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2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports › Chapter 55 - Funding of Port Development and Infrastructure Projects, Port Connectivity Projects, and Studies › Section 55.009. Rules

Sec. 55.009.  RULES.  The commission shall adopt rules to implement this chapter.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 18.08, eff. June 21, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports › Chapter 56 - Funding of Ship Channel Improvements › Section 56.001. Definitions

Sec. 56.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission.
(2)  "Fund" means the ship channel improvement revolving fund.
(3)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 20.001, eff. September 1, 2021.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 28), Sec. 4, eff. May 26, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 20.001, eff. September 1, 2021.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports › Chapter 56 - Funding of Ship Channel Improvements › Section 56.002. Ship Channel Improvement Revolving Fund

Sec. 56.002.  SHIP CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT REVOLVING FUND.  (a)  The ship channel improvement revolving fund is an account in the general revenue fund.  The fund is administered by the commission.
(b)  The following money shall be credited to the fund:
(1)  money the commission receives as a gift, grant, or donation for a purpose of this chapter;
(2)  money appropriated to the commission for the purposes of this chapter;
(3)  money received by the commission for the repayment of a loan made by the program established under Section 56.003;
(4)  proceeds of bonds issued under Section 56.004; and
(5)  interest earned on deposits and investments of the fund.
(c)  Money in the fund may be appropriated only to the commission for the purposes of administering the fund and the program established under Section 56.003.
(d)  The financial transactions of the fund are subject to audit by the state auditor.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 28), Sec. 4, eff. May 26, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1310 (H.B. 3850), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports › Chapter 56 - Funding of Ship Channel Improvements › Section 56.003. Revolving Loan Program

Sec. 56.003.  REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission by rule shall establish a revolving loan program to use money from the fund to enhance the financing capabilities of entities responsible for the local share of qualified project costs by providing revenue or security for:
(1)  low-interest loans;
(2)  longer repayment terms for loans; and
(3)  flexible loan repayment terms, including:
(A)  loan structures similar to a line of credit; and
(B)  authorized prepayment of loans in advance of the loan's stated maturity date.
(b)  To be a qualified project, a project must:
(1)  deepen or widen a ship channel;
(2)  be authorized by the United States Congress; and
(3)  meet any other standards provided by commission rule.
(c)  A project for maintenance dredging is not a qualified project under this section.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 28), Sec. 4, eff. May 26, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1310 (H.B. 3850), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports › Chapter 56 - Funding of Ship Channel Improvements › Section 56.004. Revenue Bonds

Sec. 56.004.  REVENUE BONDS.  The commission may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of providing money for the fund. Bond proceeds shall be deposited in the fund.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1310 (H.B. 3850), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle A - Waterways and Ports › Chapter 60 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 60.001. Throwing Ballast

Sec. 60.001.  THROWING BALLAST.  (a)  A master or officer in charge of a vessel commits an offense if any part of the ballast of the vessel is thrown from the vessel into the sea within six miles of a bar or harbor in this state.
(b)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 19.001(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage › Section 61.001. Short Title

Sec. 61.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Texas Compulsory Pilotage Act.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage › Section 61.002. Definitions

Sec. 61.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of pilot commissioners for a port.
(2)  "Consignee" means a person, including a master, owner, agent, subagent, firm, or corporation or any combination of those persons, who enters or clears a vessel at the office of the collector of customs.
(3)  "Pilot" means a licensed state pilot or certified deputy pilot.
(4)  "Pilot services" means acts of a pilot in piloting through navigable water in this state and ports in which the pilot is licensed or certified as a pilot.
(5)  "Pilotage rate" means the remuneration a pilot may charge a vessel for the pilot's services.
(6)  "Port" means a place in this state into which a vessel enters or from which a vessel departs.  If the port connects to the Gulf of Mexico, "port" includes the waterway leading from the port to the Gulf of Mexico.
(7)  "Vessel" means an oceangoing vessel.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage › Section 61.003. Duty to Engage Pilot

Sec. 61.003.  DUTY TO ENGAGE PILOT.  (a)  A consignee having control of a vessel shall obtain a pilot to provide pilot services when the vessel is under way or otherwise moving on a river, bay, harbor, or port in this state unless the vessel is:
(1)  documented as a United States vessel and licensed for and engaged in coastwise trade;
(2)  a public vessel;
(3)  of 20 gross tons or less;
(4)  a motorboat registered in this state;  or
(5)  subject to Subsection (b), in distress or jeopardy.
(b)  A consignee having control of a vessel that is in distress or jeopardy shall take on a pilot as soon as the pilot arrives at the vessel.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage › Section 61.004. Payment for Pilot

