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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR 23162: LNG, PROJECT P.R. No. 23162
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENT WITH PORT ARTHUR LNG
PHASE II, LLC AND PALNG COMMON FACILITIES COMPANY, LLC
FOR THE PORT ARTHUR LNG EXPANSION PROJECT
WHERAS,pursuant to Resolution 19-245(as amended),the City of Port Arthur entered into
a new Industrial District Agreement with Port Arthur LNG. LLC and PALNG Common Facilities
Company, LLC for the construction of a new liquefied natural gas facility in the City's
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)/Industrial District; and
WHEREAS, Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC and PALNG Common Facilities Company,
LLC have informed the City of its plans to expand the previously authorized Port Arthur
Liquefaction Terminal by constructing and operating two additional liquefied natural gas (LNG)
facilities to increase the terminal's maximum natural gas liquefaction capabilities; and
WHEREAS, PALNG Common Facilities Company, LLC ("PALNG") is the fee simple
owner of the property where the expansion will take place and Port Arthur LNG Phase II,LLC is the
project company which will own the two additional facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City has deemed it appropriate to enter into a separate industrial district
agreement with Port Arthur LNG Phase,II,LLC and PALNG Common Facilities Company,LLC,as
it pertains to the handling of the property and its facilities; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Sections 42.044 and 212.172 of the Texas Local Government Code,
and Article 1, Sections 5 and 6, of the City's Charter, the City Council of the City of Port Arthur
deems it in the best interests its citizens to enter into an Industrial District Agreement with Port
Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC and PALNG Common Facilities Company, LLC exclusively for
expansion of its new facility.
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PORT ARTHUR:
Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute an
Industrial District Agreement with Port Arthur LNG Phase II,LLC and PALNG Common Facilities
Company, LLC., in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit"A".
Section 3. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of
the City Council.
READ,ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of ,A.D.,2023,
at a Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur,by the following vote: AYES:
Mayor:
Councilmembers:
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NOES:
Thurman Bill Bartie,
Mayor
ATTEST:
Sherri Bellard,
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Valecia R. zen ,
City Attorney
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
Ronald Burton.
City Manager
EXHIBIT "A"
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2 STATE OF TEXAS §
3 §
4 COUNTY OF JEFFERSON §
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6 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENT
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8 This INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made
9 and entered into to be effective , 2023 (the "Effective
10 Date") , by and among the City of Port Arthur (hereinafter referred
11 to as the "City") , a home rule municipality governed under the
12 laws of the State of Texas, and Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC, a
13 Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter referred to as the
14 "Project Company") and its affiliate, PALNG Common Facilities
15 Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (hereinafter
16 referred to as "PALNG") . The Project Company and PALNG together
17 own and/or lease real property located in the City' s
18 extraterritorial jurisdiction, and together plan to develop,
19 construct, own, operate, and maintain an LNG terminal (the
20 "Facility") on such real property; Project Company and PALNG are
21 referred to collectively in this Agreement as "Property Owners" .
22 As used in this Agreement, an "affiliate" of Property Owners
23 includes any person or entity which, directly or indirectly,
24 through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by,
25 or is under common control with the Project Company or PALNG. For
26 purposes of this definition, the term "control" (including the
27 terms "controlled by" and "under common control with") means the
28 possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
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29 the direction of the management and policies of a person or entity,
30 whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
31 otherwise; and
32 WHEREAS, Property Owners wish to develop, construct, own,
33 operate and maintain the Facility on the real property owned in
34 fee by PALNG, a portion of which will be leased to the Project
35 Company; and
36 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 42 . 001 of the Texas Local
37 Government Code, the Legislature declares it the policy of the
38 State of Texas to designate certain areas as the extraterritorial
39 jurisdiction of municipalities to promote and protect the general
40 health, safety, and welfare of persons residing in and adjacent to
41 the municipalities; and
42 WHEREAS, the extraterritorial jurisdiction (hereinafter
43 referred to as the "ETJ") of the City is the unincorporated area
44 that is contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the City and
45 that is located within 3-1/2 miles of the boundaries of the City;
46 and
47 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 42 . 044 of the Texas Local
48 Government Code, the governing body of a municipality may designate
49 any part of its extraterritorial jurisdiction as an industrial
50 district and may treat the designated area in a manner considered
51 by the governing body to be in the best interests of the
52 municipality; and
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53 WHEREAS, the Property Owners owns and/or leases land that is
54 located in the ETJ of the City which was previously designated as
55 an industrial district . Exhibit "A" represents a true, correct and
56 complete legal description and map depiction of said land owned in
57 fee by and/or leased by the Property Owners (hereinafter referred
58 to as the "Affected Area") ; and
59 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 42 . 044 of the Texas Local
60 Government Code, the City may make written agreements with owners
61 of land in an industrial district; and
62 WHEREAS, this Agreement is authorized under Sections 43. 0116
63 and 212. 172 of the Texas Local Government Code, Vernon' s Texas
64 Code Annotated and Article I, Sections 5 and 6 of the City' s
65 Charter, and the parties agree that the terms of this Agreement
66 are reasonable, appropriate, and not unduly restrictive of
67 business activities; and
68 WHEREAS, this Agreement includes provisions concerning being
69 tangible property, real, personal and mixed owned and/or leased by
70 the Property Owners in the Affected Area; and
71 WHEREAS, in previous Industrial District Agreements, the City
72 has articulated its concern regarding the unemployment rate of
73 Port Arthur residents in an effort to maximize job opportunities
74 for Port Arthur residents and contracting opportunities for Port
75 Arthur businesses and contractors; and
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76 WHEREAS, the City created the Port Arthur Business Enterprise
77 (PABE) program, with a goal of improving opportunities for its
78 residents and businesses; and
79 WHEREAS, the City is interested in working with industry to
80 obtain information on current hiring and procurement efforts,
81 including results, and to increase employment opportunities for
82 Port Arthur residents and procurement for Port Arthur businesses;
83 and
84 WHEREAS, the Property Owners plan to make an estimated capital
85 investment of approximately $4 billion in the Affected Area; and
86 WHEREAS, the City and the Property Owners desire to enter
87 into an Industrial District Agreement with respect to the Affected
88 Area in the City' s ETJ; and
89 WHEREAS, the Property Owners agree to provide written reports
90 to the City regarding its hiring and procurement practices on a
91 semi-annual basis as it pertains to the Project (as defined in
92 Exhibit A) ; and
93 WHEREAS, this Agreement shall be effective and binding on the
94 parties hereto upon execution hereof on behalf of all parties to
95 this Agreement and governs the City contractual relationship with
96 the Property Owners; and
97 WHEREAS, the City finds that the provisions set forth in this
98 Agreement are in the best interests of the City and beneficial to
99 the general health, safety, and welfare of its residents; and
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100 WHEREAS, the Property Owners find that this Agreement is
101 beneficial to its and its affiliates' business operations .
102 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
103 mutual agreements of the parties contained herein, the City and
104 the Property Owners agree with each other as follows as it pertains
105 to the Affected Area described in Exhibit "A" :
106 Section 1 : ETJ Status, City Services and Code Enforcement
107
108 (a) Pursuant to Section 42 . 044 of the Texas Local Government
109 Code, and subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement,
110 the City agrees and guarantees that during the Term of this
111 Agreement (as defined in Section 29 of this Agreement) , the
112 Affected Area shall be immune from annexation and shall continue
113 to retain its status as part of the City' s ETJ/Industrial District,
114 except as otherwise expressly provided herein.
115 (b) the Property Owners and the City agree that, the City
116 shall have no obligation to provide City services to the Property
117 Owners in the Affected Area and that the City will not extend any
118 services to Property Owners in the Affected Area unless and to the
119 extent that the City and the Property Owners enter into a
120 subsequent separate written agreement pursuant to which the
121 Property Owners contracts to obtain City services, including but
122 not limited to water utility service, at the Property Owner' s
123 expense. The City will not require the Property Owners to adhere
124 to City codes such as the regulation of plats and subdivisions of
125 land, the imposition of building, electrical, or plumbing
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126 inspections, and related code requirements. If Property Owners
127 enter into a separate contract with the City for the provision of
128 services, they will adhere to all City codes. The Property Owners
129 agree not to imprudently discharge storm water or contribute to
130 flooding on adjacent property.
131 Section 2 . Description of Affected Area and Reports
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133 (a) The City hereby designates the portion of the City' s ETJ
134 described and depicted on Exhibit "A", being the Affected Area,
135 which contains all of the land owned and/or leased by the Property
136 Owners in the City' s ETJ, as an Industrial District. The Property
137 Owners hereby certify that Exhibit "A" represents a true, correct
138 and complete legal description and map depiction of all of the
139 land owned and/or leased by the Property Owners in the "Affected
140 Area.
141 (b) On or before May 1 of each year during the term of this
142 Agreement, the Property Owners shall furnish to the City a written
143 report listing the names and addresses of all persons and entities
144 who (i) store any tangible personal property on the land in the
145 Affected Area with the Property Owners (hereinafter referred to as
146 "products in storage") , and (ii) are in the possession or under
147 the management of the Property Owners on January 1 of such year,
148 and such report shall give a general description of such products
149 in storage. The Property Owners shall file all reports required by
150 the chief appraiser of the Jefferson County Appraisal District
151 ("JCAD") under Section 22 . 04, as it may be amended, of the Texas
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152 Property Tax Code relating to (i) third parties' property that is
153 in the Affected Area and in the Property Owners' or one of their
154 affiliate' s possession or under Property Owners' or one of their
155 affiliate' s management by bailment, lease, consignment, or other
156 arrangement, and (ii) storage space leased or otherwise provided
157 to third parties for storage of personal property in the Affected
158 Area .
159 Section 3 . Payments by the Property Owners
160 (a) The City levies ad valorem taxes for general revenue
161 purposes on the value of land, improvements, certain tangible
162 personal, and/or mixed property located within its corporate
163 limits.
164 If the Affected Area were located within the corporate limits
165 of the City, it would be subject to such levy.
166 In consideration for the City' s agreements contained herein,
167 the Property Owners agree to make a payment to the City in lieu of
168 such taxes on the behalf of the Property Owners (hereinafter
169 referred to as an "In Lieu of Payment" for each "Tax Year" (as
170 hereinafter defined) ) during the term of this Agreement as provided
171 herein. As used herein, the term "Tax Year" has the meaning
172 assigned to that term in Section 1. 04 as amended, of the Texas
173 Property Tax Code (i. e. , the calendar year) . The "Payment Period"
174 of this Agreement shall be fifteen (15) years which shall commence
175 with the Tax Year 2026 (January 1, 2026) . Such commencement shall
176 be extended only by an action of the City Council upon receipt of
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177 a written request from the Property Owners stating that the
178 commencement of construction is delayed beyond calendar year 2026
179 due to Force Majeure events . The City will not unduly withhold
180 the extension. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the
181 Payment Period shall consist of fifteen (15) years in total .
182 (b) On or before October 15th of each Tax Year during the
183 Payment Period, except as otherwise provided in Section 19 (c) , the
184 Property Owners, will remit to the City an "In Lieu of Payment"
185 equal to : the Taxable Value of the Property in the Affected Area
186 as determined for such Tax Year multiplied by the applicable
187 Discounted Rate percentage for the Tax Year as delineated in the
188 table below (the "Discounted Rate") then further multiplied by the
189 City' s property tax rate for such Tax Year.
190 For purposes of illustration, the In Lieu of Payment owed for
191 Tax Year 2026 shall be due on October 15, 2026 .
192 The Parties agree to the following Discounted Rate Table as
193 it pertains to the calculation of the In Lieu of Payment described
194 in this Section of the Agreement:
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Tax Payment
Year Tax Year (beginning Discounted Period
No . January 1st) Rate Year
1 2026 Construction Period 25% Year 1
2 2027 Construction Period 20% Year 2
3 2028 Construction Period 15% Year 3
4 2029 Post Construction 10% Year 4
5 2030 Post Construction 10% Year 5
6 2031 Post Construction 10% Year 6
7 2032 Post Construction 20% Year 7
8 2033 Post Construction 30% Year 8
9 2034 Post Construction 30% Year 9
10 2035 Post Construction 40% Year 10
11 2036 Post Construction 45% Year 11
12 2037 Post Construction 50% Year 12
13 2038 Post Construction 55% Year 13
14 2039 Post Construction 60% Year 14
15 2040 Post Construction 65% Year 15
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199 The Property Owners will report and certify to the City the
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200 requisite investment in the Affected Area within 120 days after
201 the completion of construction.
202 For the purpose of this Agreement, the Taxable Value and the
203 Appraised Value (as hereinafter defined) will be calculated based
204 upon data from accounts related to the Affected Area.
205 (c) On or before October 1st of each Tax Year during the
206 Payment Period of this Agreement, the City will submit to the
207 Property Owners a statement setting forth the calculation of the
208 In Lieu of Payment due for such Tax Year.
209 (d) For the purposes of this Agreement, `Taxable Value"
210 means, for any Tax Year, the Appraised Value of the Owner' s real
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211 property, tangible personal property, or mixed property that is
212 situated on the Affected Area as determined for such Tax Year by
213 the Chief Appraiser of JCAD for the property tax purposes of
214 Jefferson County, Texas, as of January 1 of such Tax Year, minus
215 the exempt value of pollution control property. For the purposes
216 of this Agreement, `Appraised Value" means, for any Tax Year, the
217 appraised value of all property (being tangible property, real,
218 personal and mixed owned and/or leased by the Property Owners)
219 located in Affected Area as determined for such Tax Year by the
220 Chief Appraiser of JCAD for the property tax purposes of Jefferson
221 County, Texas, as of January 1 of such Tax Year; the Appraised
222 Value also includes the appraised value of any Property that is
223 located in a foreign trade zone or any other type of federal, state
224 or local zone.
225 Additionally, the Property Owners' Taxable Value for the
226 purposes of this Agreement for any Tax Year will include the
227 Taxable Value of all tangible personal property located and stored
228 on the Affected Area that is owned by third parties and is in the
229 possession or under the management of the Property Owners or their
230 affiliates by bailment, lease, consignment, or any other
231 arrangement with the Property Owners or one of their affiliates
232 ("products in storage") on January 1 of such Tax Year.
233 (e) For illustration purposes only, assume that for Tax Year
234 2 of the Payment Period that the Taxable Value of the property in
235 the Affected Area ("Property") is $200, 000, 000 and that the City' s
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236 property tax rate for such Tax Year is $ . 792 per $100 of Taxable
237 Value . The In Lieu of Payment for such Tax Year under this
238 Agreement would be $316, 800 calculated as follows :
239 $200, 000, 000 X 20o X $ . 792/$100 = $316, 800 .
240 (f) On or before March 31 in Tax Year 11, the City shall
241 calculate the "Average Taxable Value" of the Property in the
242 Affected Area for Tax Years 6 through 10 . The Average Taxable
243 Value shall be determined by adding the actual Taxable Value of
244 the Property in the affected area for each of Tax Years 6 through
245 10 and dividing by 5 . If the Average Taxable Value of the in the
4 246 Affected Area for Tax Years 6 through 10 is less than
247 $4, 100, 000, 000, then the In Lieu of Payment for each of Tax Years
248 6 through 10 shall be recalculated using a Discounted Rate that is
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249 increased by 3% over the applicable Discounted Rate set forth in
250 the table above (each a "Recalculated In Lieu of Payment") . The
251 "Taxable Value Penalty" for Tax Years 6 through 10 shall be
252 calculated by subtracting the total In Lieu of Payments paid by
253 Property Owners for Tax Years 6 through 10 from the sum of the
254 Recalculated In Lieu of Payments for Tax Years 6 through 10 .
255 Property Owners shall pay the Taxable Value Penalty simultaneous
256 with its payment of the In Lieu of Payment owed for Tax Year 11 .
