Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 54.108. SALE OF OBLIGATIONS. (a) Obligations issued under this chapter shall be sold at a public or private sale under terms determined by the governing body or the board issuing the obligations to be the most advantageous and reasonably obtainable. (b) Subsection (a) applie…

Sec. 54.109. CONTENTS OF ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF OBLIGATIONS PAYABLE FROM REVENUE. (a) The ordinance of the governing body of the municipality or the resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of obligations payable from revenue may: (1) provide for …

Sec. 54.110. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS RELATING TO REVENUE OBLIGATIONS. (a) If revenue obligations issued under this chapter state that they are secured in whole or in part by a pledge of the proceeds from a contract, including a lease contract, a copy of the contract and …

Sec. 54.111. SECURITY FOR AND PAYMENT OF OBLIGATIONS PAYABLE FROM REVENUE. (a) Obligations issued under this chapter and payable from revenue may be secured solely by and paid from a pledge of the net revenue derived from the operation of all or a designated part of a port improv…

Sec. 54.112. USE OF CERTAIN PROCEEDS. From the proceeds from the sale of obligations issued under this chapter, there may be appropriated or set aside: (1) an amount for the payment of interest expected to accrue while a port improvement or facility is under construction; (2) an …

Sec. 54.113. LEASE OR SALE OF PORT IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES. (a) In connection with the issuance of obligations payable from revenue, a municipality or board may lease, sublease, or sell to any person, firm, corporation, partnership, political subdivision of this state, or age…

Sec. 54.114. ENCUMBRANCE OF PORT IMPROVEMENTS OR FACILITIES FINANCED BY OBLIGATIONS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES. A municipality may not encumber a port improvement or facility financed by obligations payable from ad valorem taxes unless authorized at the election required by Se…

Sec. 54.151. APPLICABILITY OF LAW RELATING TO ORIGINAL OBLIGATIONS. The provisions of this chapter relating to original obligations apply to refunding obligations issued under this chapter to the extent the provisions can be made to apply. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, …

Sec. 54.152. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE TAX REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS. The governing body of a municipality, under the procedures provided by this chapter, may issue tax obligations to refund outstanding tax obligations, including original or refunding obligations, issued by the municipality…

Sec. 54.153. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS. The governing body of a municipality or a board, under the procedures provided by this chapter, may issue obligations payable from revenue to refund outstanding obligations payable from revenue, including original or …

Sec. 54.154. TERMS OF ISSUANCE OF REVENUE REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS. (a) Revenue refunding obligations may: (1) be combined with new or original revenue obligations into one series or issue; (2) be issued to refund obligations of more than one series or issue; (3) combine the pledges…

Sec. 54.155. REGISTRATION OF REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS BY COMPTROLLER. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the comptroller shall register refunding obligations on surrender and cancellation of the obligations to be refunded. (b) The comptroller shall register refunding obligati…

Sec. 54.156. ESCROW AGREEMENT. (a) The proceeds from revenue refunding obligations that are deposited as provided by Section 54.155(b)(2) shall be deposited under an escrow agreement so that the proceeds and interest earned from the investment of the proceeds will be available to…

Sec. 55.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission. (2) "Committee" means the Port Authority Advisory Committee. (3) "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation. (4) "Fund" means the port access account fund. (4-a) …

Sec. 55.002. PORT DEVELOPMENT FUNDING. (a) From money in the fund, the department shall fund: (1) port development and infrastructure projects; and (2) maritime port studies. (b) The commission by rule may establish matching fund requirements for receiving money from the fund. (c…

Sec. 55.003. GIFTS AND GRANTS. The department may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for the purposes of this chapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 55.004. AUDIT. The department may subject a project that receives money under this chapter to a final audit. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 18.04, eff. June 21, 2003.

Sec. 55.005. PORT ACCESS ACCOUNT FUND. (a) The port access account fund is an account in the general revenue fund. (b) The following money shall be credited to the fund: (1) money received from gifts, grants, and donations; (2) interest earned on deposits and investments of the f…

Sec. 55.006. PORT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The committee consists of nine members appointed as follows: (1) one member from the Port of Houston Authority appointed by the commission; (2) three members who represent maritime ports on the upper Texas coast appointed by the…

Sec. 55.007. DUTIES OF COMMITTEE. (a) The committee shall: (1) prepare the maritime port mission plan described by Section 55.008; (2) review each project eligible to be funded under this chapter and make recommendations for approval or disapproval to the department; and (3) advi…

Sec. 55.008. MARITIME PORT MISSION PLAN. (a) The committee shall prepare a two-year maritime port mission plan defining the goals and objectives of the committee concerning the development of maritime port facilities and an intermodal transportation system. The plan must include …

Sec. 55.009. RULES. The commission shall adopt rules to implement this chapter. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 18.08, eff. June 21, 2003.

