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;
(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.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1347 (S.B. 2223), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.