257 (g) On or before March 31 of the calendar year immediately
258 following Tax Year 15, the City shall calculate the "Average
259 Taxable Value" of the Property in the Affected Area for Tax Years
260 11 through 15 in the same manner described in subparagraph (f)
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261 above . If the Average Taxable Value of the Property in the
262 Affected Area for Tax Years 11 through 15 is less than
263 $3, 500, 000, 000, then the In Lieu of Payment for each of Tax Years
264 11 through 15 shall be recalculated using a Discount Rate that is
265 increased by 3% over the applicable Discount Rate set forth in the
266 table above (each a "Recalculated In Lieu of Payment") . The Taxable
267 Value Penalty for Tax Years 11 through 15 shall be calculated by
268 subtracting the total In Lieu of Payments paid by Property Owners
269 for Tax Years 11 through 15 from the sum of the Recalculated In
270 Lieu of Payments for Tax Years 11 through 15 . Property Owners
271 shall pay the Taxable Value Penalty on or before October 15 of the
272 calendar year immediately following Tax Year 15 .
273 (h) Independent of Property Owners' obligation to pay the In
274 Lieu of Payments during the Payment Period, Property Owners shall
275 pay to the City the sum of $50, 000 on or before 45 days after the
276 Effective Date .
277 Section 4 . PABE Program, Port Arthur Semi-Annual Employment
278 Roundtable Program and First Source Referral
279
280 The City recognizes that proactive steps must be taken to
0 281 help ensure that Port Arthur business enterprises thrive and
282 continue to benefit our community economically and socially.
283 Therefore, the City created the Port Arthur Business Enterprise
284 Program (the "PABE Program") which is designed to promote spending
285 with qualified Port Arthur business enterprises (each an "PABE" as
286 such term is defined below) by companies that have industrial
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287 district agreements with the City, as well as to increase the
288 diversity of Port Arthur businesses from which such companies
289 procure goods and services so that the pool of such businesses is
290 representative of the business community at large. The Property
291 Owners agree to participate in the PABE Program as provided in
292 this Agreement .
293 As used herein, "PABE" means a Port Arthur business
294 (including, but not limited to, a Port Arthur minority and/or women
295 owned business enterprise ("MWBE", a Port Arthur historically
296 underutilized business ("HUB", and a Port Arthur disadvantaged
297 business enterprise ("DBE") ) that has been certified as a PABE
298 under the procedures and criteria specified in the PABE Program as
299 determined by the City Council of the City, but such term shall
300 not include any Port Arthur business that has ceased to be so
301 certified.
302 Property Owners agree to participate in the advisory board
303 set up by the City and other companies that have entered into
304 industrial district agreements with the City, to implement the
305 goals and objectives for the PABE program, as requested by the
306 City and for so long as such advisory board is active. The advisory
307 board will meet as needed and will be facilitated by a party
308 mutually agreeable to the City and the advisory board (referred to
4 309 herein as the "PABE Facilitator") . The PABE Facilitator will be
310 paid a stipend which shall be prorated equally among the parties
311 to the industrial district agreements, and the Property Owners
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312 agree to pay its prorated share of such stipend, provided that the
313 Property Owners' prorated share of such stipend shall not exceed
314 $250 . 00 per year.
315 The Property Owners agree to make commercially reasonable
316 efforts to consider, and to have its affiliates and Nested
317 Contractors consider, the use of certified PABEs, to the extent
318 qualified as set forth in the next paragraph, to facilitate the
319 goals of the PABE Program.
320 Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Property Owners, its
321 affiliates, or Nested Contractors (as hereinafter defined) shall
322 be obligated under any provision of this Agreement (i) to amend or
323 otherwise change, or attempt to amend or otherwise change, any
324 agreement existing as of the date hereof, or (ii) to hire or retain
325 any person, or to award any contract for materials, supplies,
326 equipment or services to any vendor, supplier, professional,
327 contractor or subcontractor. Property Owners, their affiliates or
328 Nested Contractors shall decide, in their sole discretion, whether
329 any certified PABE (A) is qualified, is willing to perform the
330 work, and satisfies all of the Property Owners' normal standards
331 for employment, and (B) such vendor, supplier, professional,
332 contractor or subcontractor is qualified, financially sound, has
333 an adequate safety record, is willing to perform the work, or
334 provide the materials or services, in the time required and in a
335 competitive manner, and is the lowest qualified responsive bidder
336 who meets any other applicable bid specifications .
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337 The Property Owners, during the Term of this Agreement,
338 together with the City' s staff, will participate in a Semi-Annual
339 Employment Roundtable Program facilitated by the City, as more
340 fully provided for herein. It shall be the sole obligation of the
341 City to organize the Semi-Annual Employment Roundtable Program and
342 invite Property Owners to attend. The goal of the Semi-Annual
343 Employment Roundtable Program is to address employment and
344 training issues that are essential to the hiring of Port Arthur
345 residents as employees of Property Owners and their Nested
346 Contractors (as hereinafter defined) . The Semi-Annual Employment
347 Roundtable Program will also address issues related to improving
348 the workforce within the City to meet the needs of industry.
349 In connection with the Semi-Annual Employment Roundtable
350 Program, the Property Owners shall designate one or more site
351 personnel who are knowledgeable about the hiring and procurement
352 needs and practices at the site to participate as a member or
353 members of the Industry Work Group at each semi-annual meeting of
354 the Semi-Annual Employment Roundtable Program. If such personnel
355 for any reason cannot attend the scheduled semi-annual meeting,
356 the City and the Property Owners shall schedule a separate meeting
357 at the Parties' mutual convenience to conduct a one-one-one meeting
358 between the personnel and the City' s staff.
359 Members of the Industry Work Group and the City' s staff shall
360 attend each semi-annual meeting of the Semi-Annual Employment
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361 Roundtable Program with the shared goal of furthering the City' s
362 objectives specified in this Section 4 .
363 Members of the Industry Oversight Committee, together with
364 the City Manager and any other persons designated by the City
365 Council, shall attend one semi-annual meeting of the Semi-Annual
366 Employment Roundtable Program per year to monitor and promote
367 progress on the shared goals described in the immediately preceding
368 paragraph.
369 As used herein, the term "Nested Contractor" means an employer
370 that regularly operates full-time at the site providing personnel
371 or services under contract with Property Owners or one of their
372 affiliates .
373 The Property Owners, during the term of this Agreement, will
374 use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the City in
375 connection with making available information about potential new
376 jobs created by the Property Owners and use its First Source
377 Referral Program with regard to referral and placement services
378 for Port Arthur residents with respect to such new jobs .
379 As consideration for the Discounted Rate set forth in Section
380 3 of this Agreement, the Property Owners commit to entering into
381 a First Source Referral Agreement with the City (attached hereto
382 as Exhibit "C") . This agreement applies to both employees of the
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383 Property Owner and Nested Contractors .
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384 The City has designated the City of Port Arthur Section 4A
385 Economic Development Corporation ("PAEDC") to serve as its liaison
386 for the implementation of the First Source Referral Program.
387 The Property Owners will make all decisions on hiring new
388 employees but will use commercially reasonable efforts to consider
389 qualified persons referred by PAEDC on behalf of the City. The
390 Property Owner will include the number of persons hired through
391 the First Source Referral Program along with the semi-annual report
392 submitted to the City pursuant to Section 5 of this agreement.
393 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Property Owners shall not be
394 required to make hiring obligations under this Agreement .
395 Section 5 . Reporting Requirements .
396 (a) During the Payment Period, the Property Owners agree to
397 submit on a semi-annual basis a report (each, a "Report") in
398 accordance with the procedures, and providing the information
399 specified herein, with respect to the hiring of qualified Port
400 Arthur residents by the Property Owners and their Nested
401 Contractors, and the retention of PABE' s by the Property Owners,
402 as the same relate to the Affected Area. Each six-month period
403 for which a Report is required herein is referred to herein as a
404 "Reporting Period. "
405 (b) The Report due for the six-month period ending on June
406 30th of each of such Tax Years shall be submitted on or before the
407 July 31st immediately following the end of such six-month period,
408 and the Report due for the six-month period ending on December
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409 31st of each of such Tax Years shall be submitted on or before the
410 January 31st immediately following the end of such six-month
411 period; provided, however, that upon the written request of the
412 Property Owners, the deadline for submitting a Report shall be
413 extended for thirty (30) days. The six-month period covered by
414 any Report is referred to herein as the "Report Period. "
415 (c) The Reports shall be sent to the Office of the City
416 Manager and copied to the City Attorney substantially in the format
417 delineated in Exhibit "B", as to the following:
418 (i) With respect to the hiring of qualified Port Arthur
419 residents by the Property Owners at the Facility (as described in
420 Exhibit A) , such Report shall set forth the following information
421 for the Report Period covered by such Report:
422 (A) Total number of employees employed by the Property
423 Owners at the Facility on the last day of such Report Period
424 who were Port Arthur residents on such date;
425
426 (B) Total number of employees employed by the Property
427 Owners at the Facility on the last day of such Report Period;
428
429 (C) Total number of new hires employed by the Property Owners
430 at the Facility during such Report Period who were Port Arthur
431 residents on their first day of employment with the Property
432 Owners;
433
434 (D) Total number of new hires employed by the Property Owners
435 at the Facility during such Report Period; and
436
437 (E) Total number of applicants completing the interview
438 process for employment with the Property Owners at the
439 Facility during such Report Period.
440
441 (ii) With respect to the hiring of qualified Port Arthur
442 residents by the Property Owner' s Nested Contractors for
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443 employment opportunities at the Facility, the Property Owners will
444 use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the information set
445 forth below for inclusion in such Report for the Report Period
446 covered thereby:
447 (A) Total number of employees employed by the Property
448 Owner' s Nested Contractors for jobs at the Facility on
449 the last day of such Report Period who were Port Arthur
450 residents on such date;
451 (B) Total number of employees employed by the Property
452 Owner' s Nested Contractors for jobs at the Facility on
453 the last day of such Report Period;
454 (C) Total number of new hires employed by the Property
455 Owner' s Nested Contractors for jobs at the Facility
456 during such Report Period who were Port Arthur residents
457 on their first day of employment with the Property
458 Owner' s Nested Contractors;
459 (D) Total number of new hires employed by the Property
460 Owner' s Nested Contractors for jobs at the Facility
461 during such Report Period; and
462 (E) Total number of applicants completing the interview
463 process for employment with Property Owner' s Nested
464 Contractors for jobs at the Facility during such Report
465 Period.
466 (d) The information provided by the Property Owners to the
467 City in any Report shall be held confidential by the City to the
468 fullest extent permitted under applicable law. If the City receives
469 a request for such information, the City will notify the Property
470 Owners prior to any disclosure, and the Property Owners will be
471 afforded an opportunity to file a brief with the Texas Attorney
472 General setting forth the reasons for exclusion of all or any
473 portion of such information from the requirement to be released
474 pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act .
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475 Section 6 . Intentionally Deleted.
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477
478 Section 7 . Back-up Fire and Police Assistance
479 If requested orally or in writing by the Property Owners or
480 one of their affiliates, the City' s Fire Department may provide
481 back-up Fire Suppression Support as determined by the City' s Fire
482 Chief, and the City' s Police Department may assist in providing an
483 evacuation route and traffic control, in the case of a fire or a
484 chemical release in the Affected Area at no cost or expense to the
485 Property Owners or their affiliates. Nevertheless, each of the
486 Property Owners and their affiliates agree to abide by federal,
487 state and local law including National Fire Protection Association
488 (NFPA) codes and standards and shall take such precautions as to
489 prevent (1) fires, explosions and chemical releases and (2) the
490 imprudent discharge of storm water that contributes to flooding on
491 adjacent property. The Property Owners shall have in place an
492 evacuation plan for the Property Owners' and their affiliates'
493 facilities located in the Affected Area that is consistent with
494 industry standards and/or is required by applicable federal and
495 state laws, and the health and safety laws of the City of which
496 the Property Owners have been notified by the City. The Property
497 Owners and their affiliates shall employ or provide sufficient
498 primary fire suppression response, as well as control and abate
499 chemical releases. The Property Owners shall provide the City' s
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500 Fire Chief and Police Chief with Emergency Response Plans for any
501 plants, refineries, chemical operations or other hazardous
502 operations that take place in the Affected Area. If there is a
503 fire and the City is requested to provide initial and primary (as
504 opposed to back-up) fire suppression services or if a cleanup is
505 required of the City, the Property Owners agree to pay to the City
506 the costs and expenses incurred by the City and any of its
507 departments or of any of its affiliated providers, i.e. , ambulance
508 companies that are called to the scene.
509 The Property Owners shall immediately notify the central
510 dispatch office which serves the City' s Fire Chief, Police Chief,
511 and the City' s Emergency Management Coordinator of all incidents
512 on or adjacent to the Affected Area involving fires, serious
513 injuries, deaths, chemical releases and flooding that create a
514 health and safety hazard to the community or that exceed
515 permissible exposure limits under applicable state or federal
516 laws .
517 Section 8 . Annexation for Health, Safety and Welfare Reasons
518
519 It is specifically stipulated that nothing in this Agreement
520 will in any manner limit or restrict the authority of the City to
521 annex all or part of the Affected Area during the period of this
522 Agreement if the City should determine that such annexation is
523 reasonably necessary to promote and protect the general health,
524 safety, and welfare of the persons residing within or adjacent to
525 the City; provided however, that the City agrees that any
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526 annexation of the land in the Affected Area will not be made for
527 revenue purposes only. In the event of annexation under this
528 Section 8, (i) the Property Owners will not be required to make
529 any further payments under this Agreement for any Tax Year
530 (including the In Lieu of Payments) relating to periods after
0 531 annexation with respect to the property so annexed but shall
532 nevertheless be obligated to make full payments for the Tax Year
533 during which such annexation becomes effective if the annexation
534 becomes effective after January lst of such Tax Year, and (ii)
535 the Property Owners shall not be required to pay ad valorem taxes
536 to the City for the same period of time they have already paid an
537 In Lieu of Payment with respect to the Affected Area. An
538 annexation under this Section 8 shall result in the City' s
539 obligation to comply with the provisions of Section 11 (b) of this
540 Agreement .
541 Section 9 . Annexation Due to Legislative Action
542 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement,
543 the Parties agree and consent that the City may annex the Affected
544 Area if a bill is enacted by the Texas Legislature which limits or
0 545 restricts the authority of the City to annex all or part of the
4 546 land and improvements in the Affected Area after the expiration of
547 the Term of this Agreement . In the event of annexation under this
548 Section 9 (a) , (i) the Property Owners will not be required to make
549 any further payments under this Agreement for any Tax Year
550 (including the In Lieu of Payments) relating to periods after
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551 annexation with respect to the property so annexed but shall
552 nevertheless be obligated to make full payments for the Tax Year
553 during which such annexation becomes effective if the annexation
554 becomes effective after January 1st of such Tax Year, and (ii)
555 the Property Owners shall not be required to pay ad valorem taxes
556 to the City for the same period of time they have already paid an
557 In Lieu of Payment with respect to the Affected Area. An
558 annexation under this Section 9 (a) shall result in the City' s
559 obligation to comply with the provisions of Section 11 (b) of this
560 Agreement.
561 (b) If for any reason after a legislative event described in
562 the first sentence of Section 9 (a) the City is prevented from
563 annexing the Affected Area, and if the parties cannot reach an
564 agreement on a new payment schedule on a new "in lieu of tax"
565 agreement, then pursuant to Sections 42 . 044 and 212 . 172 Local
566 Government Code, the Property Owners agree and consent that the
567 City has the option, in the City' s sole discretion, to extend the
568 payment obligations only under this Agreement and that the Property
569 Owners will continue to annually pay the City "in lieu of tax"
570 payments, as denoted above, with each payment calculated based on
571 (80%) of the Taxable Value of the Taxable Affected Area Property,
572 for a total duration not to exceed 45 years after the Effective
573 Date, or the maximum period allowed by law, whichever is longer.
574
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576 Section 10 . Electrical Usage
577 Property Owners hereby notify the City that they intend to
578 obtain electrical service arrangements from Entergy Texas, Inc. ;
579 within ninety (90) days of when the Property Owners know the
580 precise locations of the intended initial metering locations that
581 will service the Affected Area, the Property Owners will notify
582 the City of such locations; such notice obligation is a one-time
583 obligation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent there are
584 material changes to the locations of the metering sites or to the
585 provider of such electrical services, the Property Owners will
586 notify the City of the new locations within thirty (30) days of
587 such change.
