Title HNC, California Harb. & Nav. Code

(a) The moneys charged and collected each month from the pilot continuing education surcharge pursuant to Section 1196 shall be paid to the Board of Pilot Commissioners’ Special Fund pursuant to Section 1159. The moneys shall be used only to fund the pilot continuing education pr…

Pilot continuing education expenses shall include all costs incurred by the board in the operation and administration of the pilot continuing education program and all costs resulting from any contracts entered into for the purchase or lease of goods and services required by the …

(a) Costs resulting from the provision of continuing education for currently licensed pilots regarding instruction in the proper utilization of portable pilot unit equipment and software, if determined to be necessary for effectuating the purposes of continuing education by the b…

(a) The board shall contract with an independent entity to conduct a study of the effects of work and rest periods on psychological ability and safety for pilots. The study shall evaluate sleep- and human-related factors for pilots, and shall include information and recommendatio…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the rates and charges for pilotage services shall not include the cost of primary marine insurance insuring a pilot, an organization of pilots, or their officers or employees, from liability arising from negligence or errors in judgment …

(a) In addition to other charges for pilotage, there shall be temporary transit fees imposed as is necessary and authorized by this section. (b) (1) The temporary transit fee for all vessels moved across the bar except for vessels calling at San Francisco Piers 27 and 35 shall be…

Any harbor improvement district organized and existing pursuant to this part may purchase, lease or obtain by gift lands for public beaches located within the boundaries of the district and may hold, improve or maintain such lands. Any and all such acquisition, improvement or mai…

The board of supervisors of any county in which a district is situated may direct the harbor commission, appointed pursuant to Section 5902, to prepare surveys for the acquisition, improvement or maintenance of such lands as is herein authorized, prepare plans therefor and estima…

Upon receiving the report and recommendation of the harbor commission, the board shall fix a date for hearing on the report to consider and determine the feasibility of the project or projects submitted. The hearing shall be held not more than 30 days nor less than 20 days after …

The hearing, investigation, determination and findings of the board of supervisors shall be conducted and made in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5835 to 5841, inclusive, of the Harbors and Navigations Code which sections are incorporated herein to the extent that they…

Upon final hearing, if the board finds that the lands considered in the commission’s report can be acquired, improved or maintained as generally described in the report and recommendation of the harbor commission at a cost not disproportionate to the benefits to be derived from t…

For the purpose of financing the acquisition, improvement or maintenance of such lands as is authorized herein, the board may issue bonds, borrow money, incur indebtedness and levy taxes, all in the same manner and to the same extent as in the improvement, development, protection…

There may be annexed to a district any of the following territory which is in the same county as the district, or in any other county: a. Any territory contiguous to the district. b. Any territory, any point of which touches the district. c. Any territory separated from the distr…

The district may exercise the powers expressly granted in this part or in any other law or necessarily implied therefrom. The district has the power generally to perform all acts necessary to carry out fully the provisions, powers and purposes of this part. (Added by Stats. 1959,…

The district has perpetual succession. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The district may sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The district may levy and cause to be collected taxes for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on any indebtedness, whether evidenced by bonds, notes, or other similar evidences of indebtedness, or to pay amounts required by contracts or leases, or to pay any other…

The district may make contracts for any and all purposes necessary or convenient for the full exercise of its powers. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The district may employ labor, professional services, agents, servants and employees necessary to manage, maintain, and control the harbor and to enable the district to exercise its powers. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The district may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise or lease or other acquisition, hold, use, enjoy, lease or dispose of real and personal property of every kind, within or without the district necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers. (Added by Stats. 1959, …

The district may acquire by eminent domain any property necessary, convenient or useful to the exercise of its powers, but may exercise the power to acquire property outside the district by eminent domain only with the consent of the governing body of the county, or city if any, …

Any county, city and county, city, or other political subdivision or agency of the State, in this section referred to as “public agency,” which has been invested by grant from the State with the ownership, possession, control or management of tide and submerged lands or any other…

