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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 66 Houston Pilots Licensing And Regulatory ActLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 66 Houston Pilots Licensing And Regulatory Act Sponsored LinksThis chapter may be cited as the Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... 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, ... This chapter applies only to a Harris County port. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... The board of pilot commissioners for the ports of Harris County is composed of the port commissioners of the Port of Houston Authority of Harris ... 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 ... Before beginning service as a board member, each board member must take and sign, before a person authorized to administer oaths, an oath to faithfully ... A board member serves a term of office that coincides with the member's term as a port commissioner. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § ... The board has exclusive jurisdiction over the piloting of vessels in Harris County ports, including intermediate stops and landing places for vessels on navigable streams ... (a) The board shall administer this chapter and may perform any act or function necessary to carry out its powers and duties under this chapter. ... The board shall: (1) establish the number of pilots necessary to provide adequate pilot services for each Harris County port; (2) accept applications for pilot ... (a) In all its duties, including rulemaking, the board may not sanction discriminatory practices or discriminate against a pilot or pilot applicant because of race, ... Chapter 551, Government Code, applies to actions and proceedings under this chapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... (a) The board shall give at least 10 days' notice as provided by this section before the board adopts a rule or changes a pilotage ... The board shall post in the board office for public inspection a notice that includes the same information as the notice given to the parties ... Proceedings for judicial review of a board decision shall be brought in a district court in Harris County. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § ... A person may not provide pilot services unless the person has a license or certificate issued under this chapter for the Harris County ports in ... The requirement to use a pilot does not apply to: (1) a vessel sailing under enrollment, or licensed or engaged in the coasting trade between ... To be eligible for a license as a branch pilot, a person must: (1) be at least 25 years of age and less than 68 ... To be eligible for a certificate as a deputy branch pilot, a person must: (1) be at least 25 years of age; (2) be a ... To apply for a branch pilot's license or a deputy branch pilot's certificate, a person must give to the board a written application in the ... (a) The board shall carefully consider each application and shall conduct any investigation it considers necessary to determine whether an applicant is qualified for a ... (a) On filing of the bond and oath required by Section 66.039, the board shall certify to the governor that a person licensed as a ... (a) Each branch pilot may appoint, subject to examination and approval by the board, two deputy branch pilots for whose acts the branch pilot is ... (a) A person appointed as a pilot must take the official oath before entering service as a pilot. The oath shall be endorsed on the ... (a) A branch pilot's license expires on the fourth anniversary of the date it is issued or renewed, provided that no pilot may furnish pilot ... (a) The governor shall renew a branch pilot's expiring license if the board recommends renewal. (b) If a pilot applies in writing and qualifies, the ... A person who has been issued a deputy branch pilot's certificate may not be issued a deputy branch pilot's certificate before the fifth anniversary of ... (a) On complaint or on its own motion, and after notice and hearing, the board may suspend a branch pilot's license for not more than ... A deputy branch pilot's certificate may be suspended or revoked by the board in the same manner and for the same reasons as provided for ... (a) A person who is not a pilot and who, in violation of this chapter, pilots a vessel and the consignee of the vessel are ... The board may not change pilotage rates before the first anniversary of the preceding rate change. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. ... (a) An application for a change in pilotage rates may be submitted to the board by: (1) a pilot; (2) an association of pilots; (3) ... (a) Not later than the 10th day before the date set for a pilotage rate hearing, the pilots who are licensed or certified to serve ... In establishing pilotage rates, the board shall consider factors relevant to determining reasonable and just pilotage rates, including: (1) characteristics of vessels to be piloted; ... Not later than the 10th day after the date of the completion of a hearing on an application for a change in pilotage rates, the ... The board, in a final order under this subchapter, may charge all or part of the costs of processing an application to the parties in ... Any party aggrieved by a board decision on pilotage rates, after exhausting all administrative remedies, may appeal the order to a court. Acts 1995, 74th ... (a) The board may establish emergency pilotage rates for the period of an emergency, not to exceed 30 days, if the board finds that: (1) ... 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 ... (a) A consignee who declines the services of a pilot offered outside the bar and enters the port without the aid of a pilot is ... A pilot who offers pilot services to a vessel required under this chapter to obtain pilot services and whose services are refused is entitled to ... 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 ... A pilot is not liable directly or as a member of an organization of pilots for any claim that: (1) arises from an act or ... (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 ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |