Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 62.046. SUSPENSION OR DISMISSAL OF PILOTS. The pilot board of a navigation district may suspend or dismiss a branch or deputy pilot only for misconduct, inefficiency, or intoxication on duty and after a hearing on the accusation is held before the pilot board at which there …

Sec. 62.061. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "pilot" means a branch or deputy pilot appointed under this chapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 62.062. PILOTAGE CHARGES INAPPLICABLE. Pilotage charges under this subchapter do not apply to a vessel of 20 tons or less or to a vessel that is excepted by a federal statute or regulation. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 62.063. PILOTAGE CHARGES. (a) A pilotage rate charged by a pilot must be fair and just. (b) A pilot shall furnish a schedule of pilotage rates that must be on file at all times in the office of the navigation district commissioners. (c) Each time a change in the rates occurs…

Sec. 62.064. CONSIGNEE LIABILITY FOR PILOT SERVICES. The consignee of a vessel is liable to a pilot for the pilotage of the vessel. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 62.065. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN VESSELS DECLINING PILOT SERVICES. (a) A vessel that, without the aid of a pilot, enters any channel that is under the jurisdiction of a pilot board of a navigation district and declines pilot services offered by the pilot outside the bar, is liab…

Sec. 62.066. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN VESSELS TO OTHER PILOTS. (a) A vessel that goes out of a channel under the jurisdiction of a pilot board of a navigation district without the aid of a pilot is liable for the payment of half pilotage to: (1) the pilot who brought the vessel into …

Sec. 62.067. UNAUTHORIZED PILOT LIABILITY. A person, other than a pilot, who pilots a vessel for which a pilot is required out of or into a port, channel, or waterway under the exclusive jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district is liable to a pilot authorized to p…

Sec. 62.068. RECOVERY OF PILOTAGE CHARGES. (a) A pilot may recover in court compensation for pilotage or services offered. (b) A pilot may bring suit to recover the payment under Section 62.067. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 63.001. GOVERNOR TO APPOINT BOARDS. (a) The governor, with the consent of the senate, shall appoint a board of commissioners of pilots consisting of five persons of respectable standing for each port having a population and circumstances that warrant a pilot board. (b) Each …

Sec. 63.002. DISQUALIFICATION OF BOARD MEMBER. A pilot board member may not have a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a pilot boat or branch pilot in the business of the board's trust. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 63.003. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) A pilot board shall: (1) examine and determine the qualifications of each applicant for branch or deputy pilot; (2) recommend meritorious applicants to the governor, if new appointments are proper; (3) examine any cause of alleged or s…

Sec. 63.004. PILOTAGE RATES AND RULES. A pilot board may adopt: (1) pilotage rates; (2) rules regarding the stations and times that pilots are required to be on duty and provisions for leave of absence; (3) rules regarding the class, condition, number, and use of pilot boats; and…

Sec. 63.005. APPEAL OF BOARD DECISION. An appeal from any decision of a board may be taken to a court. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. SUBCHAPTER B. PROVISIONAL PILOT COMMITTEES

Sec. 63.021. GOVERNOR AUTHORIZES APPOINTMENT. (a) For a port having a population and circumstances that do not warrant the appointment of a pilot board in this chapter the governor may authorize the county judge of the county to appoint a provisional pilot committee of not less t…

Sec. 63.041. APPOINTMENT OF BRANCH PILOTS. (a) The governor shall appoint at each port for which a pilot board or provisional pilot committee is established the number of branch pilots necessary from time to time. (b) A branch pilot serves a term of four years. Acts 1995, 74th Le…

Sec. 63.042. APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY PILOTS. (a) Each branch pilot may appoint two deputies, subject to examination and approval by the board. (b) A branch pilot is responsible for the actions of the pilot's deputy pilots. (c) A branch pilot who appoints a deputy pilot without the …

Sec. 63.043. OATH; BOND. (a) Each branch pilot shall give a bond, payable to the governor, with two or more sufficient sureties. (b) The bond must: (1) be in the amount of $5,000; (2) be conditioned on the faithful performance of the pilot's duties; (3) be approved by the board f…

Sec. 63.044. RESIDENCE; PROBATIONARY TERM. (a) The board shall specify a term that a person must reside in this state to qualify the person to become a branch pilot for the ports or bays in the board's jurisdiction. The term may not exceed two years. (b) The board shall establish…

Sec. 63.045. MALFEASANCE; PENALTIES. (a) On proof that a branch or deputy pilot took charge of a vessel while intoxicated, the branch or deputy pilot shall: (1) for the first offense, be suspended for one month; and (2) for the second offense, be dismissed and rendered incapable …