The district may acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, repair, develop, maintain, and operate a harbor and all facilities appurtenant thereto, connected therewith, or incidental thereto, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) The dredging of channels, shipwa…

The district may lease any property, whether real or personal, and any interest therein to, of and from any person, firm or public or private corporation, or public agency with the privilege of purchasing or otherwise. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The district may join with the United States or any department or agency thereof, the State or any department or agency thereof, any county, city and county, city, district or other public or private corporation, or one or more or any other combination of the foregoing, for the p…

The board may, by ordinance, establish general rules for the government of the harbor, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (a) The regulation of anchoring, mooring, towing, wharfage and dockage of vessels and the establishment and collection of rates, fee…

The district may construct any works along, under, or across any street, road, or watercourse upon payment of compensation therefor, if required, in a manner that will afford security for life and property. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 30.)

The district may use any lands acquired or owned by the district for street or highway purposes. If it is necessary or expedient to convey any of the lands owned by the district for street or highway purposes, the board, by resolution, may authorize the president and secretary to…

The district may sell and issue franchises relating to the harbor and its works, appurtenances, properties, and rights in accordance with procedure as may be prescribed by ordinance. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 32.)

The district may advertise its advantages and solicit business within or without the district, within other states or any foreign countries through such employees or agents as are expedient. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 33.)

The district may accept aid from the United States or any department or agency thereof or from the State or any department or agency thereof and from any county, city and county, city, district or other public or private corporation or person. Any county, or city and county, or c…

Pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, the board shall adopt, and cause to be published, a pilotage tariff that establishes fair, just, reasonable, and sufficient rates for the provision of a safe, competent, reliable, and efficient pilotage service. (Added by Stats. 2022,…

(a) The adopted pilotage tariff shall be determined by a formula whereby a revenue requirement is equal to the sum of pilot costs and expenses plus the product of target net income per pilot and the number of pilots. (b) In determining target net income per pilot, all of the foll…

(a) The adopted pilotage tariff may include as part of the tariff for pilotage services the reasonable costs for the setting of tariff rates under this chapter of the Office of Administrative Hearings. Those moneys generated by the tariff for the purpose of allocation to the Offi…

A petition that is submitted on the basis of a notice of intent to petition filed less than 18 months after the effective date of a pilotage tariff adopted pursuant to Section 1278 is untimely. However, if a petition is filed as a joint petition of at least two of the parties to …

(a) The pilotage rates imposed pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1190) shall be subject to adjustment under this chapter. (b) The pilotage rates imposed pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1190) shall remain in effect and be deemed pilotage tariffs set pur…

A district may borrow money, incur indebtedness, and issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness as provided in this part. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

A district may issue warrants payable in not to exceed two years from their date, to pay the formation expenses of the district, which warrants may bear interest at a rate of not exceeding 6 percent per annum from date of issue until paid, which formation expenses may include fee…

All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicabl…

Warrants shall be drawn by the treasurer and signed by the president, or a member of the board designated for the purpose and by the secretary. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The treasurer shall install and maintain a system of auditing and accounting that shall completely and at all times show the financial condition of the district. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

The treasurer shall make annual, or oftener if the board so orders, written reports to the board as to the receipts and disbursements and balances in the several accounts under his control. The report shall be signed by him and filed with the secretary. At least yearly the books …

A bank may act as depositary, paying agent or fiscal agent for the holding or handling of district funds, notwithstanding the fact that a member of the board is an officer, employee or stockholder of the bank, or of a holding company that owns any of the stock of the bank. (Added…

(a) The administrative adjudication provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act contained in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 o…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Executive director” means the executive director of the board. (b) “Intervenor” means a person with a substantial interest or representing those with a substantial interest in the pilotage tariff other than the o…

As an alternative to the procedures of Article 1 (commencing at Section 7170) the board may by resolution designate the county treasurer of the county in which the district is situated to be the depositary and have the custody of all the district’s money. The resolution shall be …