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Permit/License Checklist

Please ensure that the following items are completed prior to application submission:

1. All use of Port Authority property (including submerged lands and disposal areas) or crossing/adjacent to Port Authority or PTRA rail lines MUST BE REDLINED.

2. Application and drawings may be submitted online to Lsaunders@poha.com. If mailed, they must be sorted and stapled in order, 4 copies, as follows:

Application for Permit/License
Vicinity Map
Drawings -Plan, Profile (Elevation), and an overview of the area at a scale of 1 inch = 2,000 feet
 
a) All coordinates must be in NAD 1983 StatePlane Texas South Central
FIPS 4204 (Feet).
b) Elevations must be referenced to Mean Low Tide datum for water crossings.
c) Include all inflection/turning points along the pipeline with coordinates or distance & direction for each point
d) If GPS was used to obtain coordinates, include the accuracy level of the collection device and whether the data was differentially corrected.
e) Designate individual pipelines on separate maps.
f) Electronic data formats (in order of preference)
 
1. ESRI shapefile format
2. AutoCAD 2002 or later DWG
3. AutoCAD 2002 or later DXF
4. Hardcopy

3. Drawings should be 81/2" x 11", 81/2" x 14", or 11" x 17" folded to fit into an 8 1/2" x 11" file folder.

4. If milepost is referenced, give the associated distance from known street, road or highway.

Application, Drawings, and Certificate of Insurance should be submitted to:

The Port of Houston Authority
Channel Development
P.O. Box 2562
Houston, Texas 77252-2562


Payments (fees for applications, license, renewals, and as-built deposits) should be submitted with a copy of the first page of the application to (invoice to follow):

Port of Houston Authority
Attn: Lockbox Dept. — LB# 203417
601 Travis St.
Chase Bank Center, 14th floor
Houston, TX 77002

Port of Houston Authority
111 East Loop North • Houston, Texas 77029
P.O. Box 2562 • Houston, Texas 77252-2562
Phone: 713-670-2400

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