Sec. 69.062. PILOTAGE RATE CHANGE APPLICATION. (a) An application for a change in a pilotage rate may be filed with each commissioner of the board by:
(1) a pilot;
(2) an association of pilots;
(3) a consignee liable under Section 69.070 to pay pilotage rates;
(4) an association of consignees; or
(5) a party financially responsible for the payment of pilot services.
(b) The application must be written and must state specifically the changes requested.
(c) The board shall set a hearing date within two weeks of receipt of an application. The hearing may not be set for a day earlier than the 20th day or later than the 40th day after the date the board sets the hearing.
(d) An applicant shall give notice of the application and the hearing date, by certified mail to the last known address, to:
(1) all pilots licensed or certified in the port;
(2) all known pilots associations or consignees;
(3) all steamship agencies and associations in the port;
(4) each Jefferson and Orange County port; and
(5) all known users of pilot service within the past 12 months.
(e) The board may not increase pilotage rates for the public ports of Beaumont, Port Arthur, or Orange unless the affected board of commissioners approves the increase.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 745, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
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