The board of pilot commissioners for the ports of Harris County is composed of nine pilot commissioners appointed as follows:(1) two pilot commissioners appointed by a majority of the city council of the City of Houston;(2) two pilot commissioners appointed by a majority of the Harris County Commissioners Court;(3) one pilot commissioner appointed by the city council of the City of Pasadena, who must reside in the city of Pasadena;(4) one pilot commissioner appointed by a majority of the Harris County Mayors' and Councils' Association, who must be a resident of a municipality in Harris County that is located adjacent to the Houston Ship Channel and has a population of less than 100,000; (5) two pilot commissioners appointed by the governor; and(6) the chair of the board, appointed as described by Section 66.0116. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1346 (S.B. 1915), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.
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