Sec. 61.004.  PAYMENT FOR PILOT.  A consignee shall pay a pilot at the applicable pilotage rates.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage › Section 61.005. Pilot Optional

Sec. 61.005.  PILOT OPTIONAL.  This chapter does not prohibit a consignee not required by Section 61.003 to engage a pilot from applying for, receiving, and paying for pilot services.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage › Section 61.006. Board Jurisdiction

Sec. 61.006.  BOARD JURISDICTION.  A board has exclusive jurisdiction over piloting of vessels in this state between the Gulf of Mexico and the ports in the board's jurisdiction.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 61 - Compulsory Pilotage › Section 61.007. Attorney General

Sec. 61.007.  ATTORNEY GENERAL.  The attorney general shall assist a board in the enforcement of this chapter.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 62.001. Definition

Sec. 62.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "navigation district" means a navigation district included in:
(1)  Subchapters C, D, E, F, G, and H, Chapter 60, Water Code;
(2)  Subchapter E, Chapter 61, Water Code;  or
(3)  Sections 62.154 through 62.159, Water Code.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter B. Pilot Boards of Navigation Districts › Section 62.021. Pilot Board; Commissioners of Pilots

Sec. 62.021.  PILOT BOARD;  COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTS.  (a)  The pilot board of a navigation district is composed of the district's navigation and canal commissioners.
(b)  A member of the pilot board is a commissioner of pilots.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter B. Pilot Boards of Navigation Districts › Section 62.022. Term of Office

Sec. 62.022.  TERM OF OFFICE.  The term of office of a commissioner of pilots coincides with the person's term as a navigation and canal commissioner.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter B. Pilot Boards of Navigation Districts › Section 62.023. Disqualification

Sec. 62.023.  DISQUALIFICATION.  A person who is engaged directly or indirectly in a towing, pilot boat, or other business affected by or connected with the performance of the duties of a commissioner of pilots may not be a commissioner of pilots.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter B. Pilot Boards of Navigation Districts › Section 62.024. Jurisdiction

Sec. 62.024.  JURISDICTION.  The pilot board of a navigation district has exclusive jurisdiction over the pilotage of a vessel between the Gulf of Mexico and a port of the navigation district, including an intermediate stop or landing place on a navigable stream in the district.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter B. Pilot Boards of Navigation Districts › Section 62.025. Powers of Pilot Boards

Sec. 62.025.  POWERS OF PILOT BOARDS.  The pilot board of a navigation district may:
(1)  appoint, suspend, or dismiss a branch or deputy pilot of a port in the district;
(2)  establish pilotage rates for service in the board's jurisdiction;  or
(3)  adopt and enforce rules consistent with this chapter about the appointment, qualification, or regulation of branch or deputy pilots that are needed to govern those pilots and for the proper operation of the district's ports.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter C. Regulation of Branch and Deputy Pilots › Section 62.041. Branch or Deputy Pilot Qualifications

Sec. 62.041.  BRANCH OR DEPUTY PILOT QUALIFICATIONS.  (a)  The pilot board of a navigation district shall examine and determine the qualifications of each applicant for the position of branch or deputy pilot before appointing a branch or deputy pilot.
(b)  The pilot board shall specify a period that an applicant must reside in this state immediately before the person's appointment.  The period may not exceed two years.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter C. Regulation of Branch and Deputy Pilots › Section 62.042. Oath; Bond

Sec. 62.042.  OATH;  BOND.  (a)  A branch pilot appointed under this chapter or the rules of the pilot board of a navigation district must take the official oath.  The oath must be endorsed on the bond required by Subsection (b).
(b)  The branch pilot must enter into a bond in the amount of $5,000 with one or more good and sufficient sureties.  The bond must be:
(1)  payable to the governor;
(2)  conditioned on the faithful performance of the branch pilot's duties;
(3)  approved by the pilot board;  and
(4)  deposited in the office of the secretary of state.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter C. Regulation of Branch and Deputy Pilots › Section 62.043. Issuance of Branch Pilot License

