{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-66.064","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 66.064","heading":"FACTORS FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION.","body":"In establishing pilotage rates, the board shall consider factors relevant to determining reasonable and just pilotage rates, including:\n(1) characteristics of vessels to be piloted;\n(2) the average number of hours spent by a pilot performing:\n(A) pilot services on board vessels; and\n(B) all pilot services;\n(3) costs to pilots to provide the required pilot services;\n(4) the public interest in maintaining safe, efficient, and reliable pilot services;\n(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;\n(6) economic factors affecting the shipping industry in the area in which the port is located; and\n(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.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 4. NAVIGATION","SUBTITLE B. PILOTS","CHAPTER 66. HOUSTON PILOTS LICENSING AND REGULATORY ACT","SUBCHAPTER D. PILOTAGE RATES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.66.htm#66.064","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"1d714bcd55080cd6ab977217e76fdf182aa0e5a54c5c66ac0470f578327888b3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-66.063","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-66.065"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}