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TX Transp Code § 70.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 70 - Port of Corpus Christi Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act|Subchapter D. Pilotage Rates|Section 70.067. Board Action

Sec. 70.067.  BOARD ACTION.  (a)  A board order granting, denying, or modifying an application for a rate change must state its effective date.  The order is final, except as provided by Subsection (b).(b)  Any party aggrieved by the board's order may, after exhausting all administrative remedies, appeal the order to a court.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 70.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 70 - Port of Corpus Christi Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act|Subchapter D. Pilotage Rates|Section 70.068. Reporting and Stenographic Costs

Sec. 70.068.  REPORTING AND STENOGRAPHIC COSTS.  (a)  The board may assess the actual costs the board considers fair and just for reporting and stenographic services necessarily incurred in connection with a hearing against one or more of the applicants and objecting parties.(b)  The board may require that an applicant or objecting party deposit an amount against those costs as a condition of presenting an application or objection.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 70.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 70 - Port of Corpus Christi Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act|Subchapter D. Pilotage Rates|Section 70.069. Order Filed

Sec. 70.069.  ORDER FILED.  (a)  The board shall file a copy of its order with the Nueces County clerk.(b)  The board shall file the order not later than the 20th day after:(1)  the closing date of a hearing held as provided by Section 70.063(b);  or(2)  if the hearing is not held, the expiration of the period provided by Section 70.063(a).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 70.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 70 - Port of Corpus Christi Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act|Subchapter D. Pilotage Rates|Section 70.070. Emergency Pilotage Rates

Sec. 70.070.  EMERGENCY PILOTAGE RATES.  (a)  The board may establish emergency pilotage rates for the period of an emergency, not to exceed 90 days, if the board finds that:(1)  a natural or man-made disaster has created a substantial hazard to piloting vessels into and out of a port;  and(2)  the existence of the hazard overrides the necessity to comply with normal pilotage rate-setting procedures.(b)  In adopting emergency pilotage rates, the board is not required to comply with the procedures in this chapter or in its rules relating to the adoption of pilotage rates.(c)  Emergency pilotage rates may not be appealed.(d)  The board shall adopt rules to carry out this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 70.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 70 - Port of Corpus Christi Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act|Subchapter D. Pilotage Rates|Section 70.071. Pilot Services Required

Sec. 70.071.  PILOT SERVICES REQUIRED.  The consignee of a vessel under the consignee's control shall obtain pilot services for the vessel and shall pay the pilot who pilots the vessel into and out of the port area compensation according to the pilotage rates filed by the board.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 70.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 70 - Port of Corpus Christi Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act|Subchapter D. Pilotage Rates|Section 70.072. Liability

Sec. 70.072.  LIABILITY.  (a)  A pilot who charges a pilotage rate for pilot services different from the pilotage rates established under this chapter for the port in which the pilot serves is liable to each person who was charged the different rate for double the amount of pilotage.(b)  A court may include in a judgment in favor of a person who files suit to collect an amount owed under this chapter an award to cover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 70.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 70 - Port of Corpus Christi Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act|Subchapter E. Pilot Liability|Section 70.081. Purpose

Sec. 70.081.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this subchapter is to:(1)  in the public interest, stimulate and preserve maritime commerce on the pilotage grounds of this state by limiting and regulating the liability of pilots;  and(2)  maintain pilotage fees at reasonable levels.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 70.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 70 - Port of Corpus Christi Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act|Subchapter E. Pilot Liability|Section 70.082. Pilot Liability

Sec. 70.082.  PILOT LIABILITY.  A pilot is not liable directly or as a member of an organization of pilots for a claim that:(1)  arises from an act or omission of another pilot or organization of pilots;  and(2)  relates directly or indirectly to pilot services.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 70.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 70 - Port of Corpus Christi Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act|Subchapter E. Pilot Liability|Section 70.083. Pilots Liability Limited

Sec. 70.083.  PILOTS LIABILITY LIMITED.  (a)  A pilot providing pilot services is not liable for more than $1,000 for damage or loss caused by the pilot's error, omission, fault, or neglect in the performance of the pilot services, except as provided by Subsection (b).(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to:(1)  damage or loss that arises because of the wilful misconduct or gross negligence of the pilot;(2)  liability for exemplary damages for gross negligence of the pilot and for which no other person is jointly or severally liable;  or(3)  an act or omission related to the ownership and operation of a pilot boat unless the pilot boat is directly involved in pilot services other than the transportation of pilots.(c)  This section does not exempt the vessel or its owner or operator from liability for damage or loss caused by the vessel to a person or property on the grounds that:(1)  the vessel was piloted by a pilot;  or(2)  the damage or loss was caused by the error, omission, fault, or neglect of a pilot.(d)  In an action brought against a pilot for an act or omission for which liability is limited as provided by this section and in which other claims are made or anticipated with respect to the same act or omission, the court shall dismiss the proceedings as to the pilot to the extent the pleadings allege pilot liability that exceeds $1,000.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 91.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 91.002. Public Purpose

