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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers of the board of port commissioners of the |
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Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2, Chapter 197, Acts of the 58th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1963, is amended by adding Subsection |
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(m) to read as follows: |
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(m) The Board of Port Commissioners has absolute control |
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over channels or other waterways within the corporate limits of the |
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district, including turning basins, yacht basins, and storage |
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basins. The district may prevent or remove any obstructions of |
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those facilities and may set appropriate fees, charges, and tolls |
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for their use. The fees, charges, and tolls charged by the district |
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shall be in addition to charges made, as provided by law, for any |
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facilities used by any ship, boat, vessel, or any other character of |
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craft used for water transportation for commercial purposes. For |
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purposes of this subsection, "commercial purposes" is limited to |
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any common carrier, contract carrier, or public or private carrier |
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that transports for hire or compensation persons, commodities, |
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goods, wares, or merchandise. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |