81R9417 PMO-F
By: Deshotel H.B. No. 4699
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the powers of the board of port commissioners of the
Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2, Chapter 197, Acts of the 58th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1963, is amended by adding Subsection
(m) to read as follows:
(m) The Board of Port Commissioners has absolute control
over channels or other waterways within the corporate limits of the
district, including turning basins, yacht basins, and storage
basins. The district may prevent or remove any obstructions of
those facilities and may set appropriate fees, charges, and tolls
for their use. The fees, charges, and tolls charged by the district
shall be in addition to charges made, as provided by law, for any
facilities used by any ship, boat, vessel, or any other character of
craft used for water transportation for commercial purposes. For
purposes of this subsection, "commercial purposes" is limited to
any common carrier, contract carrier, or public or private carrier
that transports for hire or compensation persons, commodities,
goods, wares, or merchandise.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.