Section 1159.1.
1159.1. (a) The Pilot Boat Surcharge Account is hereby established in the Board of Pilot Commissioners’ Special Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, moneys in the account are hereby continuously appropriated to the board without regard to fiscal years for allocation by the board for both of the following: (1) To fund the pilot boat […]
Section 1159.2.
1159.2. (a) The vessel shall pay a board operations surcharge, the purpose of which is to fully compensate the board and the Transportation Agency for the official services, staff services, and incidental expenses of the board and agency. The amount of the surcharge shall be 7.5 percent of all pilotage fees charged by pilots pursuant to […]
Section 1153.
1153. (a) The board shall organize itself by electing a president, and shall provide offices in San Francisco or Alameda County, in which it shall meet once a month, and it may adjourn its regular meetings from time to time. (b) Meetings of the board are subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with […]
Section 1159.
1159. (a) All moneys received by the board pursuant to the provisions of any law shall be accounted for at the close of each month to the Controller in the form that the Controller may prescribe and, at the same time on the order of the Controller, all these moneys shall be paid into the State […]
Section 1154.
1154. (a) The board is vested with all functions and duties relating to the administration of this division, except those functions and duties vested in the Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing. (b) The board’s vested powers include the power to make and enforce rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary to carry out its provisions and […]
Section 1155.
1155. The president of the board may administer oaths in regard to any matter properly before it and he or she may issue subpoenas for witnesses in like cases. A witness disobeying the subpoena served on him or her shall incur a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500), for which judgment may be recovered by […]
Section 1156.
1156. (a) The board may appoint, fix the compensation of, and from time to time adjust the compensation of, an executive director who is exempt from the civil service laws, and other employees as may be necessary. The executive director may perform all duties, exercise all powers, discharge all responsibilities, and administer and enforce all laws, […]
Section 1156.5.
1156.5. (a) The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the board and shall be under the direct supervision of the board. The term of office to which the executive director is appointed is five years. (b) The Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing, or his or her designee, shall act as the executive director during […]
Section 1156.6.
1156.6. (a) If suspected safety standard violations concerning pilot hoists, pilot ladders, or the proper rigging of pilot hoists or pilot ladders are reported to the board, the executive director shall investigate the report. The executive director may personally inspect or assign a commission investigator to personally inspect the equipment for its compliance with the relevant […]
Section 1156.7.
1156.7. If the executive director of the board alerts the United States Coast Guard to a violation or likely violation of safety standards pursuant to Section 1156.6 and has reason to believe that the violation or likely violation will not be corrected prior to the vessel reaching its next port of call, the executive director […]