ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Permanent Easement Agreement for Nonexclusive Fifty-Foot Pipeline Easement between the City of Houston, Texas, and AMP INTRASTATE PIPELINE, LLC, across certain premises owned by the City of Houston, on behalf of the Houston Airport System, in Waller County, Texas - Revenue

RECOMMENDATION:
Enact an ordinance approving and authorizing a pipeline easement for AMP Intrastate Pipeline, LLC (AMP) across land owned by the City of Houston, on behalf of the Houston Airport System, in Waller County, Texas.

SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:

In anticipation of a permanent pipeline easement, the City of Houston, as Grantor, and AMP, as Grantee, entered into a Temporary Right-of-Entry, Possession, and Use Agreement (TROE) with an effective date of June 18, 2019 for the purpose of allowing Grantee access to construct, operate, and maintain one (1) pipeline, up to thirty-six inches (36") in diameter, and any appurtenant facilities ("Pipeline"), for the purpose of transmitting natural gas and related by-products in, across land owned by Grantor in Waller County, Texas. It is now necessary for Grantor and Grantee to enter into a permanent pipeline easement.

The proposed easement for AMP contains the following provisions:

Easement Premises: Grantor conveys a non-exclusive fifty-foot (50') wide permanent easement, for a distance of approximately 3,100 linear feet, to conduct the aforementioned activities. Additionally, Grantor grants during the initial construction period an additional forty-foot (40') wide temporary workspace to install said Pipeline. 

Payment: Grantee has paid to Grantor $35,000.00 as consideration for the easement. Payment in full was made in FY2019 when the TROE was issued.

Term: Permanent easement. 

Director’s Signature:

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Mario C. Diaz
Houston Airport System

REVENUE
HAS Revenue Fund (8001)