Sec. 67.066. FACTORS FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION. In acting on a pilotage rate change application, the board shall consider:
(1) characteristics of vessels to be piloted;
(2) the average number of hours spent by a pilot in performing pilot services;
(3) costs to pilots to provide the required pilot services;
(4) the effect, including economic factors affecting the shipping industry in the area, that the granting, refusal, or modification of the application would have on Galveston County ports and the persons residing in the board's jurisdiction;
(5) an adequate and reasonable compensation for the pilots and a fair return on the equipment and vessels that the pilots employ in connection with pilot duties; and
(6) the relationship between the pilotage rates in Galveston County ports and the rates applicable in other ports of this state and in competitive ports in other states.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 67 - Galveston County Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act
Section 67.061. Pilotage Rate Change
Section 67.062. Pilotage Rate Change Application
Section 67.063. Objection; Hearing
Section 67.064. Board Action on Application
Section 67.065. Pilot Financial Report
Section 67.066. Factors for Board Consideration
Section 67.068. Reporting and Stenographic Costs
Section 67.070. Emergency Pilotage Rates
Section 67.071. Pilot Services Required