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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 67 Galveston County Pilots Licensing And Regulatory ActLegal Research Home > Texas Laws > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 67 Galveston County Pilots Licensing And Regulatory Act This chapter may be cited as the Galveston County Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ... In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of pilot commissioners for Galveston County ports. (2) "Consignee" means a person, including a master, owner, agent, ... (a) This chapter applies only to a Galveston County port. (b) This chapter does not affect the existing laws for ports in other counties, and ... The board of pilot commissioners for the ports of Galveston County is composed of five commissioners from Galveston County appointed by the governor with the ... A person may not be a member of the board if the person has a conflict of interest or a direct or indirect interest in ... 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 members serve staggered four-year terms of office. (b) A member holds office until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. Acts 1995, 74th ... The board has exclusive jurisdiction over the piloting of vessels in Galveston County, including intermediate stops and landing places for vessels on navigable streams wholly ... (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) recommend to the governor the number of pilots necessary to provide adequate pilot services for each Galveston County port; (2) accept ... The board shall establish a pilot review board, consisting of two branch pilots and three members of the marine industry who reside in Galveston County, ... (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 ... Proceedings for judicial review of a board decision shall be brought in a district court in Galveston 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 Galveston County ports in ... The requirement to use a pilot does not apply to a vessel exempt under federal law from payment of state pilotage rates. Acts 1995, 74th ... To be eligible for a license as a branch pilot, a person must: (1) be at least 25 years of age; (2) be a United ... 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 ... As part of its consideration of applications for licenses and certificates, the board may examine and decide on the qualifications of an applicant for the ... (a) On filing of the bond and oath required by Section 67.039, the board shall certify to the governor that a person licensed as a ... (a) Each branch pilot, subject to examination and approval of the board, may appoint two deputy branch pilots. (b) A branch pilot may appoint an ... (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. (b) A deputy branch pilot's certificate expires ... (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 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 a pilotage rate may be filed with each commissioner of the board by: (1) one or more pilots; ... (a) If, not later than the 20th day after the date notice is sent, a commissioner receives a written objection to the application from any ... (a) If an objection to an application for a rate change is not received by any commissioner within the period provided by Section 67.063(a), the ... (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 acting on a pilotage rate change application, the board shall consider: (1) characteristics of vessels to be piloted; (2) the average number of hours ... (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 ... (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 ... (a) The board shall file a copy of its order with the county clerk. (b) The board shall file the order not later than the ... (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 pilot who charges a pilotage rate for pilot services different from the pilotage rates established under this chapter for the port in which ... 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 a 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 |
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