Sec. 62.043.  ISSUANCE OF BRANCH PILOT LICENSE.  (a)  On the filing of the bond and the taking of the oath required by Section 62.042, a commissioner of pilots shall certify to the governor that the branch pilot has qualified.
(b)  On receiving the certificate, the governor shall issue to the branch pilot, in the name of the state and under the state seal, a commission to serve as a branch pilot in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter C. Regulation of Branch and Deputy Pilots › Section 62.044. Term of Branch Pilot License

Sec. 62.044.  TERM OF BRANCH PILOT LICENSE.  (a)  The term of a branch pilot commission is four years.
(b)  If the pilot board of a navigation district dismisses a branch pilot from service, the branch pilot's commission expires.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter C. Regulation of Branch and Deputy Pilots › Section 62.045. Appointment of Deputy Pilots

Sec. 62.045.  APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY PILOTS.  (a)  A branch pilot may appoint two deputy pilots, subject to the examination by and approval of the pilot board of a navigation district.
(b)  The branch pilot may appoint an additional deputy pilot if the pilot board considers the appointment advisable.
(c)  The branch pilot is responsible for the acts of the deputy pilots.
(d)  The branch pilot's own appointment under this chapter is forfeited if the branch pilot appoints a deputy pilot without the pilot board's approval.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter C. Regulation of Branch and Deputy Pilots › Section 62.046. Suspension or Dismissal of Pilots

Sec. 62.046.  SUSPENSION OR DISMISSAL OF PILOTS.  The pilot board of a navigation district may suspend or dismiss a branch or deputy pilot only for misconduct, inefficiency, or intoxication on duty and after a hearing on the accusation is held before the pilot board at which there is opportunity for testimony and defense.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter D. Pilotage Charges and Liability › Section 62.061. Definition

Sec. 62.061.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "pilot" means a branch or deputy pilot appointed under this chapter.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter D. Pilotage Charges and Liability › Section 62.062. Pilotage Charges Inapplicable

Sec. 62.062.  PILOTAGE CHARGES INAPPLICABLE.  Pilotage charges under this subchapter do not apply to a vessel of 20 tons or less or to a vessel that is excepted by a federal statute or regulation.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter D. Pilotage Charges and Liability › Section 62.063. Pilotage Charges

Sec. 62.063.  PILOTAGE CHARGES.  (a)  A pilotage rate charged by a pilot must be fair and just.
(b)  A pilot shall furnish a schedule of pilotage rates that must be on file at all times in the office of the navigation district commissioners.
(c)  Each time a change in the rates occurs, the pilot must file a revised schedule.
(d)  A pilot shall strictly follow the schedule of rates on file in the commissioners' office.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter D. Pilotage Charges and Liability › Section 62.064. Consignee Liability for Pilot Services

Sec. 62.064.  CONSIGNEE LIABILITY FOR PILOT SERVICES.  The consignee of a vessel is liable to a pilot for the pilotage of the vessel.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter D. Pilotage Charges and Liability › Section 62.065. Liability of Certain Vessels Declining Pilot Services

Sec. 62.065.  LIABILITY OF CERTAIN VESSELS DECLINING PILOT SERVICES.  (a)  A vessel that, without the aid of a pilot, enters any channel that is under the jurisdiction of a pilot board of a navigation district and declines pilot services offered by the pilot outside the bar, is liable for the payment of half pilotage to the first pilot whose services the vessel declined.
(b)  The consignee of a vessel is responsible for pilot services offered and declined under Subsection (a).
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter D. Pilotage Charges and Liability › Section 62.066. Liability of Certain Vessels to Other Pilots

Sec. 62.066.  LIABILITY OF CERTAIN VESSELS TO OTHER PILOTS.  (a)  A vessel that goes out of a channel under the jurisdiction of a pilot board of a navigation district without the aid of a pilot is liable for the payment of half pilotage to:
(1)  the pilot who brought the vessel into the channel;  or
(2)  the pilot who first offered the vessel services outside the bar, if the vessel did not employ a pilot to come in.
(b)  The consignee of a vessel is responsible for pilot services offered under Subsection (a).
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter D. Pilotage Charges and Liability › Section 62.067. Unauthorized Pilot Liability

Sec. 62.067.  UNAUTHORIZED PILOT LIABILITY.  A person, other than a pilot, who pilots a vessel for which a pilot is required out of or into a port, channel, or waterway under the exclusive jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district is liable to a pilot authorized to provide pilot services in the port, channel, or waterway who offers to pilot the vessel for a payment of $50.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 62 - Navigation District Pilot Boards › Subchapter D. Pilotage Charges and Liability › Section 62.068. Recovery of Pilotage Charges

Sec. 62.068.  RECOVERY OF PILOTAGE CHARGES.  (a)  A pilot may recover in court compensation for pilotage or services offered.
(b)  A pilot may bring suit to recover the payment under Section 62.067.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 63 - Pilot Boards › Subchapter A. Pilot Boards and Committees › Section 63.001. Governor to Appoint Boards

Sec. 63.001.  GOVERNOR TO APPOINT BOARDS.  (a)  The governor, with the consent of the senate, shall appoint a board of commissioners of pilots consisting of five persons of respectable standing for each port having a population and circumstances that warrant a pilot board.
(b)  Each member of the board serves a term of two years.
(c)  When the legislature is not in legislative session, the governor may:
(1)  suspend any commissioner until the next legislative session;  and
(2)  fill any vacancy on the board until the next legislative session.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 63 - Pilot Boards › Subchapter A. Pilot Boards and Committees › Section 63.002. Disqualification of Board Member

Sec. 63.002.  DISQUALIFICATION OF BOARD MEMBER.  A pilot board member may not have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a pilot boat or branch pilot in the business of the board's trust.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 63 - Pilot Boards › Subchapter A. Pilot Boards and Committees › Section 63.003. Powers and Duties of Board

Sec. 63.003.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  (a)  A pilot board shall:
(1)  examine and determine the qualifications of each applicant for branch or deputy pilot;
(2)  recommend meritorious applicants to the governor, if new appointments are proper;
(3)  examine any cause of alleged or suspected misconduct or inefficiency in a branch or deputy pilot;
(4)  keep a record of its proceedings;
(5)  hear and determine all disputes that arise regarding pilots and pilotage;
(6)  award to pilots compensation for injurious loss of time incurred in waiting on vessels or by being carried to sea on a vessel by default of the master or owner when the pilot might have been landed;
(7)  award to pilots extra compensation for extra services to vessels in distress;  and
(8)  superintend and generally attend to all matters related to pilots and pilotage.
(b)  A pilot board, after a hearing, may suspend a pilot for sufficient cause.
(c)  A pilot board may examine and determine the qualifications of a branch or deputy pilot already appointed when the board is organized.
(d)  A pilot board may restrict all deputy pilots from piloting over the bar vessels that have over a specified draught of water.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 63 - Pilot Boards › Subchapter A. Pilot Boards and Committees › Section 63.004. Pilotage Rates and Rules

Sec. 63.004.  PILOTAGE RATES AND RULES.  A pilot board may adopt:
(1)  pilotage rates;
(2)  rules regarding the stations and times that pilots are required to be on duty and provisions for leave of absence;
(3)  rules regarding the class, condition, number, and use of pilot boats;  and
(4)  other minor rules necessary for the government of pilots or for board proceedings.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 63 - Pilot Boards › Subchapter A. Pilot Boards and Committees › Section 63.005. Appeal of Board Decision

Sec. 63.005.  APPEAL OF BOARD DECISION.  An appeal from any decision of a board may be taken to a court.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 63 - Pilot Boards › Subchapter B. Provisional Pilot Committees › Section 63.021. Governor Authorizes Appointment

Sec. 63.021.  GOVERNOR AUTHORIZES APPOINTMENT.  (a)  For a port having a population and circumstances that do not warrant the appointment of a pilot board in this chapter the governor may authorize the county judge of the county to appoint a provisional pilot committee of not less than three and not more than five persons of good character and maritime experience.
(b)  In accordance with this chapter, the committee may:
(1)  adopt rates of pilotage and rules for governing pilots;
(2)  examine the qualifications of pilots and pilot applicants;  and
(3)  investigate any case of a pilot charged with misconduct or inefficiency and suspend that pilot if sufficient cause is found.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 63 - Pilot Boards › Subchapter C. Branch Pilots and Deputy Pilots › Section 63.041. Appointment of Branch Pilots

Sec. 63.041.  APPOINTMENT OF BRANCH PILOTS.  (a)  The governor shall appoint at each port for which a pilot board or provisional pilot committee is established the number of branch pilots necessary from time to time.
(b)  A branch pilot serves a term of four years.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 63 - Pilot Boards › Subchapter C. Branch Pilots and Deputy Pilots › Section 63.042. Appointment of Deputy Pilots

