Texas Transportation Code
§ 71.107 — APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT
TN § 71.107Title 4. NAVIGATION · Part B. PILOTS · Ch. 71. CAMERON COUNTY PILOTS LICENSING AND REGULATORY ACT · Art. C. REGULATION OF BRANCH PILOTS
Statute text
View on source(a)Only a branch pilot licensed for water in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County may appoint a deputy branch pilot to serve in that board's jurisdiction.
(b)A branch pilot serving in the jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County may appoint two deputy branch pilots, subject to that board's examination and approval.
(c)A branch pilot may appoint an additional deputy branch pilot under this section if the applicable pilot board considers the appointment advisable.
(d)A branch pilot who appoints a deputy branch pilot under this section is responsible for the acts of the deputy branch pilot.
(e)A branch pilot who appoints a deputy branch pilot under this section without the approval of the applicable pilot board forfeits the pilot's appointment as a branch pilot.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 821 (S.B. 1353), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.