Tex.
Transp. Code Section 66.017
Duties
(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;(3)
submit to the governor lists of applicants the board finds to be qualified for appointment as pilots;(4)
establish pilotage rates;(5)
approve the locations for pilot stations;(6)
establish times during which pilot services will be available;(7)
hear and determine complaints relating to the conduct of pilots;(8)
recommend to the governor each pilot whose license or certificate should not be renewed or should be revoked;(9)
adopt rules and issue orders to pilots or vessels when necessary to secure efficient pilot services, including minimizing the interference of two-way routes;(10)
institute investigations or hearings or both to consider casualties, accidents, or other actions that violate this chapter; and(11)
provide penalties to be imposed on a person who is not a pilot for a Harris County port who pilots a vessel into or out of the port if a pilot offered those services to the vessel.
Source:
Section 66.017 — Duties, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.66.htm#66.017 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
