[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR3.40-20]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 3_COAST GUARD AREAS, DISTRICTS, MARINE INSPECTION ZONES, AND 

CAPTAIN OF THE PORT ZONES--Table of Contents

 

                Subpart 3.40_Eighth Coast Guard District

 

Sec. 3.40-20  Port Arthur Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the 

Port Zone.



    (a) The Port Arthur Marine Inspection Office and Captain of the Port 

Office are in Port Arthur, Texas.

    (b) The boundary of the Port Arthur Marine Inspection Zone and the 

Captain of the Port Zone starts at the intersection of the sea and 

92[deg]23[min] W. longitude; thence proceeds north along 92[deg]23[min] 

W. longitude to the northern boundary of Acadia Parish, thence westerly 

along the northern boundary of Acadia Parish; thence northwesterly along 

the northeastern boundaries of Allen, Vernon, Sabine, and De Soto 

Parishes; thence westerly along the northern boundary of De Soto Parish 

to the Louisiana-Texas boundary; thence northerly along the Louisiana-

Texas boundary to the Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana boundaries; thence 

westerly along the Texas-Arkansas boundary and the Texas-Oklahoma 

boundary to 97[deg]00[min] W. longitude; thence south along 

97[deg]00[min] W. longitude to the southern boundary of Dallas County, 

Texas; thence easterly along the southern boundary of Dallas County, 

Texas, to the east bank of the Trinity River; thence southeasterly along 

the east bank of the Trinity River; thence southeasterly along the east 

shore of Lake Livingston; thence southerly along the east bank of the 

Trinity River to 30[deg]00[min] N. latitude, 93[deg]55[min] W. 

longitude; thence east along 30[deg]00[min] N. latitude to 

94[deg]23[min] W. longitude; thence south along 94[deg]23[min] W. 

longitude to the sea; thence seaward to 29[deg]24[min] N. latitude, 

94[deg]20[min] W. longitude; thence easterly following a line 10.3 

nautical miles from the coast to 29[deg]30[min] N. latitude, 

93[deg]48[min] W. longitude; thence southeasterly to 27[deg]49[min] N. 

latitude, 93[deg]25[min] W. longitude; thence south along 93[deg]25[min] 

W. longitude to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence east along the 

outermost extent of the EEZ to 92[deg]23[min] W. longitude; thence north 

along 92[deg]23[min] W. longitude to the point or origin.



[CGD 74-40, 39 FR 32131, Sept. 5, 1974, as amended by CGD 76-079, 41 FR 

37104, Sept. 2, 1976; CGD 77-241, 44 FR 10983, Feb. 26, 1979; CGD 87-

062, 52 FR 35913, Sept. 24, 1987; CGD 93-020, 58 FR 51730, Oct. 4, 1993]