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TX Transp Code § 61.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage|Section 61.008. Liability to Pilot

Sec. 61.008.  LIABILITY TO PILOT.  (a)  A person who pilots a vessel in violation of this chapter is liable for an amount equal to the applicable pilotage rate to the pilot who first demands the amount in writing.(b)  A pilot may bring an action to enforce this section in district court in the county in which the violation occurred.(c)  In an action under Subsection (b), the court shall add to the amount of any judgment in favor of a pilot court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the pilot in obtaining the judgment.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 61.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage|Section 61.009. Liability to Board

Sec. 61.009.  LIABILITY TO BOARD.  (a)  A vessel or the owner of a vessel that is piloted in violation of this chapter is liable to a board for $5,000 for each violation.(b)  The board may bring an action to enforce this section in district court in the county in which the violation occurred.(c)  In an action under Subsection (b), the court shall add to the amount of any judgment in favor of the board court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the board in obtaining the judgment.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 61.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage|Section 61.010. Cooperation

Sec. 61.010.  COOPERATION.  A pilot providing pilot services shall, to the extent possible, cooperate with the master of the vessel.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 61.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage|Section 61.011. Certain United States License Required; Offense

Sec. 61.011.  CERTAIN UNITED STATES LICENSE REQUIRED;  OFFENSE.  (a)  A person may not act as a state-commissioned pilot of a vessel in any water in this state unless the person is licensed under Title 46, United States Code.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this section.  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 64.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 64 - Rates of Pilotage|Section 64.001. Definition

Sec. 64.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "consignee" includes:(1)  the master;(2)  the owner;(3)  the agent;(4)  the subagent;  and(5)  a person who enters or clears a vessel of the collector of customs.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 64.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 64 - Rates of Pilotage|Section 64.002. Pilotage Rate

Sec. 64.002.  PILOTAGE RATE.  The rate of pilotage that may be adopted under Sections 63.004 and 63.021 on a class of vessel may not, in a port of this state, exceed $6.50 for each foot of water that the vessel draws when piloted.  This section does not apply to the rate of pilotage established under:(1)  Section 69.001 for:(A)  the public ports of Orange, Port Arthur, and Beaumont;  and(B)  privately owned docks or terminals in Orange County or Jefferson County;(2)  Chapter 62;  or(3)  Chapters 66-68.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 64.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 64 - Rates of Pilotage|Section 64.003. Pilotage Liability

Sec. 64.003.  PILOTAGE LIABILITY.  (a)  A vessel that declines pilot services offered outside the bar and enters the port without the aid of a pilot is liable to the first pilot whose services the vessel declined for half pilotage.(b)  A vessel that, after being brought into port by a pilot, leaves port without employing a pilot is liable to the pilot who brought the vessel into port for the payment of half pilotage.(c)  A vessel that declines pilot services offered outside the bar, comes into port without the aid of a pilot, and leaves port without employing a pilot is liable to the pilot who first offered the pilot's services for the payment of half pilotage.(d)  A vessel that is not offered pilot services outside the bar and both enters and leaves the port without a pilot is not liable for the payment of half pilotage.(e)  At a port where vessels receive or discharge cargo at an anchorage outside the bar, a vessel:(1)  is liable for the payment of pilotage to the anchorage at the rate provided by Section 64.002;  and(2)  is not liable for the payment of pilotage from the anchorage to the open sea.(f)  A vessel bound from the open sea to an anchorage outside the bar that, while under way, declines an offer of pilot services and afterward receives or discharges cargo at the anchorage is liable to the first pilot whose services the vessel declined for the payment of half pilotage to the anchorage at the rate provided by Section 64.002 but is not liable for pilotage from the anchorage to the open sea.(g)  The consignee of a vessel is responsible for the pilotage of the vessel.  The liability of each consignee is joint and several.(h)  A pilot who takes charge of a vessel 20 miles outside the bar and brings the vessel to the bar is entitled to one-fourth pilotage for offshore service, in addition to what the pilot is entitled to recover for bringing the vessel in.  If the vessel declines offshore service, the pilot is not entitled to offshore-service compensation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 64.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 64 - Rates of Pilotage|Section 64.004. Suit to Recover Pilot Fees