Sec. 63.042.  APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY PILOTS.  (a)  Each branch pilot may appoint two deputies, subject to examination and approval by the board.
(b)  A branch pilot is responsible for the actions of the pilot's deputy pilots.
(c)  A branch pilot who appoints a deputy pilot without the approval of the board forfeits the pilot's appointment as a branch pilot.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 63 - Pilot Boards › Subchapter C. Branch Pilots and Deputy Pilots › Section 63.043. Oath; Bond

Sec. 63.043.  OATH;  BOND.  (a)  Each branch pilot shall give a bond, payable to the governor, with two or more sufficient sureties.
(b)  The bond must:
(1)  be in the amount of $5,000;
(2)  be conditioned on the faithful performance of the pilot's duties;
(3)  be approved by the board for the port or, if there is not a board for the port, by the county judge of the county in which the port is located;  and
(4)  be sent to the governor.
(c)  A pilot shall take and sign the official oath.  The oath shall be endorsed on the bond.
(d)  Before the bond is sent to the governor, the bond and oath shall be recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the port is located.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 63 - Pilot Boards › Subchapter C. Branch Pilots and Deputy Pilots › Section 63.044. Residence; Probationary Term

Sec. 63.044.  RESIDENCE;  PROBATIONARY TERM.  (a)  The board shall specify a term that a person must reside in this state to qualify the person to become a branch pilot for the ports or bays in the board's jurisdiction.  The term may not exceed two years.
(b)  The board shall establish a term of probation that a person must serve as a deputy pilot before the person may exercise the functions of a branch pilot.  The term may not exceed one year.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 63 - Pilot Boards › Subchapter C. Branch Pilots and Deputy Pilots › Section 63.045. Malfeasance; Penalties

Sec. 63.045.  MALFEASANCE;  PENALTIES.  (a)  On proof that a branch or deputy pilot took charge of a vessel while intoxicated, the branch or deputy pilot shall:
(1)  for the first offense, be suspended for one month;  and
(2)  for the second offense, be dismissed and rendered incapable of serving as either a branch or deputy pilot.
(b)  A branch or deputy pilot who wilfully or negligently causes the wreck of a vessel shall be dismissed and disqualified from again serving as either a branch or deputy pilot.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 63 - Pilot Boards › Subchapter C. Branch Pilots and Deputy Pilots › Section 63.046. Suspended Pilot

Sec. 63.046.  SUSPENDED PILOT.  A suspended pilot may not exercise the duties of the pilot's office.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 63 - Pilot Boards › Subchapter C. Branch Pilots and Deputy Pilots › Section 63.047. Removal or Reinstatement of Pilot

Sec. 63.047.  REMOVAL OR REINSTATEMENT OF PILOT.  The governor may:
(1)  remove a branch pilot;  or
(2)  reinstate a branch pilot who has been suspended by the board.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 66 - Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 66.001. Short Title

Sec. 66.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 66 - Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 66.002. Definitions

Sec. 66.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of pilot commissioners for Harris County ports.
(2)  "Consignee" means a person, including a master, owner, agent, subagent, firm, or corporation or any combination of those persons, who enters or clears a vessel at the office of the collector of customs.
(3)  "Harris County port" means a place in Harris County into which a vessel enters or from which a vessel departs and the waterway leading to that place from the Gulf of Mexico.
(4)  "Pilot" means a person who is licensed as a branch pilot or certified as a deputy branch pilot under this chapter.
(5)  "Pilotage rate" means the remuneration a pilot may lawfully charge a vessel for pilot services.
(5-a)  "Pilot commissioner" means a member of the board.
(6)  "Pilot services" means acts of a pilot in conducting a vessel through the navigable water in this state and the ports in which the pilot is licensed or certified as a pilot, and includes the adoption and implementation of ship movement strategies, such as navigation safety guidelines, for use by pilots in the navigable water in this state.
(7)  "Vessel" means an oceangoing, self-propelled vessel.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1346 (S.B. 1915), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 66 - Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 66.003. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 66.003.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter applies only to a Harris County port.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 66 - Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act › Subchapter B. Board of Pilot Commissioners › Section 66.011. Board

Sec. 66.011.  BOARD.  The board of pilot commissioners for the ports of Harris County is composed of nine pilot commissioners appointed as follows:
(1)  two pilot commissioners appointed by a majority of the city council of the City of Houston;
(2)  two pilot commissioners appointed by a majority of the Harris County Commissioners Court;
(3)  one pilot commissioner appointed by the city council of the City of Pasadena, who must reside in the city of Pasadena;
(4)  one pilot commissioner appointed by a majority of the Harris County Mayors' and Councils' Association, who must be a resident of a municipality in Harris County that is located adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel and has a population of less than 100,000;
(5)  two pilot commissioners appointed by the governor; and
(6)  the chair of the board, appointed as described by Section 66.0116.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1346 (S.B. 1915), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 66 - Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act › Subchapter B. Board of Pilot Commissioners › Section 66.0115. Qualifications; Vacancy

