(a) The pilot board of a navigation district shall examine and determine the qualifications of each applicant for the position of branch or deputy pilot before appointing a branch or deputy pilot.(b) The pilot board shall specify a period that an applicant must reside in this state immediately before the person's appointment. The period may not exceed two years. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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