588 The information provided by the Property Owners to the City
589 regarding such electrical consumption and metering locations shall
590 be held confidential by the City to the fullest extent permitted
591 under applicable law. If the City receives a request for such
592 information under the Texas Public Information Act (or other
593 similar law) , the City will notify the Property Owners, and the
594 Property Owners will be afforded an opportunity to file a brief
595 with the Texas Attorney General setting forth the reasons for
596 exclusion of all or any portion of such information from the
597 requirement to be released pursuant to the Texas Public Information
598 Act .
599 Section 11 . Right to Annexation at the Expiration of this
600 Agreement
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602 (a) The parties agree that they will use commercially
603 reasonable efforts to negotiate a new industrial district
604 agreement covering periods after the expiration of the Term of
605 this Agreement. If a new agreement is not entered into by the
606 parties, then the City has the sole discretion, after the
607 expiration of the Term of this Agreement, to annex the Affected
608 Area.
609 (b) If for any reason any portion of the Affected Area is annexed
610 prior to the expiration of the Term of this Agreement (including
611 pursuant to Section 8 or Section 9 (a) of this Agreement) , then as
612 an economic incentive program allowed under Chapter 380 of the
613 Texas Local Government Code, the City will, for each Tax Year until
614 the end of the Term of this Agreement, promptly remit to the
615 Property Owners (or the specific parties designated by the Property
616 Owners) the portion of the ad valorem property taxes paid to the
617 City with respect to such annexed property that are in excess of
618 the In Lieu of Payment that would have been paid to the City with
619 respect to such annexed property if such annexation had not
620 occurred. This partial remission of taxes by the City to the
621 Property Owners (Chapter 380 Economic Incentive Program) will only
622 be applicable until the expiration of the Term of this Agreement .
623 If requested by the Property Owners or if required by applicable
624 law, the City and the Property Owners will enter into a separate
625 Chapter 380 incentive program agreement with respect to the
626 payments under this Section 11 (b) .
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627 Section 12 . Right to Annexation pursuant to Chapter 43 of the
628 Texas Local Government Code and Chapter 212 of the Texas Local
629 Government Code.
630
631 The present owners and lessees of the land, improvements,
632 units, equipment, inventory, and all other property located in the
633 Affected Area and pertaining to the Project are described in
634 Exhibit "C" (the `Excluded Persons") . The City reserves the right
635 to annex any tract or parcel of the Affected Area within the
636 Affected Area, as per Chapters 43 and 212 of the Texas Local
637 Government Code, generally and Sections 43 . 0116 and 212 . 172
638 specifically, as those Chapters and sections may be amended from
639 time to time, if any owners or lessees of property in the Affected
640 Area other than the Excluded Persons do not pay an In Lieu of
641 Payment for its interest in such land, improvements, units,
642 equipment, inventory, and all other property located in the
643 Affected Area and pertaining to the Project. This agreement shall
644 serve as a Petition for and consent to annex the before mentioned
645 tracts or parcels by the Property Owners . Nothing contained herein
646 shall be construed to prohibit or prevent the Property Owners from
647 paying the other owners' or lessees' In Lieu of Payment required
648 by this Agreement to prevent annexation by the City. If the City
649 annexes a tract or tracts, such annexed tract or tracts shall be
650 deleted from the description of the Affected Area set forth on
651 Exhibit "A" for all purposes of this Agreement, and the total In
652 Lieu of Payment will be reduced accordingly to accurately reflect
653 such annexation.
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654 Section 13 . Assignment
655 (a) If the Property Owners desires to assign all or a portion
656 of this Agreement to any person, it shall provide at least forty-
657 five (45) days prior written notice of such assignment to the City
658 Manager and shall receive the written consent of the City Council,
659 by a duly adopted Resolution, which will not be unreasonably
660 withheld, delayed or conditioned. The Property Owners shall
661 provide a description of the assignee and such other information
662 as is reasonably requested by the City to indicate that the
663 assignee will operate the Project as a reasonably prudent operator,
664 act as a good corporate citizen, and will fully abide by the terms
665 of this Agreement. The City shall respond in writing with its
666 consent or refusal within thirty (30) days after receipt of the
667 Property Owner' s notice of assignment; if the City fails to respond
668 within such thirty (30) day period, then the City shall be deemed
669 to have consented to the assignment described in Property Owner' s
670 notice. If the City responds to the Property Owner' s notice of
671 assignment with a refusal, which shall include the City' s reason
672 therefor, the Parties agree to work together to resolve the City' s
673 objections to the assignment. The Property Owners' assignment of
674 the Agreement shall be final only after the execution of a formal
675 assignment document between the Property Owners and the assignee
676 and the delivery of notice of the execution of such assignment
677 agreement to the City. Neither the Property Owners' notice of an
678 intended assignment nor the City' s formal consent to an intended
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679 assignment shall constitute an assignment of the Agreement, and
680 the Property Owners' request for a consent to assignment shall not
681 obligate the Property Owners to assign the Agreement. If the
682 assignment is approved by the City and subsequently consummated by
683 the Property Owners, the Property Owners shall be relieved of their
684 obligations under this Agreement to the extent that an assignee
685 expressly assumes the Property Owners' obligations hereunder.
686 Subject to the preceding, this Agreement shall inure to the
687 benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their
688 respective successors and assigns .
689 (b) The Parties agree that neither a transfer of all or a
690 portion of the ownership interests in any of Project Company or
691 PALNG to a third party nor any other change in ownership by merger,
692 conversion, or operation of law shall be considered an assignment
693 under the terms of this Agreement and shall not require any consent
694 of the City.
695 (c) In addition to its other assignment rights in this
696 Section, each of Project Company and PALNG may, without obtaining
697 the City' s consent, mortgage, pledge, or otherwise encumber its
698 interest in this Agreement or all or any portion of the Project to
699 a Lender (as defined herein) for the purpose of financing the
700 operations of the Project or constructing the Project or acquiring
701 additional equipment following any initial phase of construction.
702 The Property Owner' s encumbering its interest in this Agreement
703 may include a collateral assignment of any of Project Company' s or
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704 PALNG' s rights and obligations under this Agreement for purposes
705 of granting a security interest in this Agreement.
706 (d) As used in this Agreement, "Lender" means any entity or
707 person providing, directly or indirectly, with respect to any
708 portion of the Project any (a) construction, interim or long-term
709 debt financing or refinancing, or any other form of debt (including
710 debt financing or refinancing) , or (b) any other secured
711 contractual structure requiring a lien or security interest on all
712 or any portion of the Project or this Agreement. There may be
713 more than one Lender. The Property Owners, at its election, may
714 send written notice to the City with the name and notice
715 information for any Lender .
716 Section 14 . Other Relief Granted
717 It is agreed by the parties to this Agreement that the
718 Property Owners and the City have the right to seek equitable
719 relief, including specific performance of this Agreement.
720 Section 15 . Inspections
721 The Property Owners shall allow a reasonable number of
722 authorized employees and/or representatives of the City who have
723 been designated and approved by the governing body of the City to
724 have access to the Affected Area during the Term of this Agreement
725 to inspect the property and any improvements thereon to determine
726 compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement . All
727 such inspections will be made at mutually agreeable times and will
728 only be conducted in such manner as complies with the Property
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729 Owner' s safety and security standards and rules . All such
730 inspections will be made with one or more representatives of
731 Property Owners present . Property Owners may require any person
732 conducting such an inspection to execute a confidentiality
733 agreement before entering the Affected Area.
734 The information provided by the Property Owners to the City
735 or otherwise obtained by the City in connection with any such
736 inspection shall be held confidential by the City to the fullest
737 extent permitted under applicable law. If the City receives a
738 request for such information under the Texas Public Information
739 Act (or other similar law) , the City will notify the Property
740 Owners, and the Property Owners will be afforded an opportunity to
741 file a brief with the Texas Attorney General setting forth the
742 reasons for exclusion of all or any portion of such information
743 from the requirement to be released pursuant to the Texas Public
744 Information Act.
745 Section 16. Port Arthur Industrial Group
746 The Project Company, on behalf of both PALNG and the Project
747 Company, agrees that it will participate in the Port Arthur
748 Industrial Group on its own behalf and on behalf of its affiliates
749 during the Term of this Agreement (or for so long as such group
750 remains in existence if shorter than the Term of this Agreement)
751 in order to assist in the establishment of apprenticeship,
752 internship, mentoring and/or educational programs and projects for
753 the training of Port Arthur residents for permanent jobs in the
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754 Port Arthur area. The Property Owners further agrees to request
755 that its and its affiliates' contractors who regularly operate
756 full-time at the Project providing personnel or services under
757 contract with the Property Owners or one of its affiliates, to
758 establish and fund their own apprenticeship, internship,
759 mentorship and/or education programs and projects for the training
760 of Port Arthur residents for permanent jobs in the Port Arthur
761 area.
762 Section 17 . Inspection of Records
763 The City reserves the right to review the Property Owner' s
764 records, to the extent such records are not confidential
765 (confidential items may include, for example, employment and
766 personnel records, trade secrets and other non-public proprietary
767 information) , to ascertain the accuracy of reports filed by the
768 Property Owners in accordance with this Agreement.
769 Section 18 . Undocumented Workers
770 The Property Owners certify that they have not, and will not,
771 knowingly employ an "undocumented worker, " which means an
772 individual who, at the time of employment, is not (i) lawfully
773 admitted for permanent residence to the United States, or (ii)
774 authorized under law to be employed in that manner in the United
775 States . The Property Owners acknowledge that it has reviewed
776 Chapter 2264, Texas Government Code, and hereby affirmatively
777 agrees to repay the amount of any incentive with interest at the
778 rate of ten percent (10%) per annum, not later than the 120th day
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779 after the Property Owners are convicted of a violation under 8
780 U. S.C. Section 1324a (f) . The Property Owners acknowledge the City
781 may bring a civil action as to recover any amounts owed under this
782 Chapter, and further acknowledges that the City may recover court
783 costs and reasonable attorney' s fees incurred in bringing an action
784 under Section 2264 . 101, Texas Government Code. The Property Owners
785 will also promptly report to the City to the extent it or one of
786 their affiliates becomes aware of any "undocumented worker" that
787 is improperly retained by its contractors or subcontractors at the
788 Project. The parties expressly agree that the Property Owners are
789 not liable for a violation under Chapter 2264, Texas Government
790 Code, by virtue of the act of any subsidiary, affiliate, or
791 franchisee of the Property Owners, or by a person with whom the
792 Property Owners contract .
793 Section 19. Property Tax Information, Credits and Refunds
794
795 (a) With respect to the Property located in the Affected
796 Area for each of the Tax Years during the Payment Period of this
797 Agreement, the Property Owners will, to the extent such property
798 has not been annexed by the City, provide to the Director of
799 Finance of the City, at the address specified in Section 27, no
800 later than September 15th of such Tax Year, a copy of the non-
801 privileged/non-confidential rendition which the Property Owners
802 filed with the Jefferson County Appraisal District. The Property
803 Owners shall also provide the following to the Director of Finance
804 of the City at such address with respect to such Tax Years :
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805 • each notice of appraised value received by the
806 Property Owners from the Jefferson County Appraisal
807 District with respect to the Taxable Project
808 Property;
809 • any notice of protest filed by the Property Owners
810 with the Jefferson County Appraisal Review Board
811 ("ARB") with respect to the Taxable Project
812 Property within thirty (30) days after such filing;
813 • any informal settlement or final ARB order
814 determining protest with respect to the Taxable
815 Project Property;
816 • any pleadings filed by the Property Owners as a
817 petition for review of an order determining protest
818 of the ARB with respect to the Taxable Project
819 Property; and
820 • any settlement, final judgment or other final
821 disposition on appeal or otherwise of any such
822 lawsuit.
823
824 (b) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit
825 the rights of the Property Owners or any affiliate to pursue a
826 protest of the Appraised Value of all or any portion of the
827 Property or other property located in the Affected Area with the
828 ARB or otherwise to the fullest extent permitted by the Texas
829 Property Code and applicable law.
830 (c) Pending final determination of any tax protest filed by
831 the Property Owners with the ARB, or appeal thereof, with respect
832 to any Tax Year during the Payment Period of this Agreement, the
833 Property Owners shall pay to the City, on or before January 31 of
834 the calendar year following such Tax Year, an amount equal to the
835 In Lieu of Payment paid to the City for the immediately preceding
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836 Tax Year. Upon the final determination of such protest or appeal
837 thereof, the Property Owners' In Lieu of Payment liability
838 hereunder for such Tax Year shall be calculated based on the
839 Taxable Value for such Tax Year that is reflected by such final
840 determination. If the In Lieu of Payment so calculated for such
841 Tax Year exceeds the In Lieu of Payment previously paid by the
842 Property Owners for such Tax Year, then the City shall submit to
843 the Property Owners a statement setting forth the calculation of
844 such excess, and the Property Owners shall pay the amount of such
845 excess, without interest or penalty, to the City within thirty
846 (30) days after the Property Owner' s receipt of such statement. If
847 the In Lieu of Payment so calculated for such Tax Year is less
848 than the In Lieu of Payment previously paid by the Property Owners
849 for such Tax Year, then the City shall credit dollar-for-dollar
850 toward future In Lieu of Payments the difference between the amount
851 actually paid hereunder and the amount for which the Property
852 Owners are determined to be liable, without interest, it being
853 understood and agreed that to the extent there are insufficient
854 future In Lieu of Payments under this Agreement against which to
855 credit such difference, the remaining balance of such difference
856 shall be carried forward and credited dollar-for-dollar against
857 (i) any in lieu of tax payments and other amounts due to the City
858 under any industrial district agreement between Property Owners
859 and the City covering a period or periods after the expiration of
860 this Agreement or (ii) any ad valorem property taxes owed by
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861 Property Owners to the City for periods after the expiration of
862 this Agreement, until utilized in full .
863 Section 20 . Notice of Default
864 (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
865 this Agreement, in the event of any breach by the Property Owners
866 of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement, other than
867 the failure to timely pay an In Lieu of Payment, the City shall
868 give the Property Owners not less than five (5) business days'
869 written notice specifying the nature of the alleged default and a
870 proposal for the manner in which the alleged default may be
871 satisfactorily cured. Thereafter, Property Owners will be
872 afforded a reasonable time (but in no event less than 60 days)
873 within which to cure the alleged default; provided, however, if
874 the default is of a nature that cannot be reasonably cured within
875 60 days, then the Property Owners shall have a reasonable time to
876 complete such cure so long as it continues to diligently pursue
877 such cure . Notwithstanding anything in this Section 20 (a) , if the
878 Property Owners shall become unable to timely perform any of its
879 obligations under this Agreement (other than the obligation to
880 timely pay each In Lieu of Payment) as a consequence of a Force
881 Majeure Event, the Property Owners shall be relieved of such
882 obligation (and such failure to timely perform such obligation
883 shall not constitute a default) to the extent that and for so long
884 as (but only to the extent that and only for so long as) it is
885 unable to timely perform such obligation as a consequence of such
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886 Force Majeure Event. "Force Majeure Event" means any event,
887 condition, or circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the
888 Property Owners, including but not limited to the following: (a)
889 acts of God, earthquakes, tidal waves, lightning, floods, and
890 storms; (b) explosions and fires; (c) strikes and lockouts; (d)
891 wars, riots, acts of the public enemy, civil disturbances,
892 hostilities, sabotage, blockades, insurrections, terrorism, and
893 epidemics; and (e) acts of expropriation, confiscation,
894 nationalization, requisitioning, or other taking; provided,
895 however, that "Force Majeure Event" does not include the inability
896 to make payment except in cases where banking systems or required
897 methods for transmission of payment have also been delayed by Force
898 Majeure.
899 (b) Time is of the essence on the payment schedule for the
900 In Lieu of Payments . In the event the Property Owners breach this
901 Agreement by failing to timely pay an In Lieu of Payment, the City
902 shall give the Property Owners not less than five (5) business
903 days' written notice, and thereafter, Property Owners will be
904 afforded ten (10) business days within which to cure the default
905 by paying the In Lieu Payment in accordance with this Agreement.