Sec. 66.0115.  QUALIFICATIONS; VACANCY.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by Sections 66.011 and 66.0116, each pilot commissioner must be a property tax payer and a qualified voter in Harris County.
(b)  A person is not eligible for appointment to the board if the person:
(1)  has previously served the equivalent of at least 12 full years on the board; or
(2)  is currently serving or has previously served as a port commissioner for the Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, Texas.
(c)  Not later than the 45th day after the date on which a term expires or on which a vacancy on the board begins, the appointing entity must appoint a new pilot commissioner.  If the appointing entity fails to make the appointment before the 45th day, the office is considered an open position and the person serving in that position is ineligible for reappointment to fill the position, and:
(1)  if the appointing entity is the city council of the City of Houston, the city council of the City of Pasadena, or the Harris County Mayors' and Councils' Association, the Harris County Commissioners Court shall appoint a pilot commissioner to fill the position; or
(2)  if the appointing entity is the Harris County Commissioners Court, the city council of the City of Houston shall appoint a pilot commissioner to fill the position.
(d)  If a second appointing entity under Subsection (c)(1) or (2) fails to make an appointment before the 90th day after the date on which the term expires or the vacancy begins:
(1)  the office is considered an open position and the person serving in that position is ineligible for reappointment to fill the position; and
(2)  the governor shall appoint a pilot commissioner to fill the position with the advice and consent of the senate.
(e)  If a vacancy occurs through death, resignation, or other reason, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided for making the original appointment and in accordance with Subsections (c) and (d).
(f)  The governor may appoint a pilot commissioner under Subsection (d) only if the appointing entity under Subsection (c) fails to make an appointment within the period described by this section, and any subsequent appointment must be made by the appropriate appointing entity.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1346 (S.B. 1915), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 66 - Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act › Subchapter B. Board of Pilot Commissioners › Section 66.0116. Appointment of Chair; Term

Sec. 66.0116.  APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR; TERM.  (a)  The City of Houston mayor and city council and the Harris County Commissioners Court shall jointly appoint the chair of the board in January of odd-numbered years.  The term of the chair expires on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
(b)  If the mayor, city council, and commissioners court do not make an appointment within the period specified by this section, the governor shall appoint the chair of the board with the advice and consent of the senate.  The governor may appoint the chair only if the original appointing entities fail to make an appointment within the period described by this section, and any subsequent appointment must be made by the appointing entities.
(c)  The person appointed as the chair of the board must comply with the qualifications described by Section 61.160, Water Code.
(d)  On the second Monday of January in each odd-numbered year, the City of Houston mayor and city council, the Harris County Commissioners Court, and the Harris County judge shall hold a joint meeting to appoint the chair of the board.
(e)  In the meeting held under Subsection (d):
(1)  each city council member and the mayor shall have one vote; and
(2)  each county commissioner and the county judge shall have the mixed-fraction number of votes equal to the sum of the number of city council members plus the mayor divided by the sum of the number of county commissioners plus the county judge.
(f)  The presence of individuals with a majority of the total potential votes is required to establish a quorum at the meeting.  A separate quorum from each group, representing the city and the county, is not required.  The chair must be appointed by at least a majority of the total potential votes, in any combination.
(g)  In the event of a tie, the city council, mayor, county commissioners, and county judge have three calendar days to deliberate, convene a meeting, and revote.  The period may be extended to allow for compliance with Chapter 551, Government Code, as it applies to the notice requirement for an open meeting.  If a second vote results in a tie:
(1)  the office of the chair of the board is considered an open position and the person serving as the chair is not eligible for reappointment to fill the position; and
(2)  the governor shall appoint the chair as provided by Subsection (b).
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1346 (S.B. 1915), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 4 - Navigation › Subtitle B - Pilots › Chapter 66 - Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act › Subchapter B. Board of Pilot Commissioners › Section 66.012. Prohibited Interest

Sec. 66.012.  PROHIBITED INTEREST.  A person may not be a member of the board if the person, directly or indirectly, is engaged in or has an interest in any pilot boat or in any other business affected by or connected with the performance of the person's duties as a pilot commissioner.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.