Sec. 56.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission. (2) "Fund" means the ship channel improvement revolving fund. (3) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 20.001, eff. September 1, 2021. Added by Acts…

Sec. 56.002. SHIP CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT REVOLVING FUND. (a) The ship channel improvement revolving fund is an account in the general revenue fund. The fund is administered by the commission. (b) The following money shall be credited to the fund: (1) money the commission receives as…

Sec. 56.003. REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM. (a) The commission by rule shall establish a revolving loan program to use money from the fund to enhance the financing capabilities of entities responsible for the local share of qualified project costs by providing revenue or security for: (…

Sec. 56.004. REVENUE BONDS. The commission may issue revenue bonds for the purpose of providing money for the fund. Bond proceeds shall be deposited in the fund. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1310 (H.B. 3850), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2019.

Sec. 60.001. THROWING BALLAST. (a) A master or officer in charge of a vessel commits an offense if any part of the ballast of the vessel is thrown from the vessel into the sea within six miles of a bar or harbor in this state. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor pu…

Sec. 61.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Texas Compulsory Pilotage Act. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 61.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of pilot commissioners for a port. (2) "Consignee" means a person, including a master, owner, agent, subagent, firm, or corporation or any combination of those persons, who enters or clears a vessel at the off…

Sec. 61.003. DUTY TO ENGAGE PILOT. (a) A consignee having control of a vessel shall obtain a pilot to provide pilot services when the vessel is under way or otherwise moving on a river, bay, harbor, or port in this state unless the vessel is: (1) documented as a United States ves…

Sec. 61.004. PAYMENT FOR PILOT. A consignee shall pay a pilot at the applicable pilotage rates. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 61.005. PILOT OPTIONAL. This chapter does not prohibit a consignee not required by Section 61.003 to engage a pilot from applying for, receiving, and paying for pilot services. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 61.006. BOARD JURISDICTION. A board has exclusive jurisdiction over piloting of vessels in this state between the Gulf of Mexico and the ports in the board's jurisdiction. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 61.007. ATTORNEY GENERAL. The attorney general shall assist a board in the enforcement of this chapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 61.008. LIABILITY TO PILOT. (a) A person who pilots a vessel in violation of this chapter is liable for an amount equal to the applicable pilotage rate to the pilot who first demands the amount in writing. (b) A pilot may bring an action to enforce this section in district c…

Sec. 61.009. LIABILITY TO BOARD. (a) A vessel or the owner of a vessel that is piloted in violation of this chapter is liable to a board for $5,000 for each violation. (b) The board may bring an action to enforce this section in district court in the county in which the violation…

Sec. 61.010. COOPERATION. A pilot providing pilot services shall, to the extent possible, cooperate with the master of the vessel. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 61.011. CERTAIN UNITED STATES LICENSE REQUIRED; OFFENSE. (a) A person may not act as a state-commissioned pilot of a vessel in any water in this state unless the person is licensed under Title 46, United States Code. (b) A person commits an offense if the person violates thi…

Sec. 62.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "navigation district" means a navigation district included in: (1) Subchapters C, D, E, F, G, and H, Chapter 60, Water Code; (2) Subchapter E, Chapter 61, Water Code; or (3) Sections 62.154 through 62.159, Water Code. Acts 1995, 74th Leg.…

Sec. 62.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply to a navigation district, pilot board, pilot, or vessel described by Section 71.002. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 821 (S.B. 1353), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025. SUBCHAPTER B. PILOT BOARDS OF NAVIGATI…

Sec. 62.021. PILOT BOARD; COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTS. (a) The pilot board of a navigation district is composed of the district's navigation and canal commissioners. (b) A member of the pilot board is a commissioner of pilots. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995…

Sec. 62.022. TERM OF OFFICE. The term of office of a commissioner of pilots coincides with the person's term as a navigation and canal commissioner. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 62.023. DISQUALIFICATION. A person who is engaged directly or indirectly in a towing, pilot boat, or other business affected by or connected with the performance of the duties of a commissioner of pilots may not be a commissioner of pilots. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec…

Sec. 62.024. JURISDICTION. The pilot board of a navigation district has exclusive jurisdiction over the pilotage of a vessel between the Gulf of Mexico and a port of the navigation district, including an intermediate stop or landing place on a navigable stream in the district. Ac…

Sec. 62.025. POWERS OF PILOT BOARDS. The pilot board of a navigation district may: (1) appoint, suspend, or dismiss a branch or deputy pilot of a port in the district; (2) establish pilotage rates for service in the board's jurisdiction; or (3) adopt and enforce rules consistent …

Sec. 62.041. BRANCH OR DEPUTY PILOT QUALIFICATIONS. (a) The pilot board of a navigation district shall examine and determine the qualifications of each applicant for the position of branch or deputy pilot before appointing a branch or deputy pilot. (b) The pilot board shall speci…