Texas Transportation Code

§ 68.067 — FACTORS FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION

TN § 68.067Title 4. NAVIGATION · Part B. PILOTS · Ch. 68. BRAZORIA COUNTY PILOTS LICENSING AND REGULATORY ACT · Art. D. PILOTAGE RATES

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In acting on a pilotage rate change application, the board shall consider:

(1)characteristics of vessels to be piloted;

(2)costs to pilots to provide the required pilot services;

(3)the effect, including economic factors affecting the shipping industry in the area, that the granting, refusal, or modification of the application would have on Brazoria County ports and the persons residing in the board's jurisdiction;

(4)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;

(5)the relationship between the pilotage rates in Brazoria County ports and the rates applicable in other ports of this state;

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.