Sec. 64.004.  SUIT TO RECOVER PILOT FEES.  A pilot who serves or offers to serve a vessel may bring suit to recover pilot fees from a consignee.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 64.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 64 - Rates of Pilotage|Section 64.005. Exemptions From Pilotage Charges

Sec. 64.005.  EXEMPTIONS FROM PILOTAGE CHARGES.  Except for actual service provided, a vessel of 20 tons or less is exempt from a charge for pilotage.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 64.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 64 - Rates of Pilotage|Section 64.006. Unauthorized Pilot; Liability

Sec. 64.006.  UNAUTHORIZED PILOT;  LIABILITY.  (a)  In addition to any other applicable remedy provided by law, a person who has not been appointed to be a branch or deputy pilot and who pilots a vessel out of or into a port after a branch or deputy pilot who is licensed to provide pilot services for the port offers to do so is liable to pay $50 to the branch or deputy pilot.(b)  The branch or deputy pilot may bring suit to recover the money.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 65.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 65 - Pilots for Matagorda and Lavaca Bays|Section 65.001. Pilots for Matagorda and Lavaca Bays

Sec. 65.001.  PILOTS FOR MATAGORDA AND LAVACA BAYS.  (a)  The governor shall appoint at least two and not more than four competent pilots for Matagorda and Lavaca bays, from Pass Cavallo to Indianola and Lavaca.(b)  The term of office, method of qualification, powers, and privileges of a pilot appointed under this section are the same as those of a branch pilot, to the extent applicable.(c)  The county judge of Calhoun County must approve the bond of a pilot appointed under this section.(d)  Except to the extent that the rate of pilotage is set under other applicable law, the rate of pilotage for the bays is $2.50 for each foot of water the vessel may draw when piloted.(e)  A vessel that may draw five feet or more is liable to pay one-half the pilotage prescribed by Subsection (d) to a licensed pilot for the bays whose services are tendered and declined.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 65.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 65 - Pilots for Matagorda and Lavaca Bays|Section 65.002. Provisions for Branch Pilots Applicable

Sec. 65.002.  PROVISIONS FOR BRANCH PILOTS APPLICABLE.  The provisions of Chapter 62 relating to branch pilots at ports, to the extent applicable, apply to pilots appointed under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 65.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 4 - Navigation|Subtitle B - Pilots|Chapter 65 - Pilots for Matagorda and Lavaca Bays|Section 65.003. Liability of Persons Other Than Licensed Pilots or Deputies for Pilotage

Sec. 65.003.  LIABILITY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN LICENSED PILOTS OR DEPUTIES FOR PILOTAGE.  (a)  A person who is not a licensed pilot or deputy who pilots a vessel up or down the channel of Matagorda or Lavaca Bay is liable to a pilot who is licensed or commissioned for the bays for full pilotage for the vessel.(b)  A pilot may bring suit to recover pilotage under this section.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 81.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.001. Definitions

Sec. 81.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this title:(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission.(2)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.02, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 81.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 81 - General Provisions|Section 81.002. Applicability

Sec. 81.002.  APPLICABILITY.  In this title, a reference to a railroad company includes:(1)  a railroad incorporated before September 1, 2007, under former Title 112, Revised Statutes; or(2)  any other legal entity operating a railroad, including an entity organized under the Texas Business Corporation Act or the Texas Corporation Law provisions of the Business Organizations Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.02, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 191.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 191 - Structures and Materials Near Railroad or Railway|Section 191.001. Height of Structures Over Tracks

