGH______ .1328473 407126

THROUGH______ .1323205 407138

THROUGH______ .1317944 407045

THROUGH______ .1312617 406742

THROUGH______ .1307312 406260

THROUGH______ .1296747 405049

THROUGH______ .1291413 404205

THROUGH______ .1286154 403467

THROUGH______ .1280760 402836

*32 X Y

THROUGH .1275467 4Q2375

THROUGH .1264910 401500

THROUGH .1259600 400971

THROUGH .1254211 400226

THROUGH .1248971 399421

THROUGH____ .1248670 398400

THROUGH .1240260 397840

THROUGH .1235668 396741

THROUGH_____ 1233256 395989

THROUGH_____ 1228846 394497

THROUGH_____ 1228772 894775

THROUGH-1226444 393922

THROUGH_____ 1225768 393281

THROUGH_____ 1225421 393370

THROUGH_____ 1219698 390746

THROUGH_____ 1219065 390227

THROUGH_____ 1217536 389445

THROUGH_____ 1217089 389513

THROUGH!_____ 1216582 389216

TO_-__._ — _______ 1215615 388263

A LINE FROM. 1206795

THROUGH_____ 1209227 364245

TO_____________ 1208456 36,3990

*33 EXHIBIT B

From January 1961 to December 1969, the baseline in the East Bay vicinity from point X=2699435, Y=118600 to point X=2644940, Y= 134910 deviates from the present baseline and may be described as follows:

A point at............................ X=2699815 Y-116800

A point at............................ X=2699695 Y=116700

A line from........................... X=2697850 Y=117200

Through ............................. X=2697510 Y=117648

To .................................. X=2697300 Y=118500

A line from........................... X=2687638 Y=130705

Through ............................. X=2685260 Y=131590

Through ............................. X=2684417 Y=131957

Through ............................. X=2683850 Y=132390

Through ............................. X=2682580 Y=133325

Through ............................. X=2681624 Y=134128

Through ............................. X=2677650 Y=138050

Through ............................. X=2644940 Y=134910

Prior to January 1961, the baseline in the East Bay vicinity from point X=2699435, Y=118600 to point X=2644940, Y=134910 deviates from the present baseline and may be described as follows:

A point at. X=2699435 Y=118600

A line from X=2697850 Y=117200

Through .. X=2697510 Y=117648

To ....... X=2697300 Y=118500

A line from X=2687638 Y=130705

Through .. X=2685250 Y-131590

Through .. X=2684417 Y=131957

Through .. X=2683850 Y=132390

Through .. X=2682580 Y=133325

Through .. X=2681624 Y=134128

Through .. X=2677650 Y=138050

Through .. X=2644940 Y=134910

Prior to December 6, 1969, the baseline in the Pass du Bois vicinity from point X=2615450, Y=157770 to *34 point X=2613550, Y=164745 deviates from the present baseline and may be described as follows:

A point at............................ X=2615151 Y=158006

A point at............................ X=2612771 Y=162310

A point at............................ X=2612120 Y=164118

From November 19, '1959, to February 1, 1960, the baseline in the Pass Tante Phine vicinity from point X=2606370, Y= 180190 to point X=2598335, Y= 196450 deviates from the present baseline and may be described as follows:

A point at............................ X=2602000 Y=183535

From January 1, 1959, through March 31, 1959, and from March 1, 1964, through July 31, 1964, the baseline North of Pass Tante Phine from point X=2605025, Y=183315 to point X=2600780, Y=192900 deviates from the present baseline and may be described as follows:

A point at............................ X=2602763 Y=186885

Mr. Justice Douglas and Mr. Justice Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.

United States v. Louisiana, 422 U.S. 13, 95 S. Ct. 2022, 44 L. Ed. 2d 652, 1975 U.S. LEXIS 9 (1975).

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6. Within 60 days after the entry of this Decree — •

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