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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 70 Port Of Corpus Christi Pilots Licensing And Regulatory ActLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 70 Port Of Corpus Christi Pilots Licensing And Regulatory Act This chapter may be cited as the Port of Corpus Christi Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, § ... In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of pilot commissioners for the Port of Corpus Christi Authority. (2) "Consignee" means a person, including a ... (a) This chapter applies only to the Port of Corpus Christi. (b) This chapter does not affect the existing laws for ports in other counties, ... The board of pilot commissioners for the Port of Corpus Christi is composed of the seven port commissioners for the Port of Corpus Christi Authority. ... 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) The term of office of a commissioner of pilots coincides with a person's term as a port commissioner for the Port of Corpus Christi ... The board has exclusive jurisdiction over the piloting of vessels in the Port of Corpus Christi, including intermediate stops and landing places for vessels on ... (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 the Port of Corpus Christi; (2) ... The board shall establish a pilot review board consisting of two active state-commissioned pilots serving the Port of Corpus Christi, two members of the marine ... (a) In all its duties, including rulemaking, the board may not sanction discriminatory practices nor 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 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, ... (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 Nueces County. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. ... A person may not provide pilot services unless the person has a license or certificate issued under this chapter for the Port of Corpus Christi. ... 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 the board a written application in the form ... As part of its consideration of applications for licenses, the board may examine and decide on the qualifications of an applicant for the position of ... (a) On filing of the bond and oath required by Section 70.038, 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 ... (a) The board may not change pilotage rates before the first anniversary of the preceding rate change. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 359, ... (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 70.063(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 including but not limited to the ... (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 Nueces County clerk. (b) The board shall file the order not later than ... (a) The board may establish emergency pilotage rates for the period of an emergency, not to exceed 90 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 ... 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 |