33 USC 59hh - Declaration of nonnavigability for portion of Pelican Island, Texas

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§ 59hh.

Declaration of nonnavigability for portion of Pelican Island, Texas

(a)

In general

(b)

Compensation for conveyance

(1)

In general

(2)

Full parcel

If the full 605-acre parcel is conveyed, the compensation shall be—

(A)

conveyance to the Department of the Army of fee simple absolute title to a parcel of land containing approximately 564 acres on Pelican Island, Texas, in the Eneas Smith Survey, A–190, Pelican Island, city of Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, adjacent to property currently owned by the United States, with the fair market value of the parcel being determined in accordance with subsection (d); and

(B)

payment to the United States of an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the parcel to be conveyed under subsection (a) and the fair market value of the parcel to be conveyed under subparagraph (A).

(3)

Partial parcel

(c)

Disposition of spoil

(d)

Determination of fair market value

(e)

Navigational servitude

(1)

Declaration of nonnavigability; public interest

(2)

Limits on applicability; regulatory requirements

(3)

Expiration date

(f)

Survey and study

(Pub. L. 103–126, title I, § 108, Oct. 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 1320; Pub. L. 106–53, title V, § 585, Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 377.)

cite as: 33 USC 59hh