Sec. 91.002.  PUBLIC PURPOSE.  The following functions are public and governmental functions, exercised for a public purpose, and matters of public necessity:(1)  the acquisition, financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of a rail facility under this chapter;(2)  the sale, lease, or license of a rail facility to a rail operator and other public or private persons under this chapter;  and(3)  the exercise of any other power granted under this chapter to the commission and the department.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 91.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 91.003. Rules

Sec. 91.003.  RULES.  The commission may adopt rules and the department may adopt procedures and prescribe forms necessary to implement this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 91.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 91.004. General Powers

Sec. 91.004.  GENERAL POWERS.  (a)  The department may:(1)  plan and make policies for the location, construction, maintenance, and operation of a rail facility or system in this state;(2)  acquire, finance, construct, maintain, and subject to Section 91.005, operate a passenger or freight rail facility, individually or as one or more systems;(3)  for the purpose of acquiring or financing a rail facility or system, accept a grant or loan from a:(A)  department or agency of the United States;(B)  department, agency, or political subdivision of this state; or(C)  public or private person;(4)  contract with a public or private person to finance, construct, maintain, or operate a rail facility under this chapter; or(5)  perform any act necessary to the full exercise of the department's powers under this chapter.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), money appropriated or allocated by the United States for the construction and maintenance in this state of rail facilities owned by any public or private entity shall be administered by the commission and may be spent only under the supervision of the department.(c)  Subsection (b) does not apply to money appropriated or allocated:(1)  to a transit authority described by Chapter 451, a transportation authority described by Chapter 452 or 460, or a transit department described by Chapter 453; or(2)  for use by:(A)  a port authority or navigation district created or operating under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; or(B)  a district created under:(i)  Chapter 171;(ii)  Chapter 172 of this code or Chapter 623, Acts of the 67th Legislature, Regular Session, 1981 (former Article 6550c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);(iii)  Chapter 173 of this code or former Article 6550c-1, Revised Statutes; or(iv)  Chapter 174 of this code or former Article 6550c-3, Revised Statutes.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 1.02, eff. June 14, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (H.B. 2434), Sec. 1, eff. May 12, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 4.02, eff. April 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.001, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 91.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 91.005. Reliance on Private Entities

Sec. 91.005.  RELIANCE ON PRIVATE ENTITIES.  The department shall contract with a private entity to operate a railroad using facilities owned by the department and may not use department employees to operate a railroad.  The department may maintain a railroad facility directly or through a private entity.  The department may not own rolling stock.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 91.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 91.006. Cooperation of State Agencies and Political Subdivisions

Sec. 91.006.  COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  Within available resources, an agency or political subdivision of this state shall cooperate with and assist the department in exercising its powers and duties under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|Sec. 91.007.  NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ABANDON OR DISCONTINUE SERVICE.  On receipt of notice of intent to abandon or discontinue rail service served under 49 C.F.R. Section 1152.20, as amended, the department shall coordinate with the governing body of a municipality, county, or rural rail transportation district in which all or a segment of the line is located to determine whether:(1)  the department should acquire the rail facility to which the notice relates;  or(2)  any other actions should be taken to provide for continued rail transportation service.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 91.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter B. Acquisition and Development of Rail Facilities|Section 91.031. Establishment of Rail Systems

Sec. 91.031.  ESTABLISHMENT OF RAIL SYSTEMS.  (a)  If the commission determines that the provision of rail transportation services would be most efficiently and economically met by jointly operating two or more rail facilities as one operational and financial enterprise, it may create a system composed of those facilities.(b)  The commission may create more than one system and may combine two or more systems into one system.(c)  The department may finance, acquire, construct, and operate additional rail facilities as additions to and expansions of the system if the commission determines that the facility would most efficiently and economically be acquired and constructed if it were a part of the system and that the addition will benefit the system.(d)  The revenue of a system shall be accounted for separately and may not be commingled with the revenue of a rail facility that is not part of the system.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 91.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter B. Acquisition and Development of Rail Facilities|Section 91.032. Acquisition of Rail Facilities

Sec. 91.032.  ACQUISITION OF RAIL FACILITIES.  (a)  The commission may authorize the department to acquire an existing rail facility at a location and on a route the commission determines to be feasible and viable for rail transportation service.(b)  The department may enter into an agreement with the owner of an operating railroad for the acquisition or use of a rail facility on terms the department considers to be in the best interest of the state.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 91.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter B. Acquisition and Development of Rail Facilities|Section 91.033. Environmental Review

Sec. 91.033.  ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.  (a)  The department shall conduct or approve all environmental evaluations or studies required for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a rail facility.(b)  The commission may adopt rules to allocate responsibility for conducting an environmental evaluation or study or preparing environmental documentation among entities involved in the construction, maintenance, or operation of a rail facility under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 91.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter B. Acquisition and Development of Rail Facilities|Section 91.034. Environmental Mitigation

