text: SECTION 1. TEXAS CITY SHIP CHANNEL, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS.
  
      (a) In General.--The portion of the Texas City Ship Channel, Texas 
  City, Texas, described in subsection (b) shall not be subject to 
  navigational servitude beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
      (b) Description.--The portion of the Texas City Ship Channel 
  described in this subsection is a tract or parcel containing 393.53 
  acres (17,142,111 square feet) of land situated in the City of Texas 
  City Survey, Abstract Number 681, and State of Texas Submerged Lands 
  Tracts 98A and 99A, Galveston County, Texas, said 393.53 acre tract 
  being more particularly described as follows:
              (1) Beginning at the intersection of an edge of fill along 
          Galveston Bay with the most northerly east survey line of said 
          City of Texas City Survey, Abstract No. 681, the same being a 
          called 375.75 acre tract patented by the State of Texas to the 
          City of Texas City and recorded in Volume 1941, Page 750 of the 
          Galveston County Deed Records (G.C.D.R.), from which a found 
          U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brass Cap stamped ``R 4-3'' set in 
          the top of the Texas City Dike along the east side of Bay 
          Street bears North 56 14' 32" West, a distance of 6,045.31 
          feet and from which a found U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brass 
          Cap stamped ``R 4-2'' set in the top of the Texas City Dike 
          along the east side of Bay Street bears North 49 13' 20" West, 
          a distance of 6,693.64 feet.
              (2) Thence, over and across said State Tracts 98A and 99A 
          and along the edge of fill along said Galveston Bay, the 
          following eight (8) courses and distances:
                      (A) South 75 49' 13" East, a distance of 298.08 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (B) South 81 16' 26" East, a distance of 170.58 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (C) South 79 20' 31" East, a distance of 802.34 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (D) South 75 57' 32" East, a distance of 869.68 
                  feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent 
                  curve to the right.
                      (E) Easterly along said non-tangent curve to the 
                  right having a radius of 736.80 feet, a central angle 
                  of 24 55' 59", a chord of South 68 47' 35" East - 
                  318.10 feet, and an arc length of 320.63 feet to a 
                  point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the 
                  left.
                      (F) Easterly along said non-tangent curve to the 
                  left having a radius of 373.30 feet, a central angle of 
                  31 57' 42", a chord of South 66 10' 42" East - 205.55 
                  feet, and an arc length of 208.24 feet to a point for 
                  the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right.
                      (G) Easterly along said non-tangent curve to the 
                  right having a radius of 15,450.89 feet, a central 
                  angle of 02 04' 10", a chord of South 81 56' 20" East 
                  - 558.04 feet, and an arc length of 558.07 feet to a 
                  point for the beginning of a compound curve to the 
                  right and the northeasterly corner of the tract herein 
                  described.
                      (H) Southerly along said compound curve to the 
                  right and the easterly line of the tract herein 
                  described, having a radius of 1,425.00 feet, a central 
                  angle of 133 08' 00", a chord of South 14 20' 15" 
                  East - 2,614.94 feet, and an arc length of 3,311.15 
                  feet to a point on a line lying 125.00 feet northerly 
                  of and parallel with the centerline of an existing 
                  levee for the southeasterly corner of the tract herein 
                  described.
              (3) Thence, continuing over and across said State Tracts 
          98A and 99A and along lines lying 125.00 feet northerly of, 
          parallel, and concentric with the centerline of said existing 
          levee, the following twelve (12) courses and distances:
                      (A) North 78 01' 58" West, a distance of 840.90 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (B) North 76 58' 35" West, a distance of 976.66 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (C) North 76 44' 33" West, a distance of 1,757.03 
                  feet to a point for the beginning of a tangent curve to 
                  the left.
                      (D) Southwesterly, along said tangent curve to the 
                  left having a radius of 185.00 feet, a central angle of 
                  82 27' 32", a chord of South 62 01' 41" West - 243.86 
                  feet, and an arc length of 266.25 feet to a point for 
                  the beginning of a compound curve to the left.
                      (E) Southerly, along said compound curve to the 
                  left having a radius of 4,535.58 feet, a central angle 
                  of 11 06' 58", a chord of South 15 14' 26" West - 
                  878.59 feet, and an arc length of 879.97 feet to an 
                  angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (F) South 64 37' 11" West, a distance of 146.03 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (G) South 67 08' 21" West, a distance of 194.42 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (H) North 34 48' 22" West, a distance of 789.69 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (I) South 42 47' 10" West, a distance of 161.01 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (J) South 42 47' 10" West, a distance of 144.66 
                  feet to a point for the beginning of a tangent curve to 
                  the right.
                      (K) Westerly, along said tangent curve to the right 
                  having a radius of 310.00 feet, a central angle of 59 
                  50' 28", a chord of South 72 42' 24" West - 309.26 
                  feet, and an arc length of 323.77 feet to an angle 
                  point of the tract herein described.
