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HR 5246 114th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Navigation, waterways, harbors Texas

To remove the Federal claim to navigational servitude for a parcel of land in Texas City, Texas, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 16, 2016 Introduced by: Weber, Randy K. Sr. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 17, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 16, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 16, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill declares that a specified portion of the Texas City Ship Channel, Texas City, Texas, shall not be subject to navigational servitude.

What's happening now May 17, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5303 Related bill Water Resources Development Act of 2016
  • S 612 Related bill WIIN Act
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5246: To remove the Federal claim to navigational servitude for a parcel of land in Texas City, Texas, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5246/
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"H.R. 5246: To remove the Federal claim to navigational servitude for a parcel of land in Texas City, Texas, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5246/.
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H.R. 5246, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5246/.
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[H.R. 5246: To remove the Federal claim to navigational servitude for a parcel of land in Texas City, Texas, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5246/)
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