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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 69 Jefferson And Orange County Pilots Licensing And Regulatory ActLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 69 Jefferson And Orange County Pilots Licensing And Regulatory Act This chapter may be cited as the Jefferson and Orange County Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 745, § ... In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of pilot commissioners described by Section 69.011. (2) "Consignee" means a person, including a master, owner, agent, ... This chapter applies only to a Jefferson or Orange County port. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 745, § 1, eff. June 20, 2003. ... (a) The board of pilot commissioners for all of the ports and private terminals located in Jefferson or Orange County, or both, is composed of ... A person may not be a member of the board if the person has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a pilot boat or ... 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 two-year terms of office. (b) A member holds office until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. Added by Acts ... The board has exclusive jurisdiction over the pilot services provided in Jefferson or Orange County, including intermediate stops and landing places for vessels on navigable ... (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. ... (a) The board shall: (1) establish the number of pilots necessary to provide adequate pilot services for each Jefferson or Orange County port; (2) establish ... (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. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 745, § 1, eff. June 20, ... (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 give notice in each contested case to the persons and in the manner provided by Section 69.020(b) that includes the same information ... Proceedings for judicial review of a board decision shall be brought in a district court in Jefferson County. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. ... (a) The board shall adopt a budget not later than the 45th day before the start of a fiscal year. The budget may be adopted ... The board shall deposit all money received by the board under this chapter, including assessments and grants from governmental agencies, in a bank located in ... A person may not provide pilot services unless the person has a license or certificate issued under this chapter for the Jefferson and Orange County ... 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 for the ports within the jurisdiction of the board, a person must: (1) be at ... 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 the board a written application in the form ... (a) The board shall carefully consider each application submitted under Section 69.035 and shall conduct any investigation it considers necessary to determine whether an applicant ... (a) On filing of the bond and oath required by Section 69.039, 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 earlier of: (1) the fourth anniversary of the date it is issued or renewed; or (2) the ... (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. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 745, § ... (a) An application for a change in a pilotage rate may be filed with each commissioner of the board by: (1) a pilot; (2) an ... (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 public interest in maintaining ... 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. Added by Acts ... (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 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 10, 2007 |