906 If the Property Owners do not pay the In Lieu of Payment within
907 such ten (10) business day cure period, the City shall have the
908 right to immediately terminate this Agreement by written notice,
909 commence annexation proceedings, and sue for its damages as
910 provided for in Section 20 (c) below.
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911 (c) If any default by the Property Owners remain uncured after
912 all applicable notice and cure periods, the City shall be entitled
913 to terminate the Agreement and recover 100% of all monies that the
914 City would have received from the Property Owners in relation to
915 the Project if it been within the corporate limits, which include
916 100% of all ad valorem taxes, building permit fees, sales or use
917 taxes, and all franchise fees on cable and electrical usage,
918 interest and penalty thereon, attorney' s fees, and court costs,
919 with such total amount being reduced by the sum of all In Lieu of
920 Payments and other amounts received by the City under this
921 Agreement. The Property Owners agree to pay such amounts within
922 sixty (60) days after the termination of this Agreement.
923 TERMINATION OF THE AGREEMENT AND RECOVERY OF THE AMOUNTS SPECIFIED
924 IN THIS SECTION 20 (c) AS PROVIDED FOR AND ONLY UNDER THE
925 CIRCUMSTANCES DEFINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, SHALL BE THE CITY' S SOLE
926 REMEDY, AND THE PROPERTY OWNER' S SOLE LIABILITY, IN THE EVENT
927 PROPERTY OWNERS FAIL TO TAKE ANY ACTION REQUIRED BY THIS AGREEMENT,
928 INCLUDING ANY FAILURE TO PAY AMOUNTS OWED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT TO
929 CITY. PROPERTY OWNERS AND CITY AGREE THAT THE LIMITATIONS CONTAINED
930 IN THIS SECTION 20 (c) ARE REASONABLE AND REFLECT THE BARGAINED-
931 FOR RISK ALLOCATION AGREED TO BY THE PARTIES.
932 Section 21 . Entire Agreement
933 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the
934 parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
935 any and all prior understandings or oral or written agreements
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936 between the parties respecting such subject matter, except as
937 otherwise provided in the instruments referenced herein. This
938 Agreement may be amended only by written instrument signed by all
939 of the parties hereto .
940 Section 22 . Severability
941 If any term or provision in this Agreement, or the application
942 thereof to any person or circumstance, shall to any extent be held
943 to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent
944 jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect
945 any other provision of this Agreement or the application thereof,
946 which can be given effect without the invalid or unenforceable
947 provision or application, and the parties agree that the provisions
948 of this Agreement are and shall be severable; provided however,
949 that for the avoidance of doubt, payment of the In Lieu of
950 Payments, the provisions of Section 1 (a) of this Agreement, and
951 the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement are essential
952 parts of this Agreement .
953 Section 23 . Lender Protections
954 In the event that any of Project Company or PALNG collaterally
955 assigns this Agreement as permitted in Section 13 (c) , and further
956 in the event that any of Project Company or PALNG provides written
957 notice of such collateral assignment to the City with the name
958 and notice information of the Lender, then the City shall be
959 required to provide a copy to such Lender of all notices delivered
960 to the Property Owners at the same time that the notice is
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961 delivered to the Property Owners. If the Property Owners do not
962 provide the name and contact information of any Lender to the City,
963 then such Lender shall not have the notice rights or other rights
964 of a Lender under this Agreement. Further, any Lender of which
965 the City has received notice under this Agreement shall have the
966 right to cure any and all defaults by the Property Owners under
967 this Agreement, and if a Lender so cures a default by the Property
968 Owners, the City shall accept such cure as if it has been duly
969 performed by the Property Owners. If requested by the Property
970 Owners, the City shall cooperate and execute any reasonable
971 document acknowledging a collateral assignment and agreeing that
972 the Lender referenced in the collateral assignment shall be
973 entitled to the rights afforded to a Lender under this Agreement .
974 Section 24 . Governing Law
975 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
976 accordance with the laws of the State of Texas . This Agreement is
977 to be performed in Jefferson County, Texas .
978 Section 25 . Counterparts
979 This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
980 shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken together, shall
981 constitute but one and the same instrument.
982 Section 26 . Authority
983 By acceptance of this Agreement and/or benefits conferred
984 hereunder, the Property Owners represent and warrant that its
985 undersigned agent has complete and unrestricted authority to enter
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986 into this Agreement and to obligate and bind the Property Owners
987 to all of the terms, covenants and conditions contained herein.
988 Section 27 . Notice
989 Any notice provided in connection with this Agreement shall
990 be given in writing to the parties hereto by certified mail, return
991 receipt requested, addressed as follows :
992 TO CITY: TO the Property Owners :
993 City Manager PALNG Common Facilities Company, LLC
994 City of Port Arthur Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC
995 444 4th St . c/o Sempra Energy
996 Port Arthur, TX 77640 488 8th Avenue, HQ08N1
997 San Diego, CA 92101
998 Attn: James R. Asay, Vice
999 President - Tax
1000 Email : jasay@sempra. com
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1004 WITH A COPY TO: WITH A COPY TO:
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1006 City Attorney Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC
1007 CITY OF PORT ARTHUR PALNG Common Facilities Company, LLC
1008 444 4th St . 1500 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1000
1009 Port Arthur, TX 77640 Houston, TX 77056 (409) 983-8126
1010 (409) 983-8126 Attn: Asset Management
1011 (409) 983-8124 Email :
1012 PALNGAssetManagement@SempraGlobal .com
1013
1014 and
1015
1016 Sempra Infrastructure Partners, LP
1017 1500 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1000
1018 Houston, TX 77056
1019 Attn: Chief Legal Officer
1020 Email:
1021 SlGeneralCounsell@SempraGlobal . com
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1028 Section 28 . Cancellation intentionally deleted
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1030 Section 29 . Term
1031 This Agreement is effective the day of , 2023,
1032 and shall expire on December 31 of the final year of the Payment
1033 Period (the "Term" of this Agreement) .
1034 (SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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1038 SIGNED AND AGREED to on the day of
1039 2023 .
1040 PALNG COMMON FACILITIES COMPANY, LLC
1041 BY:
1042 NAME :
1043 TITLE:
1044
1045
1046 PORT ARTHUR LNG Phase II, LLC
1047 BY:
1048 NAME:
1049 TITLE:
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1051
1052 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
1053 STATE OF TEXAS §
1054 §
1055 COUNTY OF JEFFERSON §
1056
1057 BEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary Public, on this day
1058 personally appeared , known to me
1059 to be the person whose name is ascribed to the foregoing
1060 instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as
1061 the act and deed of PALNG Common Facilities Company, LLC for the
1062 purposes and considerations therein expressed, and the capacities
1063 therein stated.
1064
1065 GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, THIS THE day of
1066 , A. D. , 2023 .
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1068
1069 NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF TEXAS
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1078 STATE OF TEXAS §
1079 §
1080 COUNTY OF JEFFERSON §
1081
1082 BEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary Public, on this day
1083 personally appeared , known to me
1084 to be the person whose name is ascribed to the foregoing
1085 instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as
1086 the act and deed of Port Arthur LNG, LLC for the purposes and
1087 considerations therein expressed, and the capacities therein
1088 stated.
1089
1090 GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, THIS THE day of
1091 , A. D. , 2023 .
1092
1093
1094 NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF TEXAS
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1116
1117 SIGNED AND AGREED to on the day of , 2023 .
1118
1119 CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
1120
1121
1122 BY:
1123 Ronald Burton,
1124 City Manager
1125
1126
1127 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
1128 STATE OF TEXAS §
1129 §
1130 COUNTY OF JEFFERSON §
1131
1132 BEFORE ME, the undersigned Notary Public, on this day
1133 personally appeared Ronald Burton, City Manager of the City of
1134 Port Arthur, known to me to be the person whose name is ascribed
1135 to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he
1136 executed the same as the act and deed of the City of Port Arthur,
1137 for the purposes and considerations therein expressed, and the
1138 capacities therein stated.
1139
1140 GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE, THIS THE day of
1141 , A. D. , 2023 .
1142
1143
1144 NOTARY PUBLIC, STATE OF TEXAS
1145
1146 Approved as to form and substance:
1147
1148
1149
1150 Valecia R. Tizeno, City Attorney
1151
1152
1153 RETURN TO:
1154
1155 Valecia R. Tizeno
1156 City Of Port Arthur
1157 P.O. Box 1089
1158 Port Arthur, TX 77641-1089
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1161 Exhibit "A"
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1163 METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION AFFECTED AREA AND MAP; FACILITY
1164 DESCRIPTION
1165
1166
1167
1168
1169
1170 Description of Project
1171
1172 Port Arthur LNG' s Expansion Project (Phase II) would expand the
1173 natural gas liquefaction-export project in Jefferson County, Texas
1174 with two additional liquefaction trains (Trains 3 and 4) capable
1175 of producing, under optimal conditions, and additional 13 . 5
1176 million tons per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) .
1177
1178 Port Arthur LNG' s Phase II will help meet future demand for U. S .LNG
1179 supplies expected to serve European, Asian and other global
1180 markets .
1181
1182 Phase II will be constructed entirely within the Affected Area .
1183 PALNG Common Facilities Company, LLC ( "PALNG" ) is the fee owner
1184 of the real property on which the Expansion Project will be
1185 constructed and will own common project infrastructure and
1186 facilities associated with Phase II . Port Arthur LNG Phase II,
1187 LLC will own Trains 3 and 4 , each with its own gas treatment
1188 facilities, to be constructed on real property leased from
1189 PALNG. (Separate Industrial District Agreement (s) may be
1190 requested from the City for any additional future phases of
1191 Port Arthur LNG's liquefaction-export project. )
1192
1193 The proposed Project primarily consists of property classified
1194 by Jefferson CAD as real estate improvements including but not
1195 limited to the following:
1196
1197 ProjectCo LNG train (s) :
1198 • Up to two liquefaction trains on property leased by the
1199 ProjectCo from PALNG CFC; Common Facilities on property
1200 owned by PALNG CFC:
1201 • A natural gas liquids (NGL) and refrigerant storage area;
1202 • A marine facility, including up to two LNG berths, each
1203 with three liquid loading arms, one vapor loading arm, and
1204 one spare hybrid loading arm;
1205 • An NGL and refrigerant truck loading/unloading facility;
1206 • Up to three 160, 000 m3 LNG storage tanks; and
1207 • Operations, control, maintenance, warehouse and all other
1208 necessary equipment, facilities, and buildings .
1209 Also included in, but not limited to, the Phase II Expansion
1210 Project are all of the associated concrete foundations, pipe
1211 supports, piping, instrumentation, power feeds, control loops,
1212 safety systems, firewater protection, pollution control
1213 equipment and facilities, insulation, and utilities necessary
1214 to safely operate the new equipment .
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Tract 1N
BEGINNING at a concrete monument stamped"Gulf Oil Corp."found at the Northeast corner of Tract 3
of said 2838.798 acre tract and of said Twenty-fifth Tract (320 acres) and said Abstract No. 251, same
being the Southeast corner of that certain Premcor Refining Group, Inc. called 120.517 acre tract of land,
more fully described as Tract 9 recorded in Clerk's File No.9505598 of the Official Public Records of said
Jefferson County and the M.Broussard Survey, Section No. 122,Abstract No. 486 and being in the West
line of that certain Bridge City Real Properties,LLC called 8.3035 acre tract of land,more fully described
and recorded in Clerk's File No. 2005032661 of said Official Public Records and said Abstract No. 71.
Said concrete monument has a Texas State Plane Coordinate of Y=13,879,643.6820 and
X=3,565,680.6840;
THENCE South 02 deg. 53 min. 38 sec. East along and with the East line of said Twenty-fifth Tract(320
acres) and said Abstract No. 251,same being the West line of said 8.3035 acre tract and said Abstract No.
71, a distance of 467.13 feet to a point for corner in the East right-of-way line of State Highway No. 87
(public right-of-way), same being an Angle corner in the West line of said 8.3035 acre tract;
THENCE South 68 deg. 16 min.07 sec.West,a distance of 84.92 feet to a point for corner in the centerline
of said State Highway No. 87 at the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the left;
THENCE in a Southeasterly direction along and with the centerline of said State Highway No. 87 and said
curve to the left,having a radius of 5729.58 feet, a central angle of 00 deg. 33 min. 38 sec., a long chord
that bears South 23 deg. 27 min.25 sec.East,a distance of 56.06 feet and an arc distance of 56.06 feet to a
point;
THENCE South 23 deg. 44 min. 35 sec. East continuing along and with the centerline of said State
Highway No. 87, a distance of 845.92 feet to a point for corner at the beginning of a curve to the right;
THENCE in a Southeasterly direction continuing along and with the centerline of said State Highway No.
87 and said curve to the right,having a radius of 5734.53 feet, a central angle of 01 deg. 59 min. 54 sec.,a
long chord that bears South 22 deg. 44 min. 36 sec. East, a distance of 199.99 feet and an arc distance of
200.00 feet to a point for corner;
THENCE South 21 deg. 43 min. 52 sec. East continuing along and with the centerline of said State
Highway No. 87,a distance of 396.73 feet to a point for corner;
THENCE North 68 deg. 21 min.37 sec. East, at a distance of 50.00 feet pass a point for the South corner
of that certain Associated Marine Services, Inc. called 6.910 acre tract of land, more fully described and
recorded in Clerk's File No. 2007046912 of said Official Public Records, from which a 1 inch iron pipe
found, bears North 68 deg. 21 min. 37 sec. East, a distance of 0.76 feet and continuing on with the South
line of said 6.910 acre tract for a total distance of 570.59 feet to a point on the approximate Southwest right-
of-way of the Port Arthur Ship Channel;
THENCE South 20 deg. 06 min. 54 sec. East along and with said Port Arthur Ship Channel right-of-way,
a distance of 3800.97 feet to a point;
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THENCE South 68 deg. 21 min. 37 sec. West,at a distance of 419.85 feet pass a point for the Northwest
corner of that certain Roy B.Robinson Tract of land,more fully described and recorded in Clerk's File No.
2007027294 of said Official Public Records and in the East right-of-way Iine of said State Highway No.
87, from which a 1 inch iron pipe found, bears North 68 deg. 21 min. 37 sec. East,a distance of 0.37 feet
and continuing on for a total distance of 469.85 feet to a point in the centerline of said State Highway No.
