Tex. Transportation Code § 71.055
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 71.055, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 71.055. POWERS OF PILOT BOARDS.
Official statutory text
The pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County may:
(1) appoint, suspend, or dismiss a branch pilot or deputy branch pilot of a port in that navigation district;
(2) establish pilotage rates for service in that board's jurisdiction; and
(3) adopt and enforce rules consistent with this chapter regarding the appointment, qualification, or regulation of branch pilots or deputy branch pilots in that board's jurisdiction as necessary to govern those pilots and properly operate that district's ports.
(1) appoint, suspend, or dismiss a branch pilot or deputy branch pilot of a port in that navigation district;
(2) establish pilotage rates for service in that board's jurisdiction; and
(3) adopt and enforce rules consistent with this chapter regarding the appointment, qualification, or regulation of branch pilots or deputy branch pilots in that board's jurisdiction as necessary to govern those pilots and properly operate that district's ports.
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