The Puerto Rico Harbor Pilot Commission is hereby created to authorize, regulate, supervise and impose sanctions on pilotage as defined in § 361(j) of this title. The Commission shall have the authority and the budget to establish disciplinary rules, traffic rules, and to acquire and finance any type of vessel, equipment, or materials needed to carry out its functions. The Commission shall adopt and promulgate maritime traffic regulations and establish the limits for the harbor pilots to board or disembark from the ships. The Commission shall fix the pilotage rates and shall possess and exercise the powers related to the protection of maritime traffic in the waters and ports of the Commonwealth. It shall have the capacity to act autonomously, as well as to sue and be sued. History —Aug. 12, 1999, No. 226, § 5, eff. 30 days after Aug. 12, 1999.
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