Sec. 63.046. SUSPENDED PILOT. A suspended pilot may not exercise the duties of the pilot's office. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 63.047. REMOVAL OR REINSTATEMENT OF PILOT. The governor may: (1) remove a branch pilot; or (2) reinstate a branch pilot who has been suspended by the board. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 64.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "consignee" includes: (1) the master; (2) the owner; (3) the agent; (4) the subagent; and (5) a person who enters or clears a vessel of the collector of customs. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 64.002. PILOTAGE RATE. The rate of pilotage that may be adopted under Sections 63.004 and 63.021 on a class of vessel may not, in a port of this state, exceed $6.50 for each foot of water that the vessel draws when piloted. This section does not apply to the rate of pilotage…

Sec. 64.003. PILOTAGE LIABILITY. (a) A vessel that declines pilot services offered outside the bar and enters the port without the aid of a pilot is liable to the first pilot whose services the vessel declined for half pilotage. (b) A vessel that, after being brought into port by…

Sec. 64.004. SUIT TO RECOVER PILOT FEES. A pilot who serves or offers to serve a vessel may bring suit to recover pilot fees from a consignee. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 64.005. EXEMPTIONS FROM PILOTAGE CHARGES. Except for actual service provided, a vessel of 20 tons or less is exempt from a charge for pilotage. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 64.006. UNAUTHORIZED PILOT; LIABILITY. (a) In addition to any other applicable remedy provided by law, a person who has not been appointed to be a branch or deputy pilot and who pilots a vessel out of or into a port after a branch or deputy pilot who is licensed to provide p…

Sec. 65.001. PILOTS FOR MATAGORDA AND LAVACA BAYS. (a) The governor shall appoint at least two and not more than four competent pilots for Matagorda and Lavaca bays, from Pass Cavallo to Indianola and Lavaca. (b) The term of office, method of qualification, powers, and privileges…

Sec. 65.002. PROVISIONS FOR BRANCH PILOTS APPLICABLE. The provisions of Chapter 62 relating to branch pilots at ports, to the extent applicable, apply to pilots appointed under this chapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 65.003. LIABILITY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN LICENSED PILOTS OR DEPUTIES FOR PILOTAGE. (a) A person who is not a licensed pilot or deputy who pilots a vessel up or down the channel of Matagorda or Lavaca Bay is liable to a pilot who is licensed or commissioned for the bays for fu…

Sec. 66.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Houston Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 66.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of pilot commissioners for Harris County ports. (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 vess…

Sec. 66.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies only to a Harris County port. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF PILOT COMMISSIONERS

Sec. 66.011. BOARD. The board of pilot commissioners for the ports of Harris County is composed of nine pilot commissioners appointed as follows: (1) two pilot commissioners appointed by a majority of the city council of the City of Houston; (2) two pilot commissioners appointed …

Sec. 66.0115. QUALIFICATIONS; VACANCY. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Sections 66.011 and 66.0116, each pilot commissioner must be a property tax payer and a qualified voter in Harris County. (b) A person is not eligible for appointment to the board if the person: (1) has pr…

Sec. 66.0116. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR; TERM. (a) The City of Houston mayor and city council and the Harris County Commissioners Court shall jointly appoint the chair of the board in January of odd-numbered years. The term of the chair expires on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.…

Sec. 66.012. PROHIBITED INTEREST. A person may not be a member of the board if the person, directly or indirectly, is engaged in or has an interest in any pilot boat or in any other business affected by or connected with the performance of the person's duties as a pilot commissio…

Sec. 66.013. OATH. 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 and impartially discharge the duties of the office. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995…

Sec. 66.014. TERM OF OFFICE. Pilot commissioners other than the chair serve staggered terms of two years that expire on February 1. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1346 (S.B. 1915), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2…

Sec. 66.015. JURISDICTION. The board has exclusive jurisdiction over the regulation of pilots who provide pilot services in Harris County ports, including intermediate stops and landing places for vessels on navigable streams wholly or partially located in the board's jurisdictio…

Sec. 66.016. ADMINISTRATION; RULES. (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. (b) The board may adopt rules to carry out this chapter. (c) The board may adopt a rule under this …

Sec. 66.017. DUTIES. The board shall: (1) establish the number of pilots necessary to provide adequate pilot services for each Harris County port; (2) accept applications for pilot licenses and certificates and determine whether each applicant meets the qualifications for a pilot…

Sec. 66.0172. EFFICIENT PILOT SERVICE; MAXIMUM VESSEL LENGTH. (a) In this section: (1) "Two-way route" means a directional route within defined limits inside which two-way traffic is established, and which is intended to improve safety in waters where navigation is difficult. (2)…

Sec. 66.018. UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. (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, religion, sex, ethnic origin, or national origin. (b) A person seeki…

Sec. 66.019. OPEN MEETINGS LAW. Chapter 551, Government Code, applies to actions and proceedings under this chapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.