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 than three and not more than five persons of good character and maritime experience.
(b)  In accordance with this chapter, the committee may:
(1)  adopt rates of pilotage and rules for governing pilots;
(2)  examine the qualifications of pilots and pilot applicants;  and
(3)  investigate any case of a pilot charged with misconduct or inefficiency and suspend that pilot if sufficient cause is found.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.