Sec. 69.037.  BRANCH PILOT APPOINTMENT BY GOVERNOR.  (a)  On filing of the bond and oath required by Section 69.039, the board shall certify to the governor that a person licensed as a branch pilot has qualified.
(b)  On receipt of the board's certification, the governor shall issue to the person, in the name of the state and under the state seal, a commission to serve as a branch pilot to and from Jefferson and Orange County ports.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 745, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.