87;
THENCE South 21 deg.32 min. 31 sec.East along and with the centerline of said State Highway No. 87,
a distance of 500.30 feet to a point for corner;
THENCE North 68 deg. 21 min. 37 sec. East, at a distance of 50.00 feet pass a point for the Southwest
corner of said Roy B.Robinson tract in the East right-of-way line of said State Highway No. 87,from which
a 5/8 inch iron rod found, bears North 68 deg. 21 min. 37 sec.East, a distance of 0.76 feet and continuing
on for a total distance of 457.38 feet to a point on the said approximate Southwest line of the Port Arthur
Ship Channel;
THENCE South 20 deg. 06 min. 54 sec.East along and with the Southwest line of said Port Arthur Ship
Channel, a distance of 1663.56 feet to a point;
THENCE South 68 deg. 27 min.29 sec.West,a distance of 415.92 feet to a point in the centerline of said
State Highway No. 87;
THENCE North 21 deg. 32 min.49 sec.West along and with the centerline of said State Highway No. 87,
a distance of 311.29 feet to a point;
THENCE South 68 deg.27 min.29 sec.West,a distance of 70.00 feet to a concrete GSU monument found
in the Southwesterly right-of-way line of said State Highway No.87 at the North corner of that certain Gulf
State Utilities Company called 0.222 acre tract of land,more fully described and recorded in Volume 809,
Page 443 of said Deed Records;
THENCE South 53 deg. 35 min. 38 sec. West along and with the Northwest line of said 0.222 acre tract
and said 5.344 acre tract, a distance 305.21 feet to a concrete monument with disc stamped"T. P. & W."
found at the most Northerly Northwest corner of said 5.344 acre tract;
THENCE South 36 deg. 25 min. 08 sec. East along and with the most Northerly West line of said 5.344
acre tract, a distance of 251.01 feet to a 5/8 inch iron rod found at an Ell corner of said 5.344 acre tract;
THENCE South 53 deg. 33 min. 23 sec. West along and with the most Westerly North line of said 5.344
acre tract, a distance of 3221.96 feet to a point at the most Westerly Northwest corner of said 5.344 acre
tract and being in the North line of that certain J.W.Gates called 4.7 acre tract of land,more fully described
and recorded in Volume 101,Page 345 of said Deed Records,from which a 1 inch iron pipe inside a 3 inch
iron pipe found for reference,bears South 22 deg. 17 min. 27 sec.East a distance of 51.58 feet;
THENCE South 53 deg.31 min.23 sec.West along and with the North line of said 4.7 acre tract,a distance
of 1717.76 feet to a 3 inch iron pipe with disc stamped"C.A.Kohler"found at the Southeast corner of that
certain Texas Parks and Wildlife Department called 1323.84 acre tract of land, more fully described as
Tract A recorded in Volume 2409,Page 429 of said Deed Records;
THENCE North 21 deg. 07 min. 15 sec.West along and with the most Southerly East line of said 1323.84
acre tract, a distance of 4111.64 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe found;
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THENCE North 21 deg. 41 min. 56 sec. West continuing along and with the most Southerly East line of
said 1323.84 acre tract, a distance of 5398.13 feet to a 3 inch iron pipe with disc stamped"C. A. Kohler"
found at an Ell corner of said 1323.84 acre tract;
THENCE South 68 deg.21 min. 13 sec. West along and with the most Easterly North line of said 1323.84
acre tract, a distance of 2634.34 feet to a 3 inch iron pipe with disc stamped "C. A. Kohler"found at the
beginning of a non-tangent curve to the left;
THENCE in a Southwesterly direction continuing along and with the most Easterly North fine of said
1323.84 acre tract and said non-tangent curve to the left,having a radius of 4123.49 feet,a central angle of
34 deg.49 min. 09 sec., a long chord that bears South 50 deg. 56 min. 42 sec. West,a distance of 2467.49
feet and an arc distance of 2505.88 feet to a 3 inch iron pipe filled with concrete found at an Ell corner of
said 1323.84 acre tract;
THENCE North 56 deg. 21 min.47 sec. West along and with an East line of said 1323.84 acre tract, at a
distance of 1142.19 feet pass a 1 inch iron pipe with cap stamped"WORTECH"found and continue on for
a total distance of 1450.00 feet to a point at a Northeast corner of said 1323.84 acre tract and being in the
Southeast line of that certain United States of America called 37.3 acre tract of land,more fully described
and recorded in Volume 330,Page 132 of said Deed Records;
THENCE South 33 deg.38 min. 54 sec.West along and with the Northwest line of said 1323.84 acre tract,
same being the Southeast line of said 37.3 acre tract,a distance of 4317.40 feet to a point for the Northwest
corner of said 1323.84 acre tract and being in the Northeast line of that certain Texas Parks and Wildlife
called 53.90 acre tract of land,more fully described as Tract 14 recorded in Volume 1758,Page 160 of said
Deed Records;
THENCE North 56 deg. 18 min.35 sec. West along and with the Northeast line of said 53.90 acre tract,a
distance of 183.30 feet to a point for the Northwest corner of said 53.90 acre tract,same being the Northeast
corner of that certain Texas Parks and Wildlife called 106.67 acre tract of land, more fully described as
Tract 8 recorded in said Volume 1758,Page 160 and being in the West line of said Abstract No. 858,same
being the East line of the T.&N.O.RR. Survey; Section 307,Abstract No.297;
THENCE North 02 deg.45 min.48 sec.West along and with the West line of said Abstract No. 858,same
being the East line of said Abstract No.297,a distance of 196.60 feet to a point for corner in the Northwest
line of said 37.3 acre tract, same being the Southeast line of that certain State of Texas called 4500 acres of
land,more fully described and recorded in Volume 1168,Page 444 of said Deed Records;
THENCE North 33 deg. 38 min. 54 sec. East along and with the Northwest line of said 37.3 acre tract,
same being the Southeast line of said 4500 acre tract, a distance of 4158.82 feet to a point at the beginning
of a non-tangent curve to the right;
THENCE in a Northeasterly direction continuing along and with the Northwest line of said 37.3 acre tract,
same being the Southeast line of said 4500 acre tract and said Jefferson County Waterway and Navigation
District called 186.885 acre tract of land,more fully described and recorded in Clerk's File No.2005043069
of said Official Public Records and said non-tangent curve to the right,having a radius of 5873.49 feet,a
central angle of 34 deg. 47 min. 25 sec., a long chord that bears North 50 deg. 57 min. 33 sec. East, a
distance of 3511.86 feet and an arc distance of 3566.40 feet to a point at the end of said curve;
THENCE North 68 deg. 21 min. 13 sec. East continuing along and with the Northwest line of said 37.3
acre tract, same being the Southeast line of said 4500 acre tract,a distance of 2121.70 feet to a point in the
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East line of said Abstract No. 770,same being the West line of said Abstract No.486 and said 120.517 acre
tract;
THENCE South 02 deg. 57 min. 41 sec.East along and with the East line of said Abstract No. 770, same
being the West line of said Abstract No.486 and 120.517 acre tract,a distance of 130.06 feet to a point for
the Southwest corner of said Abstract No.486 and said 120.517 acre tract,same being the Northwest corner
of said Abstract No.488 and said Eighteenth Tract(333 acres);
THENCE North 87 deg. 02 min. 32 sec.East along and with the North line of said Eighteenth Tract(333
acres)and said Abstract No. 488,said Twenty-fifth(320 acres)and said Abstract No. 251, same being the
South line of said 120.517 acre tract and said Abstract No.486,at a distance of 1635.58 feet pass a 5/8 inch
iron rod with cap stamped"WORTECH SURVEYORS" set, at a distance of 5766.53 feet pass a 5/8 inch
iron rod with cap stamped"WORTECH SURVEYORS" found at the Northeast corner of Tract 1 of said
2839.369 acre tract in the Southwest right-of-way line of said State Highway No. 87 and continuing on for
a total distance of 6123.35 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING,containing 1408.045 acres of land(Grid)
1408.330 acres of land(Surface),more or less, SAVE&EXCEPT that certain Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department 120.674 acre tract of Iand(Grid) 120.698 acre tract of land(Surface), called 120.757 acres,
more fully described and recorded in Film Code No. 102-31-1501 of said Official Public Records and being
more particularly described as follows;
COMMENCING at said concrete monument stamped"Gulf Oil Corp."found at the Northeast corner of
said Twenty-fifth Tract (320 acres) and said Abstract No. 251, same being the Southeast corner of said
120.517 acre tract and said Abstract No. 486 and being in the West line of said 8.3035 acre tract and said
Abstract No. 71. Said concrete monument has a Texas State Plane Coordinate of Y=13,879,643.6820 and
X=3,565,680.6840;
THENCE South 16 deg. 13 min. 58 sec.East,a distance of 7891.25 feet to a concrete monument with disc
stamped "T.P. & W. No. 111"found at the PLACE OF BEGINNING of the herein described SAVE&
EXCEPT tract;
THENCE in a circular pattern along and with the lines of said called 120.757 acre tract the following
courses and distances:
South 23 deg. 07 min. 55 sec.East,a distance of 67.83 feet to a point;
South 79 deg. 40 min. 16 sec.West,a distance of 54.31 feet to a point;
South 79 deg. 32 min. 55 sec. West,a distance of 171.16 feet to a point;
South 04 deg. 58 min. 04 sec.East,a distance of 88.52 feet to a point;
South 60 deg. 10 min. 57 sec.West,a distance of 147.57 feet to a point;
South 51 deg. 13 min. 05 sec. West, a distance of 56.70 feet to a point;
South 67 deg. 11 min. 40 sec.West,a distance of 80.62 feet to a point;
North 89 deg. 48 min. 06 sec. West,a distance of 93.82 feet to a point;
South 74 deg. 51 min. 58 sec. West,a distance of 81.21 feet to a point;
South 60 deg. 52 min. 35 sec. West,a distance of 185.56 feet to a point;
South 59 deg.28 min.24 sec. West,a distance of 338.09 feet to a point;
South 86 deg. 05 min.32 sec. West,a distance of 90.20 feet to a point;
North 73 deg. 56 min.44 sec. West, a distance of 70.54 feet to a point;
North 67 deg. 32 min.23 sec. West,a distance of 157.92 feet to a point;
North 82 deg. 24 min.00 sec. West,a distance of 179.63 feet to a point;
North 76 deg. 24 min.40 sec. West,a distance of 288.18 feet to a point;
North 56 deg. 08 min.41 sec. West,a distance of 170.95 feet to a point;
North 38 deg. 50 min. 45 sec. West, a distance of 118.39 feet to a concrete monument with disc
stamped"T. P. &W.No. 93"found leaning;
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North 47 deg. 54 min. 08 sec.West,a distance of 89.52 feet to a point;
North 36 deg. 59 min. 15 sec.West, a distance of 158.48 feet to a point;
North 33 deg. 54 min.46 sec. West,a distance of 192.35 feet to a point;
North 24 deg. 06 min. 55 sec. West, a distance of 52.30 feet to a point;
North 18 deg. 58 min.29 sec. West, a distance of 224.53 feet to a point;
North 27 deg. 54 min. 59 sec. West, a distance of 149.47 feet to a point;
North 19 deg. 06 min. 07 sec. West, a distance of 181.36 feet to a point;
North 11 deg. 19 min. 15 sec. West,a distance of 163.75 feet to a point;
North 01 deg. 56 min.25 sec.West,a distance of 167.32 feet to a point;
North 13 deg. 46 min.38 sec. West, a distance of 330.88 feet to a point;
North 14 deg. 06 min. 15 sec. East, a distance of 273.65 feet to a concrete monument with disc
stamped"T. P. &W.No. 82"found;
North 37 deg. 55 min..38 sec.East,a distance of 162.87 feet to a point;
North 49 deg.46 min.24 sec.East,a distance of 386.74 feet to a point;
North 65 deg. 21 min.23 sec. East, a distance of 144.75 feet to a point;
North 71 deg. 55 min. 00 sec.East,a distance of 397.27 feet to a point;
North 63 deg.25 min.27 sec.East, a distance of 347.41 feet to a point;
North 84 deg. 58 min. 25 sec. East, a distance of 66.44 feet to a point;
South 68 deg.25 min. 17 sec.East,a distance of 94.90 feet to a point;
South 45 deg. 20 min. 34 sec. East, a distance of 476.70 feet to a concrete monument with disc
stamped"T.P. &W.No. 74"found;
South 33 deg. 46 min. 16 sec.East, a distance of 566.27 feet to a point;
South 26 deg. 37 min.43 sec. East, a distance of 764.31 feet to a point;
South 20 deg. 38 min. 54 sec. East, a distance of 523.17 feet to a point;
South 06 deg. 13 min. 23 sec. East, a distance of 273.78 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING,
containing 120.674 acres of land(Grid), more or less, leaving a net acreage for Tract 1N as being
1288.371 acres of land(Grid) 1288.632 acres of land(Surface),more or less.
Tract 1S
BEGINNING at a 1 inch iron pipe set inside a 3 inch iron pipe found for the most Northerly Northeast
corner of said 2105.69 acre tract,same being the Southwest corner of said 5.344 acre tract,same being the
Southeast corner of said 4.7 acre tract and same being the Northwest corner of Tract 2N out of said 2838.798
acre tract;
THENCE North 53 deg. 33 min. 23 sec. East along and with the South Iine of said 5.344 acre tract, a
distance of 3459.84 feet to a concrete monument stamped "T.P. & W." found at the Southeast corner of
said 5.344 acre tract and being in the Southwest light-of-way line of said State Highway No. 87;
THENCE North 68 deg. 27 min. 29 sec. East, a distance of 485.95 feet to a point on the approximate
Southwest line of said Port Arthur Ship Channel;
THENCE in a Southeasterly direction along and with the Southwest line of said Port Arthur Ship Channel
as follows:
South 20 deg. 06 min. 54 sec.East,a distance of 391.47 feet to a point;
South 21 deg. 36 min.04 sec.East, a distance of 5753.25 feet to a point;
South 33 deg. 07 min.44 sec.East,a distance of 808.81 feet to a point;
South 35 deg. 58 min.34 sec.East, a distance of 523.21 feet to a point;
South 38 deg.49 min. 04 sec.East, a distance of 558.57 feet to a point;
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South 50 deg. 17 min. 34 sec. East, a distance of 2339.42 feet to a point in the most Southern East
line of said Abstract No.438,same being the West line of the Dennis Gahagan Survey,Abstract No.
123,Jefferson County,Texas;
THENCE South 02 deg.23 min.28 sec.East along and with the East line of said 2470.7 acre tract and said
Abstract No. 438, same being the West line of the William F. Scott 1991 Trust called 25.089 acre tract of
land, more fully described and recorded in Clerks File No. 2007023650 of said Official Public Records,
that certain C.Doornbos called 1103.5 acre tract of land,more fully described and recorded in Volume 437,
Page 613 and Volume 439,Page 147 of said Deed Records and said Abstract No. 123,a distance of 4080.57
feet to a 1 inch iron pipe found at the most Easterly Northeast corner of that certain Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department called 2105.69 acre tract of land, more fully described as Tract B, recorded in said Volume
2409,Page 429 of said Deed Records;
THENCE in a Northwesterly direction along and with the Northeast Iine of said 2105.69 acre tract the
following courses and distances:
North 74 deg.52 min.43 sec.West,a distance of 239.30 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe with cap stamped
"WORTECH"found;
North 23 deg.57 min.03 sec.West,a distance of 352.61 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe with cap stamped
"WORTECH"found;
North 65 deg.39 min. 12 sec.West,a distance of 247.49 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe with cap stamped
"WORTECH"found;
North 29 deg.37 min.56 sec.West,a distance of 785.69 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe with cap stamped
"WORTECH"set;
North 28 deg.09 min.21 sec.West,a distance of 832.15 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe with cap stamped
"WORTECH"found;
South 40 deg. 14 min.27 sec.West,a distance of 226.71 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe with cap stamped
"WORTECH"found;
North 73 deg.36 min. 31 sec.West a distance of 727.45 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe with cap stamped
"WORTECH"found;
North 73 deg. 17 min. 19 sec.West a distance of 664.65 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe with cap stamped
"WORTECH"found;
North 72 deg. 59 min. 11 sec.West a distance of 729.64 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe found;
North 73 deg. 09 min.25 sec.West a distance of 38.00 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe found at the South
corner of that certain Jefferson County,Texas called 110.418 acre tract(Grid),more fully described
and recorded in Clerk's File No. 2004017255 of said Official Public Records;
THENCE North 52 deg. 32 min. 56 sec. East along and with the most Southerly Southeast line of said
110.418 acre tract(Grid), at distance of 2704.20 feet pass a 5/8 inch iron rod found at the South corner of
that certain Texas Parks& Wildlife Department called 12.60 acre tract more fully described and recorded
in Clerk's File No. 1999014390 of said Official Public Records,same being the most Southerly East corner
of said 110.418 acre tract(Grid), at a distance of 3068.22 feet pass a 5/8 inch iron rod with cap stamped
"WORTECH SURVEYORS" set at the East corner of said 12.60 acre tract in the Westerly right-of-way
line of said State Highway No. 87 and continuing on for a total distance of 3128.89 feet to a point in the
centerline of said State Highway No. 87 in a non-tangent curve to the left;
THENCE in a Northwesterly direction along and with the centerline of said State Highway No. 87 the
following courses and distances:
a non-tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 2291.83 feet, a central angle of 04 deg. 34 min.