Sec. 191.001.  HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES OVER TRACKS.  (a)  In this section, "structure" includes a bridge, viaduct, overheadway, footbridge, or wire.(b)  The bottom of the lowest sill, girder, or crossbeam or the lowest downward projection of a structure built by the state, a county or municipality, or a railroad company or other corporation, firm, partnership, or individual over the tracks of a railway or railroad shall be placed at least 22 feet above the top of the rails of the tracks.(c)  A roof projection built from a loading platform along a railroad main track, siding track, spur, or switch shall be at least 22 feet above the rails of the track.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 191.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 191 - Structures and Materials Near Railroad or Railway|Section 191.002. Distance of Structures and Materials From Tracks

Sec. 191.002.  DISTANCE OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS FROM TRACKS.  (a)  A loading platform, house, fence, or other structure built, and lumber, wood, or other material placed, along a railroad in this state, either on or near the right-of-way of a main line or on or near a spur, switch, or siding of the railroad, shall be built or placed so that the nearest edge of the platform, the wall of the building, or the material is at least 8-1/2 feet from the center of the main line, spur, switch, or siding.(b)  The edge of a roof projection from a loading platform along a railroad main track, siding track, spur, or switch shall be at least 8-1/2 feet horizontally from the center of the track.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 191.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 191 - Structures and Materials Near Railroad or Railway|Section 191.003. Exception

Sec. 191.003.  EXCEPTION.  Sections 191.001 and 191.002 do not apply to:(1)  a structure that had been built or was in the course of construction on June 18, 1925, or for the building of which material had been purchased on that date as provided by a prior contract or plan; or(2)  material that had been placed on June 18, 1925, or purchased for placing on that date as provided by a prior contract or plan.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 191.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 191 - Structures and Materials Near Railroad or Railway|Section 191.004. Rules

Sec. 191.004.  RULES.  The department shall adopt rules in accordance with this chapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 191.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 191 - Structures and Materials Near Railroad or Railway|Section 191.005. Waiver of Provision

Sec. 191.005.  WAIVER OF PROVISION.  (a)  On filing of an application and after notice to the attorney general, the department, for good cause shown, may by order permit a railroad company or other corporation, firm, partnership, or individual or a county or municipality to deviate from a provision of this chapter in accordance with the order.(b)  An action in accordance with an order issued under this section is not considered to violate this chapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 191.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 191 - Structures and Materials Near Railroad or Railway|Section 191.006. Civil Penalty

Sec. 191.006.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  The attorney general shall immediately bring an action against a railroad company or other corporation, firm, partnership, or individual who violates this chapter to collect a civil penalty in an amount of not less than $100 or more than $1,000 for each violation.  Each day that a violation continues is a separate violation.(b)  The attorney general may bring a single action for multiple violations by the same corporation, firm, partnership, or individual.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 192.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 192 - Engineer's Operator Permit and Train Operator Permit|Section 192.001. Issuance of Permit

Sec. 192.001.  ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.  (a)  A railroad company shall issue an engineer's operator permit to each person whom the company employs to operate or permits to operate a railroad locomotive in this state.(b)  A railroad company shall issue a train operator permit to each person:(1)  whom the company employs to operate or permits to operate a train in this state; and(2)  who has not been issued an engineer's operator permit.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 192.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 192 - Engineer's Operator Permit and Train Operator Permit|Section 192.002. Permit Required

Sec. 192.002.  PERMIT REQUIRED.  (a)  A person operating a railroad locomotive in this state shall have in the person's immediate possession an engineer's operator permit issued under this chapter.(b)  A person operating a train in this state, other than a person issued a permit under Section 192.001(a), shall have in the person's immediate possession a train operator permit issued under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 192.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 192 - Engineer's Operator Permit and Train Operator Permit|Section 192.003. Form of Permit

Sec. 192.003.  FORM OF PERMIT.  A permit issued under this chapter must include the permit holder's name, address, physical description, photograph, and date of birth.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 192.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 192 - Engineer's Operator Permit and Train Operator Permit|Section 192.004. Proof of Identification

