,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjag,mr4  
,johnson ( ,l\isiana introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide = /ability ( title to c]ta9 l& 9
 ! ,/ate ( ,l\isiana1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,lake ,bi/9eau ,l& ,title ,/ability   
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s & purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 on ,decemb] #h1
 #ahdb1 ! ,surveyor ,g5]al approv$ an   
orig9al survey ( l& 9 nor!rn ,l\isiana1 
:i* includ$ ! l& surr\nd+ ,lake         
,bi/9eau2  7#b7 "u ! equal foot+        
doctr9e1 ! ,/ate ( ,l\isiana 0 entitl$  
to ! l& und]ly+ ! navigable wat]s 9     
place )9 ! b\nd>ies ( ! ,/ate z ( ! date
 on :i* ! ,/ate jo9$ ! ,union2  7#c7 !  
,/ate ( ,l\isiana del9eat$ ! own]%ip ( !
 l& 9 ! ,/ate bas$ on ! ,orig9al        
,survey2  7#d7 9 #aija1 ! ,/ate (       
,l\isiana-- 7,a7 transf]r$ m ?an #g1jjj 
acres ( l& to ! commission]s ( ! ,bossi]

 ,levee ,di/rict ?r\gh ,l\isiana ,act   
,numb] #hi ( #ahib2 &  7,b7 conduct$ a  
survey t foll[$ ! same pa? ar\nd ,lake  
,bi/9eau z ! pa? includ$ 9 ! ,orig9al   
,survey2  7#e7 9 #aijd1 ! ,bossi] ,levee
 ,di/rict subsequ5tly convey$ ! l&      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d77;,a7 to private
 own]%ip2  7#f7 p>cels ( ! l& describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#d77;,a7 7 b\ght & sold 9    
good fai? bas$ on ! /ability ( ! title  
to ! l&2  7#g7 on ,septemb] #af1 #aifg1 
! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t submitt$ a   
resurvey ( ! l& describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#d77;,a7 = ,s#cj-,t#af,n-,r#aj,w & #b  
adjac5t isl&s1 :i* pres5t$ a new l9e to 
repres5t :at ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t 
surveyors believ$ to be ! cont\r ( ,lake
 ,bi/9eau z ( ! date on :i* ! ,/ate (   
,l\isiana jo9$ ! ,union2  7#h7 on       
,janu>y #ae1 #aifi1 ! ,bureau ( ,l&     
,managem5t approv$ ! ,resurvey2  7#i7 on
 ,febru>y #bg1 #aifi1 notice ( ! fil+ ( 
! ,resurvey 0 fil$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]   
7#cd ,f$4 ,reg4 #bfgg71 b ! ,bureau (   
,l& ,managem5t has pres5t$ no records ( 

fur!r notice provid$ to ! affect$ l&[n]s
 reg>d+--  7,a7 ! effects ( ! ,resurvey2
 or  7,b7 ! "r ( affect$ l&[n]s to      
conte/ ! ,resurvey2  7#aj7 on ,septemb] 
#bg1 #bjac1 ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t  
respond$ to an inquiry by c]ta9 own]s ( 
l& subject to ! ,resurvey to in=m !     
l&[n]s t title to ! l& ( ! l&[n]s w\ld  
appe> to be /ill ve/$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 &  7#aa7 !re are e/imat$ to be m ?an   
#bjj acres (1 & m ?an #ej resid5tial    
homes locat$ on1 ! l& subject to !      
,resurvey4  7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose (   
?is ,act is to direct ! ,secret>y ( !   
,int]ior to issue a recordable disclaim]
 ( int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 & to--    
7#a7 any l& describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 
7#b7 ( subsection 7b7 ( section #d t is 
locat$ outside ! record me&] l9es       
describ$ 9 t subsection2 &  7#b7 any    
omitt$ l&4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3
  7#a7 ,omitt$ l& ,! t]m omitt$ l& means
 any l& 9 ,s#cj-,t#af,n-,r#aj,w1 includ+
 adjac5t isl&s & ! me&] l9es ( ! wat]   
body1 t 0 9 place dur+ ! ,orig9al       

,survey1 b t 0 n includ$ 9 ! ,orig9al   
,survey1 reg>dless ( :e!r ! exclusion ( 
! l& 0 due to gross error 9 ! ,orig9al  
,survey or fraud by any individual      
conduct+ ! ,orig9al ,survey4  7#b7      
,orig9al survey ,! t]m ,orig9al ,survey 
means ! survey ( l& 9 nor!rn ,l\isiana  
approv$ by ! ,surveyor ,g5]al on        
,decemb] #h1 #ahdb4  7#c7 ,resurvey ,!  
t]m ,resurvey means ! docum5t entitl$   
,dep5d5t ,re-,survey1 ,ext5sion ,survey 
& ,survey ( ,two ,isl&s1 ,sections #ag1 
#bi1 & #cj1 :i* 0 complet$ on ,novemb]  
#bd1 #aifg1 approv$ on ,janu>y #ae1     
#aifi1 & publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] on  
,febru>y #bg1 #aifi 7#cd ,f$4 ,reg4     
#bfgg74  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y
 means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  #d4   
,legal /atus ( ,resurvey  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,resurvey--  7#a7 %all n be consid]$ 
to be1 or s]ve z1 a gross error         
det]m9ation2 &  7#b7 %all h no legal =ce
 or effect on ! own]%ip ( ! l& describ$ 
9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 ( subsection    
7b74  7b7 ,me&] l9es ,! me&] l9es 9 !   

,orig9al ,survey are def9itive =        
purposes ( det]m9+ title to-- 7#a7 ! l& 
9 ,s#cj-,t#af,n-,r#aj,w2 &  7#b7 ! #b   
isl&s adjac5t to ! l& describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,disclaim] ( int]e/ 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all prep>e a
 disclaim] ( int]e/ 9 :i* ! ,unit$      
,/ates disclaims any "r1 title1 or      
int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 & to--  7,a7 
any l& describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 
( subsection 7b7 t is locat$ outside !  
record$ me&] l9es describ$ 9 t          
subsection2 &  7,b7 any omitt$ l&4  7#b7
 ,fil+ ,! ,secret>y %all record !       
disclaim] ( int]e/ prep>$ "u p>agraph   
7#a7 9 ! appropriate local (fice 9 !    
,/ate ( ,l\isiana 9 :i* real prop]ty    
docum5ts are record$4  7#c7 ,inclusions 
,! disclaim] ( int]e/ fil$ "u p>agraph  
7#b7 %all include legal descriptions ( !
 l& subject to ! disclaim] ( int]e/ us+ 
! lot or tract numb]s includ$ 9 !       
,resurvey4