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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 70.001. Short Title - Sec. 70.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 70.002. Definitions - Sec. 70.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 70.003. Application of Act - Sec. 70.003. APPLICATION OF ACT. (a) This chapter applies only...
Subchapter B. Board of Pilot Commissioners
Section 70.011. Composition of Board - Sec. 70.011. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The board of pilot commissioners...
Section 70.012. Prohibited Interest - Sec. 70.012. PROHIBITED INTEREST. A person may not be a...
Section 70.013. Oath - Sec. 70.013. OATH. Before beginning service as a board member,...
Section 70.014. Term of Office - Sec. 70.014. TERM OF OFFICE. (a) The term of office...
Section 70.015. Jurisdiction - Sec. 70.015. JURISDICTION. The board has exclusive jurisdiction over the...
Section 70.016. Administration and Rules - Sec. 70.016. ADMINISTRATION AND RULES. (a) The board shall administer...
Section 70.017. Duties - Sec. 70.017. DUTIES. The board shall: (1) recommend to the...
Section 70.018. Pilot Review Board - Sec. 70.018. PILOT REVIEW BOARD. The board shall establish a...
Section 70.019. Unfair Discrimination Prohibited - Sec. 70.019. UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. (a) In all its duties,...
Section 70.020. Open Meetings Law - Sec. 70.020. OPEN MEETINGS LAW. Chapter 551, Government Code, applies...
Section 70.021. Rule or Rate Change - Sec. 70.021. RULE OR RATE CHANGE. (a) The board shall...
Section 70.022. Judicial Review - Sec. 70.022. JUDICIAL REVIEW. Proceedings for judicial review of a...
Subchapter C. Pilots' Licenses or Certificates
Section 70.031. Licenses or Certificate Required - Sec. 70.031. LICENSES OR CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. A person may not...
Section 70.032. Qualifications for License - Sec. 70.032. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE. To be eligible for a...
Section 70.033. Qualifications for Certificate - Sec. 70.033. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE. To be eligible for a...
Section 70.034. Application for License or Certificate - Sec. 70.034. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE. To apply for...
Section 70.035. Consideration of Application - Sec. 70.035. CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATION. As part of its consideration...
Section 70.036. Branch Pilot Appointment by Governor - Sec. 70.036. BRANCH PILOT APPOINTMENT BY GOVERNOR. (a) On filing...
Section 70.037. Deputy Branch Pilot Appointment by Branch Pilot - Sec. 70.037. DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT APPOINTMENT BY BRANCH PILOT. (a)...
Section 70.038. Oath and Bond - Sec. 70.038. OATH AND BOND. (a) A person appointed as...
Section 70.039. Terms of Licenses and Certificates - Sec. 70.039. TERMS OF LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES. (a) A branch...
Section 70.040. Branch Pilot's License Renewal - Sec. 70.040. BRANCH PILOT'S LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) The governor shall...
Section 70.041. Deputy Branch Pilot - Sec. 70.041. DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT. A person who has been...
Section 70.042. Suspension or Revocation of Branch Pilot's License - Sec. 70.042. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF BRANCH PILOT'S LICENSE. (a)...
Section 70.043. Suspension or Revocation of Deputy Branch Pilot's Certificate - Sec. 70.043. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT'S CERTIFICATE....
Section 70.044. Liability to Pilot - Sec. 70.044. LIABILITY TO PILOT. (a) A person who is...
Subchapter D. Pilotage Rates
Section 70.061. Pilotage Rate Change - Sec. 70.061. PILOTAGE RATE CHANGE. (a) The board may not...
Section 70.062. Pilotage Rate Change Application - Sec. 70.062. PILOTAGE RATE CHANGE APPLICATION. (a) An application for...
Section 70.063. Objection; Hearing - Sec. 70.063. OBJECTION; HEARING. (a) If, not later than the...
Section 70.064. Board Action on Application - Sec. 70.064. BOARD ACTION ON APPLICATION. (a) If an objection...
Section 70.065. Pilot Financial Report - Sec. 70.065. PILOT FINANCIAL REPORT. (a) Not later than the...
Section 70.066. Factors for Board Consideration - Sec. 70.066. FACTORS FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION. In acting on a...
Section 70.067. Board Action - Sec. 70.067. BOARD ACTION. (a) A board order granting, denying,...
Section 70.068. Reporting and Stenographic Costs - Sec. 70.068. REPORTING AND STENOGRAPHIC COSTS. (a) The board may...
Section 70.069. Order Filed - Sec. 70.069. ORDER FILED. (a) The board shall file a...
Section 70.070. Emergency Pilotage Rates - Sec. 70.070. EMERGENCY PILOTAGE RATES. (a) The board may establish...
Section 70.071. Pilot Services Required - Sec. 70.071. PILOT SERVICES REQUIRED. The consignee of a vessel...
Section 70.072. Liability - Sec. 70.072. LIABILITY. (a) A pilot who charges a pilotage...
Subchapter E. Pilot Liability
Section 70.081. Purpose - Sec. 70.081. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to:...
Section 70.082. Pilot Liability - Sec. 70.082. PILOT LIABILITY. A pilot is not liable directly...
Section 70.083. Pilots Liability Limited - Sec. 70.083. PILOTS LIABILITY LIMITED. (a) A pilot providing pilot...