Sec. 192.004.  PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION.  If a peace officer requires a person to show proof of identification in connection with the person's operation of a railroad locomotive or train, the person:(1)  shall display the person's permit issued under this chapter; and(2)  may not be required to display a driver's license issued under Chapter 521 or commercial driver's license issued under Chapter 522.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 192.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 192 - Engineer's Operator Permit and Train Operator Permit|Section 192.005. Record of Accident or Violation

Sec. 192.005.  RECORD OF ACCIDENT OR VIOLATION.  If a person operating a railroad locomotive or train is involved in an accident with another train or a motor vehicle or is arrested for violation of a law relating to the person's operation of a railroad locomotive or train:(1)  the number of or other identifying information on the person's driver's license or commercial driver's license may not be included in any report of the accident or violation; and(2)  the person's involvement in the accident or violation may not be recorded in the person's individual driving record maintained by the Department of Public Safety.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 193.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 193 - Hazardous Materials|Section 193.001. Hazardous Materials; Packing and Transportation

Sec. 193.001.  HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; PACKING AND TRANSPORTATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department by rule may adopt any requirement that:(1)  relates to the safe packing or transportation of hazardous materials; and(2)  is consistent with Chapter 51, Title 49, United States Code, or regulations adopted under that law.(b)  The department may not adopt a requirement for the transportation of hazardous materials by vessel or by aircraft.(c)  The department may adopt any administrative rules necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 194.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 194 - Provision of Utilities by Certain Railway Corporations|Section 194.001. Extension of Utility Lines

Sec. 194.001.  EXTENSION OF UTILITY LINES.  (a)  This section applies only to a corporation organized under the laws of this state that is authorized to:(1)  construct, acquire, and operate electric or other lines of railway in and between municipalities in this state; and(2)  acquire, hold, and operate other public utilities in and adjacent to the municipalities in or through which the corporation operates.(b)  A corporation described by Subsection (a) may extend its electric light, power, or gas lines to supply light, power, or gas, as appropriate, to the public residing beyond the territory adjacent to the municipalities in or through which the corporation operates.(c)  For the purpose of extending a line described by Subsection (b), the corporation has the same rights and powers of extension held by a public service corporation engaged in the supply and sale of electric light, power, or gas as provided by law.(d)  The authority granted under this section does not expressly or impliedly repeal any antitrust law of this state.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 194.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 194 - Provision of Utilities by Certain Railway Corporations|Section 194.002. Distribution of Gas or Electricity Following Abandonment of Street Railway

Sec. 194.002.  DISTRIBUTION OF GAS OR ELECTRICITY FOLLOWING ABANDONMENT OF STREET RAILWAY.  (a)  This section applies only to a private corporation that on April 26, 1937, was authorized by its charter and the statutes of this state to operate street and interurban railways and had the power to distribute and sell gas or electricity to the public.(b)  During the unexpired period of its corporate charter, a corporation that abandons or discontinues or has abandoned or discontinued the operation of its railways or motor buses substituted for the railways may continue to distribute and sell electricity or gas as authorized by its corporate charter and statutes in the same manner as if the abandonment or discontinuation had not occurred.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 199.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle Z - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 199 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 199.001. Aerial or Other Tramway to Mine

Sec. 199.001.  AERIAL OR OTHER TRAMWAY TO MINE.  (a)  This section applies only to a person, firm, corporation, limited partnership, joint stock association, or other association that owns, constructs, operates, or manages an aerial or other tramway in this state between a mine, smelter, or railway.(b)  An entity described by Subsection (a) may hold and acquire by purchase or condemnation right-of-way.  In the exercise of this right, the entity:(1)  is considered to be a common carrier;(2)  is subject to the jurisdiction and control of the department; and(3)  may exercise the power of eminent domain under which the entity may enter and condemn land, right-of-way, easements, or property of any person or corporation necessary for the construction, maintenance, or operation of the entity's aerial or other tramway.(c)  The power of eminent domain under Subsection (b) is exercised in the manner provided by law for the condemnation of land and acquisition of right-of-way by a railroad company.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.|