10 sec.,a long chord that bears North 49 deg. 56 min. 30 sec,West,a distance of 182.72 feet and an
arc distance of 182.77 feet to a point;
North 52 deg. 13 min.35 sec. West,distance of 1172.10 feet to a point;
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North 52 deg. 13 min. 26 sec. West,distance of 156.34 feet to a point;
North 48 deg. 50 min. 05 sec. West, distance of 161.24 feet to a point;
THENCE South 52 deg. 15 min.06 sec.West,at a distance of 61.14 feet pass a 5/8 inch iron rod with cap
stamped "WORTECH SURVEYORS" set at the North corner of said 110.418 acre tract (Grid) in the
Southwesterly right-of-way line of said State Highway No. 87 and continuing on along and with the
Northwest line of said 110.418 acre tract(Grid)for a total distance of 3524.15 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe
found at the West corner of said 110.418 acre tract(Grid)and being in the Northeast line of said 2105.69
acre tract;
THENCE in a Northwesterly direction along and with the Northeast line of said 2105.69 acre tract the
following courses and distances:.
North 55 deg. 43 min. 11 sec. West,a distance of 258.91 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe found;
North 44 deg. 59 min. 56 sec. West,a distance of 279.19 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe with cap stamped
"WORTECH"set;
North 22 deg.43 min. 13 sec.West,a distance of 2499.84 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe with cap stamped
"WORTECH"set;
North 22 deg. 17 min. 27 sec. West, a distance of 5196.06 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING,
containing 899.417 acres of land (Grid)899.599 acres of land(Surface), more or less, SAVE &
EXCEPT that certain United States of America tract,more fully described as Parcel 8 recorded in
Volume 549,Page 14 and Volume 520,Page 225 of said Deed Records and being more particularly
described as follows;
BEGINNING at a point in the centerline of said State Highway No. 87,from which a 1" iron pipe found
at the most Easterly Northeast corner of said 2105.69 acre tract, same being the South corner of Tract 2S
of said 2838.798 acre tract and being in the West line of said 1103.5 acre tract and said Abstract No. 123,
same being the East line of said 2470.7 acre tract and said Abstract No.438, bears South 10 deg. 34 min.
01 sec.East a distance of 3821.00 feet;
THENCE North 62 deg.26 min.39 sec. East, a distance of 154.06 feet to a point;
THENCE South 27 deg.33 min. 21 sec.East, a distance of 165.89 feet to a point;
THENCE South 62 deg. 26 min. 39 sec. West,a distance of 148.67 feet to a point in the centerline of said
State Highway No.87;
THENCE North 27 deg. 54 min. 58 sec.West along and with the centerline of said State Highway No. 87,
a distance of 8.41 feet to a point at the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the left;
THENCE in a Northwesterly direction continuing along and with the centerline of said State Highway No.
87 and said non-tangent curve to the left,having a radius of 2291.83 feet,a central angle of 03 deg. 56 min.
24 sec., a long chord that bears North 29 deg. 29 min. 47 sec. West, a distance of 157.57 feet and an arc
distance of 157.60 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 0.573 acre of land(Grid) 0.573 acre
of land (Surface), more or less, leaving a net acreage for Tract 1S being 898.944 acres of land (Grid)
899.091 acres of land(Surface),more or less.
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Tract 2
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BEGINNING at a 4 inch iron pipe found at an Angle corner in the East line of Tract 16 of said 2838.798
acre tract, said Sempra Tracts 27,28 &29, and said Abstract no. 654, same being an Angle corner in the
West line of that certain Chevron U.S.A. Inc. called 510.424 acre tract of land, more fully described as
Tract 1 recorded in Clerks File No. 2008027468 of the Official Public Records of said Jefferson County
and West line of the John Wescott Survey, Section No.2,Abstract No. 725(also known as Franklin Baker
Survey No. 2). Said 4 inch pipe has a U.S. State Plane Coordinate of Y=13,884,661.294 feet and
X=3,557,098.378 feet;
THENCE South 02 deg. 55 min.41 sec.East along and with the East line of said Sempra tract and Abstract
654, same being the West line of said 510.424 acre tract and said Abstract No. 725, a distance of 2009.05
feet to a 3/4 inch iron rod found at the Southwest corner of said 510.424 acre track and said Abstract No.
725,same being the Northwest corner of the I.D.Polk Survey, Section No. 1,Abstract No.770 and being
in the North line of that certain Jefferson County Waterway and Navigation District called 186.885 acre
tract of land, more fully described and recorded in Clerks File No. 2005043069 of said Official Public
Records;
THENCE South 87 deg. 06 min. 12 sec. West along and with the North line of said 186.885 acre tract,a
distance of 127.24 feet to a point for corner on the existing East bank of that certain Jefferson County
Drainage District No. 7 called 280 feet wide easement (Outfall Canal), more fully described as Tract 1
recorded in Volume 668,Page 634 of said Deed Records;
THENCE in a Southerly direction along and with the existing East bank of said Outfall Canal with its
meanders as follows:
South 22 deg.22 min.41 sec. West, a distance of 56.62 feet;
South 00 deg.29 min. 18 sec.West,a distance of 266.97 feet;
South 07 deg. 01 min.24 sec.East,a distance of 69.02 feet;
South 09 deg.29 min.01 sec. West, a distance of 121.90 feet;
South 11 deg. 18 min. 35 sec.West, a distance of 86.77 feet;
South 01 deg. 18 min. 57 sec. East, a distance of 42.87 feet to a point for corner in the most
Southerly South line of said Sempra tract and the South line of said Sparks Survey, same being the
North line of T. &N. O. RR. Survey, Section No. 305, Abstract No. 331, from which a 5/8 inch
iron rod found with cap stamped "WORTECH SURVEYORS" at the Southeast corner of said
Sparks Survey, same being the most Northerly Southwest corner of said Polk Survey bears North
87 deg. 07 min.29 sec.East,a distance of 211.18 feet;
THENCE South 87 deg.07 min.29 sec.West along and with the most Southerly South line of said Sempra
tract and the South line of said Sparks Survey,same being the North line of said Section No. 305,a distance
of 328.66 feet to a point for corner in the recognized East line of that certain State of Texas called 4500
acre tract of land,more fully described and recorded in Volume 1168,Page 444 of said Deed Records,from
which a 2 inch iron pipe with cap stamped"WORTECH SURVEYORS SL SEC.282"found for reference
bears South 87 deg. 07 min.29 sec. West,a distance of 271.34 feet;
THENCE North 00 deg. 34 min.42 sec.East along and with a recognized East line of said 4500 acre tract,
a distance of 214.18 feet to a point for corner at a Northeast corner of said 4500 acre tract,from which a 2
inch iron pipe with cap stamped "WORTECH SURVEYORS PL SEC. 282" found for reference bears
South 87 deg. 27 min. 32 sec. West, a distance of 271.34 feet;
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THENCE South 87 deg. 27 min. 32 sec. West along and with a recognized North line of said 4500 acre
tract, a distance of 1625.06 feet to a 2 inch iron pipe capped found for corner at a Ell corner of said 4500
acre tract;
THENCE North 02 deg.07 min.29 sec.West along and with a recognized East line of said 4500 acre tract,
a distance of 1414.45 feet to a 2 inch iron pipe found for corner at a Northeast corner of said 4500 acre
tract;
THENCE South 87 deg. 28 min. 21 sec. West along and with a recognized North line of said 4500 acre
tract, a distance of 5265.67 feet to a 2 inch iron pipe found for corner at a Northwest corner of said 4500
acre tract,same being in the recognized East line of that certain J.B.Paulus Subdivision recorded in Volume
3,Page 183 of the Map Records of Jefferson County;
THENCE North 02 deg. 21 min. 01 sec. West along and with the recognized East line of said Paulus
Subdivision,the East line of that certain R.A. Shmit Subdivision recorded in Volume 69,Page 20 of said
Deed Records and the East line of that certain Charles A.Howell and David L.Broadus called 40 acre tract
of land, more fully described and recorded in Volume 639, Page 16 and Volume 638, Page 229 of said
Deed Records,a distance of 4668.64 feet to a point for corner in the South line of that certain Clark Refining
and Marketing,Inc.tract of land,more fully described as Tract 8 recorded in said Clerks File No.9505598,
from which a 2 inch iron pipe with cap stamped "WORTECH SURVEYORS PL SEC. 280" found for
reference bears South 02 deg.21 min. 01 sec.East,a distance of 600.00 feet and another 2 inch iron pipe
with cap stamped"WORTECH SURVEYORS 1"found for reference bears North 89 deg. 16 min.48 sec.
East,a distance of 156.36 feet;
THENCE North 89 deg. 16 min. 48 sec. East along and with the North Iine of said Sempra tract, same
being the South line of said Clark Refining tract(Tract 8),a distance of 7895.05 feet to a point for corner
at the Northeast corner of said Sempra tract, same being the Southeast corner of said Clark Refining tract
(Tract 8)and being in the East line of said Sparks Survey, same being the West line of said 510.424 acre
tract and Wescott Survey, Abstract No. 725, from which a 4 inch iron pipe found(leaning) for reference
bears South 89 deg. 16 min.48 sec.West, a distance of 52.37 feet;
THENCE South 06 deg.04 min.48 sec.West along and with the East line of said Sempra tract and Sparks
Survey, same being the West line of said 510.424 acre tract and Wescott Survey, Abstract No. 725, a
distance of 3441.30 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING,containing 861.567 acres of land(Grid)861.738
acres of land (Surface), more or less, more or less, SAVE & EXCEPT that certain Jefferson County
Drainage District No. 6 called 2.658 acre tract of land(Grid)2.659 acre tract of land(Surface),more fully
described and recorded in Film Code No. 100-61-1019 of said Official Public Records and being more
particularly described as follows;
COMMENCING at the said 4 inch iron pipe found at an Angle corner in the East line of said Tracts 27,
28,and 29 and J.E. Sparks Survey, same being an Angle corner in the West line of said 510.424a acre tract
and the John Wescott Survey,Abstract No.725 (also known as Franklin Baker Survey No.2). Said 4 inch
pipe has a U.S. State Plane Coordinate of Y=13,884,661.294 feet and X=3,557,098.378 feet;
THENCE North 71 deg. 12 min.40 sec.West,a distance of 7099.92 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING
of the herein described tract of land and being in the Southwest line of that certain Jefferson County
Drainage District No. 6, called 116.30 acre tract(Diversion Channel), more fully described as Tract No.4
recorded in Volume 2397,Page 196 of said Deed Records,from which a 2 inch iron pipe with cap stamped
"WORTECH SURVEYORS I"found for reference on the North line of said Sempra tract,same being the
South line of said Tract 8 bears North 32 deg. 08 min. 13 sec. West,a distance of 1225.73 feet;
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THENCE South 58 deg. 06 min. 46 sec. East, along and with the Northeast line of said 2.63 acre tract,
same being the Southwest line of said 116.30 acre tract, a distance of 710.01 feet to a point for corner;
THENCE South 87 deg. 40 min. 34 sec. West, along and with the South line of said 2.63 acre tract, a
distance of 485.56 feet to a point for corner;
THENCE North 44 deg.25 min.24 sec.West,along and with the Southwest line of said 2.63 acre tract,a
distance of 196.77 feet to a point for corner;
THENCE North 04 deg.30 min. 14 sec.East,along and with the West line of said 2.63 acre tract,a distance
of 255.01 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING,containing 2.658 acres of land(Grid)2.659 acres of land
(Surface),more or less.
TRACT 2A
BEING an 86.330 acre tract of land(Grid)86.347 acres of land(Surface) out of and a part of that certain
Sempra Energy Production Company tract of land, more fully described as Tracts 27,28 and 29 recorded
in Volume 1591,Page 468 of the Deed Records of Jefferson County,Texas. Said 86.330 acre tract of land
being situated in the John Wescott Survey, Section No.280,Abstract No. 726,the T.&N.O. RR. Survey,
Section No.281,Abstract No.319 and the J.E.Sparks Survey,Section No.282,Abstract No.654,Jefferson
County,Texas and being more particularly described as follows:
COMMENCING at a 4 inch iron pipe found at an Angle corner in the East line of said Sempra tract and
Sparks Survey, same being an Angle corner in the West line of that certain Chevron U.S.A. Inc. called
510.424 acre tract,more fully described as Tract 1 recorded in Clerks File No.2008027468 of the Official
Public Records of said Jefferson County and the West line of the John Wescott Survey, Section No. 2,
Abstract No.725(also known as the Franklin Baker Survey No.2). Said 4 inch pipe has a U.S. State Plane
Coordinate of Y=13,884,661.294 feet and X=3,557,098.378 feet;
THENCE South 02 deg. 55 min. 41 sec.East along and with the East line of said Sempra tract and Sparks
Survey, same being the West line of said 510.424 acre tract and Wescott Survey, Abstract No. 725, a
distance of 2641.73 feet to a 5/8 inch iron rod with cap stamped"WORTECH SURVEYORS"found at the
Southeast corner of said Sempra tract and Sparks Survey, same being the most Northerly Southwest corner
of the I.D.Polk Survey, Section No. 1,Abstract No. 770 and being in the North line of the T.&N.O.RR.
Survey, Section No. 305,Abstract No. 331;
THENCE South 87 deg.07 min.29 sec.West along and with the most Southerly South line of said Sempra
tract and the South line of said Sparks Survey,same being the North line of said Section No.305,a distance
of 539.84 feet to a point for corner in the recognized East line of that certain State of Texas called 4500
acre tract of land,more fully described and recorded in Volume 1168,Page 444 of said Deed Records,from
which a 2 inch iron pipe with cap stamped"WORTECH SURVEYORS SL SEC.282"found for reference
bears South 87 deg. 07 min. 29 sec. West, a.distance of 271.34 feet and being at the PLACE OF
BEGINNING of the tract of land herein described;
THENCE South 87 deg. 07 min.29 sec.West continuing along and with the most Southerly South line of
said Sempra tract and the South line of said Sparks Survey, same being the North line of said Section No.
305,a distance of 1900.63 feet to a point for corner at the most Southerly Southwest corner of said Sempra
tract and Southwest corner of said Sparks Survey, same being the most Easterly Northwest corner of said
Section No. 305 and being in the East line of said Section No. 281, from which a 2 inch iron pipe found
bears North 49 deg. 23 min. 19 sec.East,a distance of 364.80 feet;
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THENCE North 02 deg. 42 min. 47 sec.West along and with the most Easterly West line of said Sempra
tract and the West Iine of said Sparks Survey, same being the East line of said Section No.281,a distance
of 1389.89 feet to a point for corner at an Ell corner of said Sempra tract, from which a 2 inch iron pipe
found bears North 47 deg. 52 min.00 sec.East,a distance of 391.44 feet;
THENCE South 87 deg. 10 min. 52 sec.West along and with the most Westerly South line of said Sempra
tract and the South line of said Wescott Survey,Abstract No. 726, same being the most Northerly North
line of T. &N. O. RR. Survey, Section No. 303,Abstract No. 330, a distance of 5277.49 feet to a 2 inch
iron pipe with cap stamped "WORTECH SURVEYORS SWC SEC. 280" found for corner at the most
Westerly Southwest corner of said Sempra tract and the Southwest corner of said Wescott Survey,Abstract
No. 726, same being the most Northerly Northwest corner of said Section No. 303 and being in the East
line of the R. A. Shmit Survey,Abstract No. 774,from which a 2 inch iron pipe found bears North 46 deg.
