Texas Transportation Code 66.064 – Factors for Board Consideration
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 66.064
- 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.
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In establishing pilotage rates, the board shall consider factors relevant to determining reasonable and just pilotage rates, including:
(1) characteristics of vessels to be piloted;
(2) the average number of hours spent by a pilot performing:
(A) pilot services on board vessels; and
(B) all pilot services;
(3) costs to pilots to provide the required pilot services;
(4) the public interest in maintaining safe, efficient, and reliable pilot services;
(5) the average wages of masters of United States flag vessels that navigate in the board’s jurisdiction and for which the pilotage rate is to be established;
(6) economic factors affecting the shipping industry in the area in which the port is located; and
(7) an adequate and reasonable compensation for the pilots and a fair return on the equipment and vessels that the pilots employ in connection with their duties.