Sec. 91.034.  ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION.  (a)  The department may acquire, maintain, hold, restore, enhance, develop, or redevelop property for the purpose of mitigating a past, present, or future adverse environmental effect arising from the construction, maintenance, or operation of a rail facility without regard to whether the need for mitigation has already been established for a particular project.(b)  The department may contract with a governmental or private entity to maintain, control, hold, restore, enhance, develop, or redevelop property for the mitigation of a past, present, or future adverse environmental effect arising from the construction, maintenance, or operation of a rail facility without regard to whether the need for mitigation has already been established for a particular project.(c)  If authorized by the applicable regulatory authority, the department may pay an amount of money to an appropriate governmental or private entity instead of acquiring or managing property for the mitigation of a past, present, or future adverse environmental effect arising from construction, maintenance, or operation of a rail facility without regard to whether the need for mitigation has already been established for a particular project.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 91.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter B. Acquisition and Development of Rail Facilities|Section 91.035. Use of Facilities Belonging to Public or Private Entity

Sec. 91.035.  USE OF FACILITIES BELONGING TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITY.  (a)  The department, for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, and operating freight or passenger rail facilities and systems in this state, may:(1)  use a street, alley, road, highway, or other public way of a municipality, county, or other political subdivision with the consent of that political subdivision;  and(2)  at the expense of the department, relocate, raise, reroute, or change the grade of the construction of a street, alley, highway, road, railroad, electric line and facility, telegraph and telephone property and facility, pipeline and facility, conduit and facility, and other properties, whether publicly or privately owned, as necessary or useful in the construction, maintenance, and operation of a rail facility or system.(b)  The department shall provide reasonable notice to the owner of the applicable facility of the need for the alteration under Subsection (a)(2) and allow that owner the opportunity to complete the alteration.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 91.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter B. Acquisition and Development of Rail Facilities|Section 91.036. Expenditure of Funds

Sec. 91.036.  EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.  Subject to Section 91.071(b), the department may receive, accept, and expend funds from this state, a federal agency, or other public or private source for:(1)  rail planning;(2)  studies to determine the viability of a rail facility for rail transportation service;(3)  studies to determine the necessity for the department's acquisition or construction of a rail facility;  and(4)  the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of a rail facility under this chapter, including the assessment and remediation of environmental contamination existing in or on a rail facility.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 91.0361 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter B. Acquisition and Development of Rail Facilities|Section 91.0361. Certain Freight Railroad Projects

Sec. 91.0361.  CERTAIN FREIGHT RAILROAD PROJECTS.  (a)  If sufficient funds from bonds sold to construct the Central Texas turnpike project or from the Texas mobility fund are available, the department may, and is strongly encouraged to, use the funds for engineering, design, grading, and construction necessary to create a grade-separated freight rail line capable of being safely traveled by trains operating at not less than 80 miles per hour in or adjacent to the State Highway 130 corridor.(b)  The department may, and is strongly encouraged to, enter into negotiations with any Class I railroad concerning building and operating a freight railroad in or adjacent to the State Highway 130 corridor.  The department may explore with any Class I railroad the possibility of operating the freight railroad line in or adjacent to the State Highway 130 corridor as a revenue-producing partnership that could benefit this state and the current holders of bonds used in the financing of State Highway 130.(c)  This section may not be construed to allow any delay in the current published schedule for the construction and completion of State Highway 130.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 91.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter B. Acquisition and Development of Rail Facilities|Section 91.037. Contracts With Governmental Entities

Sec. 91.037.  CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.  This chapter does not apply to real or personal property, facilities, funding, projects, operations, construction, or a project plan of a transportation authority created under Chapter 451, 452, or 460 unless the commission or its designee has signed a written agreement with the transportation authority specifying the terms and conditions under which the transportation authority may participate.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 91.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter C. Contracts|Section 91.051. Awarding of Contracts

Sec. 91.051.  AWARDING OF CONTRACTS.  Except for a contract entered into under Section 91.052, 91.054, or 91.102, a contract made by the department for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a rail facility must be let by a competitive bidding procedure in which the contract is awarded to the lowest responsible bidder that complies with the department's criteria.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 1.03, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 91.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter C. Contracts|Section 91.052. Agreements to Construct, Maintain, and Operate Rail Facilities

Sec. 91.052.  AGREEMENTS TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE RAIL FACILITIES.  The department may enter into an agreement with a public entity, including a political subdivision of this state, to permit the entity, independently or jointly with the department, to acquire, construct, maintain, or operate a rail facility or system.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 91.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle B - State Rail Facilities|Chapter 91 - Rail Facilities|Subchapter C. Contracts|Section 91.053. Small and Disadvantaged Businesses

Sec. 91.053.  SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES.  (a)  The department shall:(1)  set goals for the award of contracts to small and disadvantaged businesses and attempt to meet the goals;(2)  attempt to identify small and disadvantaged businesses that provide or have the potential to provide supplies, materials, equipment, or services to the department;  and(3)  give small and disadvantaged businesses full access to the department's contract bidding process and other contracting processes, inform the businesses about those processes, offer the businesses assistance concerning those processes, and identify barriers to the businesses' participation in those processes.(b)  This section does not exempt the department from competitive bidding requirements imposed by other law.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.|