03 min.31 sec.East,a distance of 417.81 feet; ,
THENCE North 02 deg.42 min. 32 sec.West along and with the most Westerly West line of said Sempra
tract and the West line of said Wescott Survey, Abstract No. 726, same being the East line of said Shmit
Survey and the T. &N. O.RR. Survey, Section No. 279,Abstract No. 318,a distance of 4955.85 feet to a
point for corner at the Northwest corner of said Sempra tract, same being the Southwest corner of that
certain Clark Refining and Marketing, Inc. tract of land,more fully described as Tract 8 recorded in said
Clerks File No.9505598,from which a 2 inch iron pipe with cap stamped"WORTECH SURVEYORS WL
SEC. 280" found for reference bears South 02 deg. 42 min. 32 sec. East, a distance of 500.00 feet and
another 2 inch iron pipe with cap stamped"WORTECH SURVEYORS 1"found for reference bears North
89 deg. 16 min.48 sec.East, a distance of 500.00 feet;
THENCE North 89 deg. 16 min. 48 sec. East along and with the North line of said Sempra tract, same
being the South line of said Clark Refining tract(Tract 8),a distance of 343.64 feet to a point for corner in
the recognized East line of that certain Charles A. Howell and David L. Broadus called 40 acre tract of
land,more fully described and recorded in Volume 639,Page 16 and Volume 638,Page 229 of said Deed
Records,from which a 2 inch iron pipe with cap stamped"WORTECH SURVEYORS PL SEC.280"found
for reference bears South 02 deg. 21 min. 01 sec. East, a distance of 600.00 feet and another 2 inch iron
pipe with cap stamped"WORTECH SURVEYORS 1"found for reference bears North 89 deg. 16 min.48
sec.East,a distance of 156.36 feet;
THENCE South 02 deg. 21 min. 01 sec. East along and with the recognized East line of said Howell and
Broadus 40 acre tract,the East line of that certain R.A.Shmit Subdivision recorded in Volume 69,Page 20
of said Deed Records and the East line of that certain J.B.Paulus Subdivision recorded in Volume 3, Page
183 of the Map Records of Jefferson County, a distance of 4668.64 feet to a 2 inch iron pipe found at a
Northwest corner of said 4500 acre tract;
THENCE North 87 deg. 28 min. 21 sec. East along and with a recognized North line of said 4500 acre
tract, a distance of 5265.67 feet to a 2 inch iron pipe found for corner at a Northeast corner of said 4500
acre tract;
THENCE South 02 deg. 07 min.29 sec.East along and with a recognized East line of said 4500 acre tract,
a distance of 1414.45 feet to a 2 inch iron pipe found for corner at an Ell corner of said 4500 acre tract;
THENCE North 87 deg. 27 min. 32 sec. East along and with a recognized North line of said 4500 acre
tract, a distance of 1625.06 feet to a point for corner at a Northeast corner of said 4500 acre tract, from
which a 2 inch iron pipe with cap stamped "WORTECH SURVEYORS PL SEC.282"found for reference
bears South 87 deg.27 min. 32 sec. West, a distance of 271.34 feet;
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THENCE South 00 deg.34 min.42 sec.West along and with a recognized East line of said 4500 acre tract,
a distance of 214.18 feet to the PLACE OF BEGINNING,containing 86.330 acres of land(Grid)86.347
acres of land(Surface), more or less.
TRACT 3
BEING a 3.905 acre tract of land and being all of that certain Roy B. Robinson tract of land, more fully
described and recorded in Clerk's File No.2007027294 of the Official Public Records of Jefferson County,
Texas. Said 3.905 acre tract of land being out of the John Bennett Survey, Abstract No. 71, Jefferson
County,Texas and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point at the Northwest
corner of said Robinson tract, same being the Southwest corner of that certain Port Arthur LNG Holdings,
LLC called 3.561 acre tract of land, more fully described as Tract 6 recorded in Clerk's File No.
2006017390 of said Official Public Records and being in the Northeast line of State Highway No. 87(120
foot wide public right-of-way), from which a found 1 inch iron pipe,bears North 68 deg. 21 min. 37 sec.
East,a distance of 0.37 feet and the intersection of the West line of said Abstract No.71 with the Northeast
line of said Highway No. 87 right-of-way,bears North 21 deg.39 min.41 sec.West,a distance of 5297.82
feet(called South 18 deg. 45 min. East, 5300 feet); THENCE North 68 deg. 21 min. 37 sec. East(called
South 71 deg. 15 min. West) along and with the Northwest line of said Robinson tract, same being the
Southeast line of said 3.561 acre tract, a distance of 290.00 feet(called 290 feet more or less,to the West
right-of-way line of the Port Arthur Ship Channel);THENCE South 21 deg. 32 min. 31 sec.East(called in
a Northerly direction along and with the Port Arthur Ship Channel) along and with the Northeast line of
said Robinson tract,a distance of 500.30 feet to a point for corner(called 500 feet,more or less,to a point);
THENCE South 68 deg. 21 min. 37 sec. West (called North 71 deg. 15 min. East) along and with the
Southeast line of said Robinson tract, same being the Northwest line of that certain Port Arthur LNG
Holdings,LLC called 0.313 acre tract of land,more fully described as Tract 7 recorded in said Clerk's File
No.2006017390,pass at a distance of 290.00 feet(called 290 feet,more or less)to a point at the Southwest
corner of said Robinson Tract, same being the Northwest corner of said 0.313 acre tract and being in the
Northeast line of said State Highway No. 87 right-of-way, from which a found 5/8 inch iron rod(Bent),
bears North 68 deg. 21 min. 37 sec. East,a distance of 0.76 feet, continuing on a total distance of 340.00
feet to a point for corner in the centerline of said State Highway No. 87; THENCE North 21 deg. 32 min.
31 sec. West along and with the centerline of said State Highway No. 87, a distance of 500.30 feet to a
point for corner in the centerline of said State Highway No. 87; THENCE North 68 deg. 21 min. 37 sec.
East,a distance of 50.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING,containing 3.905 acres of land,more or less,
of which 1.825 acres lies under water due mainly to erosion by Port Arthur Ship Channel traffic.
TRACT 4
BEING a 120.757 acre tract of land known as Round Lake being the same tract called 98.85 acres out of
the John Bennett Survey, Abstract 71 and 25.11 acres out of the P. B. O'Connor Survey, Abstract 185,
being the same Tract II conveyed by deed from the Bruno Schulz Estate to Udo A. Schulz and Mary Schulz,
recorded in Volume 2358,page 323, Jefferson County Deed Records,Jefferson County, Texas, including
no high ground, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a 3 inch cast iron pipe
with a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department brass disk No. 111 set in the south end of Round Lake,from
which the Southwest corner of the John Bennett Survey, A-71 bears S 56 deg. 38 min. 27 sec. W; 2173
feet, said beginning point having Texas State Plane Coordinates Y = 748,639.355, X = 3,599,482.322;
THENCE around the perimeter of said Round Lake, generally along the toe of a levee, the following
meanders:
S 23 deg. 08 min. 45 sec.E, 67.88 feet;
S 79 deg. 39 min.26 sec. W, 54.35 feet;
S 79 deg. 32 min. 05 sec. W, 171.27 feet; S 04 deg. 58 min. 54 sec.E, 88.58 feet;
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S 60 deg. 10 min. 07 sec. W, 147.67 feet;
S 51 deg. 12 min. 15 sec.W, 56.74 feet;
S 67 deg. 10 min. 50 sec. W, 80.67 feet;
N 89 deg. 48 min. 56 sec.W,93.88 feet;
S 74 deg. 51 min. 08 sec. W, 81.26 feet;
S 60 deg. 51 min.45 sec. W, 185.68 feet;
S 59 deg. 27 min. 34 sec. W,338.32 feet;
S 86 deg. 04 min. 42 sec.W,90.26 feet;
N 73 deg. 57 min. 34 sec. W,70.59 feet;
N 67 deg.33 min. 13 sec. W. 158.03 feet;
N 82 deg. 24 min. 50 sec. W, 179.75 feet;
N 76 deg.25 min. 30 sec.W,288.37 feet;
N 56 deg. 09 min. 31 sec.W, 171.06 feet;
N 38 deg. 51 min. 35 sec. W, 118.47 feet,to a 3 inch cast iron pipe set, with a TPWD brass disk No. 93
(Y=748,376.876,-X=3,597,443.401);
N 47 deg.53 min. 55 sec.W, 89.54 feet;
N 36 deg. 59 min. 02 sec. W, 158.51 feet;
N 33 deg. 54 min. 33 sec.W, 192.39 feet;
N 24 deg. 06 min. 42 sec.W, 52.31 feet;
N 18 deg. 58 min. 16 sec.W,224.58 feet;
N 27 deg. 54 min.46 sec.W, 149.50 feet;
N 19 deg. 05 min. 54 sec.W, 181.40 feet;
N 11 deg. 19 min. 02 sec.W, 163.79 feet;
N 01 deg. 56 min. 12 sec. W, 167.36 feet;
N 13 deg. 46 min.25 sec.W, 330.95 feet;
N 14 deg. 06 min. 28 sec.E,273.71 feet,to a 3 inch cast iron pipe set,with a TPWD brass disk No. 82(Y=
750,201.597,X=3,596,900.689);
N 37 deg. 55 min.00 sec.E, 162.90 feet;
N 49 deg. 45 min.46 sec.E,386.81 feet;
N 65 deg. 20 min.45 sec.E, 144.78 feet;
N 71 deg. 54 min.22 sec.E, 397.34 feet;
N 63 deg. 24 min.49 sec.E, 347.47 feet;
N 84 deg. 57 min.47 sec.E, 66.45 feet;
S 68 deg.25 min. 55 sec. E, 94.92 feet;
S 45 deg. 21 min. 12 sec. E, 476.78 feet, to a 3 inch cast iron pipe set, with a TPWD brass disk No. 74
(Y=750,555.171,X=3,598,609.749);
S 33 deg.47 min. 46 sec.E, 566.42 feet;
S 26 deg. 39 min. 13 sec. E, 764.51 feet;
S 20 deg. 40 min.24 sec.E, 523=31 feet;
THENCE S 06 deg. 14 min.53 sec.E,273.85 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING,and containing 120.757
acres of land.
TRACT 5
BEING a 5.344 acre tract of land out of the John Bennett Survey, Abstract 71 and the P. B. O'Conner
Survey, Abstract 185, Jefferson County, Texas, and being Tracts V and VI, conveyed in deed from the
Estate of Bruno R. Schulz to Udo A. Schulz and Mary Schulz, dated January 7, 1982 and recorded in
Volume 2358, page 323 of the Deed Records of Jefferson County, Texas, and being more particularly
described as follows:
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BEGINNING at a 3 inch cast iron pipe filled with concrete,with a brass disk stamped "C.A. Kohler No.
298", found near the south line of an existing canal running northeast and southwest, at the Eastmost
Southeast corner of a 644.93 acre tract of land(Tract C)and the Northeast corner of a 2105.69 acre tract of
land (Tract B), said Tracts B and C described in deed from Jefferson County Drainage District 6, to the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) dated September 10, 1982,and recorded in Volume 2409,
page 432, of the Deed Records of Jefferson County,Texas, from which the Southwest corner of the John
Bennett Survey bears North 53 deg.32 min.07 sec.East a distance of 1267 feet and South 87 deg.26 min.
03 sec. West a distance of 507 feet, said 3 inch pipe having Texas State Plane Coordinates of:
Y=746,713.797,X=3,597,154.719;
THENCE North 22 deg. 14 min. 38 sec. West along the East line of said 644.93 acre tract a distance of
51.58 feet to a 3 inch cast iron pipe with a TPWD brass disk No.7(Y=746,761.539,X=3,5974135.193),
set at the Eastmost Northeast corner of said 644.93 acre tract of land;
THENCE North 53 deg.32 min. 07 sec.East generally along the north bank of an existing canal and along
the north line of this tract of land, a distance of 3217.60 feet to a TPWD brass disk No. 966 (Y=
748,673.849,X=3,599,722.863),set in concrete;
THENCE North 36 deg. 27 min. 53 sec. West,along the west line of this tract,a distance of 250.88 feet to
a TPWD brass disk No.965 (Y=748,875.609,X=3,599,573.760),set in concrete;
THENCE North 53 deg. 32 min. 07 sec. East a distance of 210.00 feet to a Gulf States Utilities Company
(GSU)concrete monument found at the Northwest corner of a 0.222 acre tract described in deed from the
Woodworth Estate to GSU,dated May 2, 1951,and recorded in Volume 809,page 443 of the Deed Records
of Jefferson County,Texas;
THENCE South 21 deg. 32 min.48 sec.East along the west line of said 0.222 acre tract a distance of 100.00
feet to a TPWD brass disk No. 970(Y=748,907.406,X=3,599,779.373),set in concrete;
THENCE North 53 deg. 32 min. 07 sec., East along the south line of said 0.222 acre tract a distance of
100.00 feet to a GSU concrete monument found•in the west right of way Iine of Highway 87 and locating
the southeast corner of said 0.222 acre tract;
THENCE South 21 deg. 32 min. 48 sec.East along said highway right of way a distance of 211.37 feet to
a TPWD brass disk No. 964(Y=748,770.240,X=3,599,937.424), set in concrete;
THENCE South 53 deg. 32 in. 07 sec. West parallel with the north lines of this tract and generally along
the south line of an existing canal and its projection a distance of 3460.11 feet to the POINT OF
BEGINNING,and containing 5.344 acres of land.
NOTE: THE COMPANY DOES NOT REPRESENT THAT THE ABOVE ACREAGE OR
SQUARE FOOTAGE CALCULATIONS ARE CORRECT.
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THPLS Firm No.10123800
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Port Arthur,Texas 77642
• SURVEYORS&ENCINEERS Office(409)983.2004
Fox(409)983,2003
TRACT I
38.23 ACRES OF LAND
PART OF THE JOHN BENNETT SURVEY
ABSTRACT NO. 71
JEFFERSON COUNTY,TEXAS
BEING 38.23 acres of land,part of the John Bennett Survey, Abstract No. 71,Jefferson County, Texas;
being part of a(Called 120.757)acre tract of land,known as Round Lake,described in a deed to PALNG
Common Facilities Company,LLC,recorded in File No.2019005328,Official Public Records,Jefferson
County, Texas;said 38.23 acre tract being more fully described by metes and bounds as follows,to wit:
Note: Bearings, distances and acreage are based on the Texas Coordinate System of 1983, South Central
Zone, US Survey Feet, and are referenced to those tracts described in a deed to Port Arthur LNG Holdings.
LLC, recorded in File No. 2006017390, Official cial Public Records, Jefferson County. Texas.
Note:This document was prepared under 22 TAC 0663.21, does not reflect the results of an on the ground
survey, and is not to be used to convey or establish interests in real property except those rights and
interests implied or established by the creation or reconfiguration of the boundary of the political
subdivision for which it was prepared.