                      (L) North 77 22' 21" West, a distance of 591.41 
                  feet to the intersection of said parallel line with the 
                  edge of fill adjacent to the easterly edge of the Texas 
                  City Turning Basin for the southwesterly corner of the 
                  tract herein described, from which a found U.S. Army 
                  Corps of Engineers Brass Cap stamped ``SWAN 2'' set in 
                  the top of a concrete column set flush in the ground 
                  along the north bank of Swan Lake bears South 20 51' 
                  58" West, a distance of 4,862.67 feet.
              (4) Thence, over and across said City of Texas City Survey 
          and along the edge of fill adjacent to the easterly edge of 
          said Texas City Turning Basin, the following eighteen (18) 
          courses and distances:
                      (A) North 01 34' 19" East, a distance of 57.40 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (B) North 05 02' 13" West, a distance of 161.85 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (C) North 06 01' 56" East, a distance of 297.75 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (D) North 06 18' 07" West, a distance of 71.33 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (E) North 07 21' 09" West, a distance of 122.45 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (F) North 26 41' 15" West, a distance of 46.02 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (G) North 01 31' 59" West, a distance of 219.78 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (H) North 15 54' 07" West, a distance of 104.89 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (I) North 04 00' 34" East, a distance of 72.94 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (J) North 06 46' 38" West, a distance of 78.89 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (K) North 12 07' 59" West, a distance of 182.79 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (L) North 20 50' 47" West, a distance of 105.74 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (M) North 02 02' 04" West, a distance of 184.50 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (N) North 08 07' 11" East, a distance of 102.23 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (O) North 08 16' 00" West, a distance of 213.45 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (P) North 03 15' 16" West, a distance of 336.45 
                  feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent 
                  curve to the left.
                      (Q) Northerly along said non-tangent curve to the 
                  left having a radius of 896.08 feet, a central angle of 
                  14 00' 05", a chord of North 09 36' 03" West - 218.43 
                  feet, and an arc length of 218.97 feet to a point for 
                  the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right.
                      (R) Northerly along said non-tangent curve to the 
                  right having a radius of 483.33 feet, a central angle 
                  of 19 13' 34", a chord of North 13 52' 03" East - 
                  161.43 feet, and an arc length of 162.18 feet to a 
                  point for the northwesterly corner of the tract herein 
                  described.
              (5) Thence, continuing over and across said City of Texas 
          City Survey, and along the edge of fill along said Galveston 
          Bay, the following fifteen (15) courses and distances:
                      (A) North 30 45' 02" East, a distance of 189.03 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (B) North 34 20' 49" East, a distance of 174.16 
                  feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent 
                  curve to the right.
                      (C) Northeasterly along said non-tangent curve to 
                  the right having a radius of 202.01 feet, a central 
                  angle of 25 53' 37", a chord of North 33 14' 58" East 
                  - 90.52 feet, and an arc length of 91.29 feet to a 
                  point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the 
                  left.
                      (D) Northeasterly along said non-tangent curve to 
                  the left having a radius of 463.30 feet, a central 
                  angle of 23 23' 57", a chord of North 48 02' 53" East 
                  - 187.90 feet, and an arc length of 189.21 feet to a 
                  point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the 
                  right.
                      (E) Northeasterly along said non-tangent curve to 
                  the right having a radius of 768.99 feet, a central 
                  angle of 16 24' 19", a chord of North 43 01' 40" East 
                  - 219.43 feet, and an arc length of 220.18 feet to an 
                  angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (F) North 38 56' 50" East, a distance of 126.41 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (G) North 42 59' 50" East, a distance of 128.28 
                  feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent 
                  curve to the right.
                      (H) Northerly along said non-tangent curve to the 
                  right having a radius of 151.96 feet, a central angle 
                  of 68 36' 31", a chord of North 57 59' 42" East - 
                  171.29 feet, and an arc length of 181.96 feet to a 
                  point for the most northerly corner of the tract herein 
                  described.
                      (I) South 77 14' 49" East, a distance of 131.60 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (J) South 84 44' 18" East, a distance of 86.58 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (K) South 58 14' 45" East, a distance of 69.62 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (L) South 49 44' 51" East, a distance of 149.00 
                  feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.
                      (M) South 44 47' 21" East, a distance of 353.77 
                  feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent 
                  curve to the left.
                      (N) Easterly along said non-tangent curve to the 
                  left having a radius of 253.99 feet, a central angle of 
                  98 53' 23", a chord of South 83 28' 51" East - 385.96 
                  feet, and an arc length of 438.38 feet to an angle 
                  point of the tract herein described.
                      (O) South 75 49' 13" East, a distance of 321.52 
                  feet to the point of beginning and containing 393.53 
                  acres (17,142,111 square feet) of land.
target: This bill declares that a specified portion of the Texas City Ship Channel, Texas City, Texas, shall not be subject to navigational servitude.
feat_title: To remove the Federal claim to navigational servitude for a parcel of land in Texas City, Texas, and for other purposes.