California Harbors and Navigation Code 1190.3 – (a) There shall be an additional surcharge imposed per each …
(a) There shall be an additional surcharge imposed per each movement of a vessel using pilot services as is necessary and authorized by the board to recover the costs of the pilot associated with a catastrophic event. The surcharge authorized by this subdivision shall be identified as a catastrophic event surcharge on the invoice of the pilot and separately accounted for in the accounting pursuant to Section 1136.
(b) Subdivision (a) only applies if the board identifies that the costs recorded in a catastrophic event memorandum account are attributable to a specifically identifiable catastrophic event. Catastrophic events include, but are not limited to, fire, earthquake, terrorism, act of war, or epidemic, if the event has been declared an emergency or a disaster by a local, state, or federal governmental authority.
Terms Used In California Harbors and Navigation Code 1190.3
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 20
- Vessel: includes ships of all kinds, steamboats, steamships, canal boats, barges, sailing vessels, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place for the transportation of merchandise or persons. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 21
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 769, Sec. 8. (AB 2056) Effective September 29, 2022.)