COMMENCING at a concrete monument,marked "Gulf Oil Corp.", found on the West line of Abstract
No. 71, for the Northeast corner of Abstract No. 251, the Southeast corner of Abstract No. 486,and the
Northeast corner of a tract of land, known as Tract 3, described in a deed to Port Arthur LNG Hollings,
LLC,recorded in File No. 2006017390, Official Public Records,Jefferson County, Texas;said concrete
monument having coordinates of N: 13879643.68.E: 3565680.68;
THENCE, South 87 deg. 02 min. 32 sec. West, on the common line of Abstracts No. 251 and 486, the
North line of Tract 3, and the North line of Tract 14, described in that same deed to Port Arthur LNG
Holdings, LLC, at 356.82' passing a 5/8" steel rod, capped and marked "WORTECH", found on the
Southwest right-of-way line of State Highway 87,for the Northwest corner of Tract 14, and the Northeast
corner of Tract 1,described in that same deed to Port Arthur LNG Holdings,LLC,continuing on the North
line of Tract 1,a total distance of 1530.26' to a point on the West line of City of Port Arthur Annexation
Ordinance Nos. 78-43 & 79-33;
THENCE,South 22 deg. 14 min.00 sec.East,on the southwesterly line of City of Port Arthur Annexation
Ordinance Nos. 78-43 & 79-33, a distance of 5742.95' to a point on the common line of Tract 1 and the
(Called 120.757) acre tract, for the POINT OF BEGINNING, and most westerly corner of the herein
described tract;
THENCE,the following bearings and distances,on the common line of Tract 1 and the (Called 120.757)
acre tract,to points for corner:
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North 63 deg. 25 min. 27 sec. East, 219,22'
North 84 deg. 58 min. 25 sec. East, 66.44'
South 68 deg. 25 min. 17 sec. East, 94.90'
South 45 deg. 20 min. 34 sec. East, 476.70'
South 33 deg. 46 min. 16 sec. East, 566.27'
South 26 deg. 37 min. 43 sec. East, 764.31'
South 20 deg. 38 min. 54 sec. East, 523.17'
South 06 deg. 13 min. 23 sec. East, 273.78'
South 23 deg. 09 min. 15 sec. East, 67.83'
South 79 deg. 40 min. 16 sec. West,54.31'
South 79 deg. 32 min. 55 sec. West, 171.16'
South 04 deg. 58 min. 04 sec. East, 88.52'
South 60 deg. 10 min. 57 sec. West, 147.57'
South 51 deg. 13 min. 05 sec.West, 56.70'
South 67 deg. 11 min. 40 sec. West, 80.62'
North 89 deg. 48 min. 06 sec. West, 93.82'
THENCE, South 74 deg. 51 min. 58 sec.West,continuing on the common line of Tract 1 and the(Called
120.757)acre tract,a distance of 5.69'to a point on the southwest line of City of Port Arthur Annexation
Ordinance Nos. 78-43 & 79-33,for the most Southwesterly corner of the herein described tract;
THENCE,North 22 deg. 14 min. 00 sec. West, on the southwest line of City of Port Arthur Annexation
Ordinance Nos. 78-43 & 79-33, a distance of 2716.35' to the POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing
38.23 acres of land,more or less.
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TRACT II
3.359 ACRES OF LAND
PART OF THE JOHN BENNETT SURVEY
ABSTRACT NO. 71
JEFFERSON COUNTY,TEXAS
BEING 3.359 acres of land, part of the John Bennett Survey, Abstract No. 71, Jefferson County, Texas;
being part of a (Called 5.344) acre tract of land, described in a deed to PALNG Common Facilities
Company, LLC, recorded in File No, 2019005328, Official Public Records, Jefferson County,Texas, all
of a(Called 0.222) acre tract of land described in a deed to PALNG Common Facilities Company, LLC,
recorded in File No. 2020027835, Official Public Records, Jefferson County, Texas, and part of the old
right-of-way of State Highway 87 prior to its rerouting; said 3.359 acre tract being more fully described
by metes and bounds as follows, to wit:
Note:Bearings, distances and acreage are based on the Texas Coordinate System of 1983, South Central
Zone, US Survey Feet, and are referenced to those tracts described in a deed to Port Arthur LNG Holdings,
LLC, recorded in File No. 200601 7390. Official Public Records, Jefferson County. Texas.
Note: This document was prepared under 22 TAC§663.21. does not reflect the results of an on the ground
survey, and is not to be used to convey or establish interests in real property except those rights and
interests implied or established by the creation or reconfiguration of the boundary of the political
subdivision for which it was prepared.
COMMENCING at a concrete monument,marked '`Gulf Oil Corp.", found on the West line of Abstract
No. 71, for the Northeast corner of Abstract No. 251, the Southeast corner of Abstract No. 486, and the
Northeast corner of a tract of land, known as Tract 3, described in a deed to Port Arthur LNG Holdings,
LLC, recorded in File No, 2006017390, Official Public Records,Jefferson County, Texas; said concrete
monument being the Northeast corner of a (Called 430.3) acre tract of land described in a said concrete
monument having coordinates of N: 13879643.68, E: 3565680,68;
THENCE, South 87 deg. 02 min. 32 sec. West, on the common line of Abstracts No. 251 and 486, the
North line of Tract 3, and the North line of Tract 14, described in that same deed to Port Arthur LNG
Holdings, LLC, at 356.82' passing a 5/8" steel rod, capped and marked "WORTECH", found on the
Southwest right-of-way line of State Highway 87, for the Northwest corner of Tract 14,and the Northeast
1 corner of Tract 1,described in that same deed to Port Arthur LNG Holdings,LLC,continuing on the North
$ line of Tract 1, a total distance of 1530.26' to a point on the West line of City of Port Arthur Annexation
Ordinance Nos. 78-43 &79-33;
THENCE, South 22 deg. 14 min. 00 sec. East, on the southwest line of City of Port Arthur Annexation
Ordinance Nos. 78-43 & 79-33. a distance of 8629.15' to a point on the Southeast line of Tract 1 and a
Northwesterly line of the(Called 5.344) acre tract, for the POINT OF BEGINNING, and most westerly
corner of the herein described tract;
THENCE,North 53 deg. 33 min. 23 sec.East, on the Southeast line of Tract 1, a distance of 887.27' to a
point for the most southerly Southeast corner of Tract 1;
THENCE,North 36 deg. 25 min. 08 sec. West, a distance of 251.01' to a point for corner;
THENCE, North 53 deg. 35 min. 38 sec. East, a distance of 305.21' to a concrete monument, found on
the Southwest right-of-way line of State Highway 87,prior to its rerouting,and the Southwest line of Tract
14, for the most easterly Southeast corner of Tract 1, and the most northerly corner of the(Called 0.222)
acre tract;
THENCE,North 68 deg. 27 min. 29 sec. East, on the Southwest line of Tract 14,a distance of 70.0'0'to
a point on the centerline of State Highway 87, prior to its rerouting, for the most northerly corner of the
herein described tract;
THENCE,South 21 deg. 32 min.49 sec.East,on the centerline of State Highway 87,prior to its rerouting,
and the Southwest line of Tract 14, a distance of 311.29' to a point for the most easterly corner of the
herein described tract:
THENCE, South 68 deg. 27 min. 29 sec. West, a distance of 70.03' to a concrete monument, found on
the Southwest right-of-way line of State Highway 87,prior to its rerouting,and the Southwest line of Tract
14, for the most northerly corner of Tract 2N, described in that same deed to Port Arthur LNG Holdings,
LLC,and the most easterly corner of the(Called 5.344)acre tract;
THENCE, South 53 deg. 33 min. 23 sec. West, on the northwesterly line of Tract 2N, a distance of
1125.20' to a point on the southwest line of City of Port Arthur Annexation Ordinance Nos. 78-43 &79-
33, for the most southerly corner of the herein described tract;
THENCE, North 22 deg. 14 min. 00 sec. West, on the southwesterly line of the corporate limits of the
City of Port Arthur, a distance of 51.59' to the POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing 3.359 acres of
land,more or less.
This description is based on the Land Survey made under the direct supervision of Randall Alvey Creel,
Registered Professional Land Surveyor No. 6678 on April 20, 2022.
City of Port Arthur
22-0727
1215 Exhibit "B"
1216 Form of Industrial District Agreement Report
Industrial District Agreement Report
Property Owner's Name
Date of this Report
Report Period (period covered by
this Report) From / /20 To / /20_
Property Nested
Owners Contractors
(A) Total number of employees employed on the last day of the
Report Period who were Port Arthur residents on the last day of the
Report Period
(B) Total number of all employees employed on the last day of
the Report Period
(C) Total number of new hires employed during the Report Period
who were Port Arthur residents on their first day of employment
(D) Total number of all new hires employed during the Report
Period
(E) Total number of applicants completing the interview process
during the Report Period
(A)Total number of Designated PABE's that:
• were on the approved vendor list of the Property Owners at
any time during the Report Period, and/or
• were invited by the Property Owners during the Report
Period to bid on contracts for goods and/or services
(B)Total number and dollar amount of contracts awarded by the
Property Owners during the Report Period for goods and/or
services that the Property Owners determines could have
potentially been obtained from Designated PABE's:
Total Number of Contracts:
Total Dollar Amount of Contracts: $
(C)Total number and dollar amount of contracts described
immediately(above in II (B)that were awarded to Designated
PABE's during the Reporting Period:
Total Number of Contracts:
Total Dollar Amount of Contracts: $
This Report contains confidential or privileged information. Unauthorized use of this communication is strictly prohibited.
This Report is to be submitted to the Office of the City Manager and copied to the City Attorney during
the months of January and July for the immediately preceding 6 months. The due date(January 31st or
July 31st)for submitting a Report may be extended for thirty(30)days upon the written request of the
Property Owners.
1217 Exhibit C
1218 Current Owners and Lessees of the Property
1219
1220 Port Arthur LNG, LLC
1221 Port Arthur Pipeline, LLC
1222 PALNG Common Facilities Company, LLC
1223 Entergy Texas, Inc.
1224
1225 Exhibit D
1226 Form of First Source Referral Agreement
1227
1228 [See Attached]
FIRST SOURCE REFERRAL AGREEMENT
Resolution Number:
Project Name: Port Arthur LNG Expansion
Project Address: along Sabine-Neches Waterway near Keith Lake @Hwy 87,no address assigned
Project Contact Person: Kelly Prasser
Project Contact Person Phone Number: 619-496-4230 /kprasser@sempraglobal.com
This First Source Referral Agreement (the "Agreement"), is entered into by and between
the City of Port Arthur(the"CITY")by and through its liaison,the City of Port Arthur Section
4A Economic Development Corporation (the "PAEDC"), and Port Arthur LNG Phase II,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and its subsidiary, PALNG Common Facilities
Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company(the "PROPERTY OWNERS"). Under
this Agreement, the PROPERTY OWNERS will use CITY as its first source for referrals of new
hires or employees for the new jobs created by their project, pursuant to the Industrial District
Agreement set forth between the parties pursuant to City of Port Arthur Resolution No.
I. GENERAL TERMS
A. The PROPERTY OWNERS will use CITY by and through its liaison PAEDC as
its first source for the referral of employees for new hires or employees for the new jobs created
by the project.
B. CITY's,by and through its liaison PAEDC,participation in this Agreement will be
carried out by its PAEDC's Officer on behalf of the CITY, which is responsible for referral of
employees, designated by CITY by and through its liaison PAEDC.
C. CITY, by and through its liaison PAEDC, will provide referral services to the
PROPERTY OWNERS subject to the limitations set out in this Agreement.
D. This Agreement shall take effect when signed by the parties below but shall be fully
effective as to providing referral services beginning at commencement of construction for the
project, January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2038.
E. CITY, by and through its liaison PAEDC, and the PROPERTY OWNERS agree
that for purposes of this Agreement,new hires and jobs created include all PROPERTY OWNERS'
job openings and vacancies in the Port Arthur Area created as a result of internal promotions,
terminations,and expansions of the PROPERTY OWNERS'S workforce,as a result of this project,
including temporary vacancies.
II. RECRUITMENT
A. The PROPERTY OWNERS will provide a prospective Employment Plan, which
will indicate based on PROPERTY OWNERS' reasonable judgment, the number of new jobs
projected,salary range,and hiring dates for employment for work on the project. The PROPERTY
OWNERS will notify CITY, by and through its liaison PAEDC, of its specific need for new
employees as soon as possible after such need is identified.
B. Notification of specific needs, as set forth in Section II.A. must be given to CITY,
by and through its liaison PAEDC, at least [three (3)] business days (Monday - Friday) before
using any other referral source, and shall include, at a minimum,the number of employees needed
by job title, qualification, hiring date, rate of pay, hours of work, duration of employment, and
work to be performed.
C. Job openings to be filled by internal promotion from the PROPERTY OWNERS'
current workforce need not be referred to CITY,by and through its liaison PAEDC,for placement
and referral.
D. The PROPERTY OWNERS will submit to CITY, by and through its liaison
PAEDC, prior to starting work on the project, the titles of all current employees who will be
employed on the project.
III. REFERRAL
CITY,by and through its liaison PAEDC,will screen and refer applicants according to the
qualifications supplied by the PROPERTY OWNERS.
IV. PLACEMENT
A. CITY, by and through its liaison PAEDC, will notify the PROPERTY OWNERS,
prior to the anticipated hiring dates, of the number of applicants CITY will refer. CITY, by and
through its liaison PAEDC, will make every reasonable effort to refer at least two qualified
applicants for each job opening.
B. The PROPERTY OWNERS will make all decisions on hiring new employees but
will in good faith use reasonable efforts to select its new hires or employees from among the
qualified persons referred by CITY,by and through its liaison PAEDC.
C. In the event CITY, by and through its liaison PAEDC, is unable to refer the
qualified personnel requested, within three (3) business days (Monday - Friday) from the date of
notification,the PROPERTY OWNERS will be free to directly fill remaining positions for which
no qualified applicants have been referred.
D. After the PROPERTY OWNERS has selected its employees,CITY,by and through
its liaison PAEDC, will not be responsible for the employees' actions and the PROPERTY
OWNERS hereby releases CITY, by and through its liaison PAEDC, from any liability for
employees' actions.
V. TRAINING
CITY, by and through its liaison PAEDC, and the PROPERTY OWNERS may agree to
develop skills training and on-the-job training programs; the training specifications and cost for
such training will be mutually agreed upon by the PROPERTY OWNERS and CITY, by and
through its liaison PAEDC.
VI. CONTROLLING REGULATIONS AND LAWS
A. To the extent this Agreement is in conflict with any labor laws or governmental
regulations,the laws or regulations shall prevail.
B. CITY, by and through its liaison PAEDC, will make every effort to work within
the terms of all agreements to which the PROPERTY OWNERS is a party.
VII. EXEMPTIONS
A. Employment openings the contractor will fill with individuals already employed by
the company.
B. Job openings to be filled by laid-off workers according to formally established
recall procedures and rosters.
C. Suppliers and contractors located outside of the Port Arthur Area and who will
perform no work in the Port Arthur Area.
VIII. AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS,RENEWAL,MONITORING, AND PENALTIES
A. If, during the term of this Agreement, the PROPERTY OWNERS should transfer
possession of all or a portion of its business concerns affected by this Agreement to any other party
by lease, sale, assignment, merger, or otherwise, the PROPERTY OWNERS as a condition of
transfer shall:
1. Notify the party taking possession of the existence of the PROPERTY OWNERS'S
Agreement.
2. Notify the party taking possession that full compliance with this Agreement is required.
3. PROPERTY OWNERS shall, additionally, advise CITY, by and through its liaison
PAEDC, within seven (7) business days of the transfer. This advice will include the name of the
party taking possession and the name and telephone of that parry's representative.
B. CITY, by and through its liaison PAEDC, shall monitor PROPERTY OWNERS'
performance under this Agreement. The PROPERTY OWNERS will cooperate in CITY's, by
and through its liaison PAEDC, monitoring effort by submitting a quarterly report setting out the
number of jobs listed, the number of referrals provided by CITY, by and through its liaison
PAEDC, and the number of referrals resulting in hiring into positions onto the project.
C. To assist CITY,by and through its liaison PAEDC,in the conduct of the monitoring
review, at the request of CITY, by and through its liaison PAEDC, and to the extent not
confidential,the PROPERTY OWNERS will make available payroll and employment records for
the review period indicated.
D. If additional information is needed during the review at the request of CITY, by
and through its liaison PAEDC,the PROPERTY OWNERS will provide the requested information
to CITY,by and through its liaison PAEDC,to the extent available and not confidential within ten
(10)business days of request from CITY,by and through its liaison PAEDC.
E. The PROPERTY OWNERS and CITY,by and through its liaison PAEDC,or such
other agent as CITY, by and through its liaison PAEDC, may designate, may mutually agree to
modify this Agreement. To be effective,such modifications shall be in writing and signed by both
parties.
SIGNED AND AGREED TO on the day of , 2023.
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR
Ronald Burton, City Manager
ATTEST:
Sherri Bellard, City Secretary
SIGNED AND AGREED TO on the day of , 2023.
Port Arthur LNG Phase II, LLC
BY:
NAME:
TITLE:
PALNG Common Facilities Company, LLC
BY:
NAME:
TITLE: