Texas Transportation Code 66.016 – Administration; Rules
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(a) The board shall administer this chapter and may perform any act or function necessary to carry out its powers and duties under this chapter.
(b) The board may adopt rules to carry out this chapter.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 66.016
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The board may adopt a rule under this chapter involving ship movement strategies, including navigation safety guidelines, for use by pilots in the navigable water in this state only on a recommendation from not less than 80 percent of the pilots authorized to operate under the board’s jurisdiction.