California Harbors and Navigation Code

§ 1194

HNC § 1194 Effective Sep 29, 2022Div. 5 · Ch. 5

Statute text

(a)In addition to other charges for pilotage, there shall be an incremental rate of additional mills per high gross registered ton as is necessary and authorized by the board to recover the pilots’ costs of obtaining new pilot boats, including preliminary design and engineering, and of funding design and engineering modifications for the purposes of extending the service life of existing pilot boats, excluding costs for repair or maintenance. The board may adjust the amount of the surcharge established pursuant to this subdivision as necessary to efficiently administer the pilot boat surcharge.

(b)The incremental mill rate charge authorized by this section shall be identified as a pilot boat surcharge on the pilots’ invoices and separately accounted for in the accounting required by Section 1136. The moneys charged and collected each month from the pilot boat surcharge shall be paid to the board in accordance with Section 1194.1. The moneys shall be used only to fund pilot boat expenses in the manner established by the board pursuant to Sections 1159.1 and 1194.1.

(c)Net proceeds from the sale of existing pilot boats shall be used to reduce the debt on the new pilot boats, or applied as soon as possible against any balance of a new pilot boat, before any capitalization of the debt of the pilot’s costs in obtaining the new pilot boat, and to reduce any debt associated with the modification of pilot boats under this section. The board may adjust a pilot boat surcharge to reflect any associated operational savings resulting from the modification of pilot boats under this subdivision, including, but not limited to, reduced repair and maintenance expenses.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 769, Sec. 12. (AB 2056) Effective September 29, 2022.