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HomeHarbors and Navigation CodeDiv. 5Ch. 6Art. 1§ 1252 Pilotage Tariff Cost Allocation

§ 1252 Pilotage Tariff Cost Allocation

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§ 1252 Pilotage Tariff Cost Allocation

This law lets the fees charged for ship pilots include the reasonable costs of setting those fees, and it tells where that money goes.

Key Takeaways

  • •Pilotage fees can include reasonable costs for setting the rates.
  • •Those costs are paid into the Board of Pilot Commissioners’ Special Fund and are continuously appropriated to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
  • •The board’s own implementation costs must come only from a surcharge revenue that also goes into the special fund.

Example

A cargo ship hires a pilot to guide it into a harbor and pays the pilotage tariff.

Part of the money the ship pays is used to cover the cost of figuring out the tariff rates, and that money is put into a special fund that the pilot board can use to pay the office that handles the rate setting. The board’s own costs are paid from a separate surcharge that also goes into the same special fund.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source
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§ 1252 Pilotage Tariff Cost Allocation

(a) The adopted pilotage tariff may include as part of the tariff for pilotage services the reasonable costs for the setting of tariff rates under this chapter of the Office of Administrative Hearings. Those moneys generated by the tariff for the purpose of allocation to the Office of Administrative Hearings pursuant to this section shall be paid into the Board of Pilot Commissioners’ Special Fund and are hereby continuously appropriated, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code and without regard to fiscal year, to the board to allocate to the Office of Administrative Hearings. (b) The costs of the board in implementing this chapter shall only be funded from revenues generated by the board operations surcharge pursuant to Section 1159.2 and continuously appropriated from the Board of Pilot Commissioners’ Special Fund pursuant to Section 1159. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 769, Sec. 16. (AB 2056) Effective September 29, 2022.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

pilotage tariffOffice of Administrative HearingsBoard of Pilot Commissioners’ Special Fundboard operations surcharge

Related Statutes

  • § 1250 Pilotage Tariff Rates
  • § 1253 Pilotage Tariff Petition Timing
  • § 1251 Pilot Compensation Calculation Rules
  • § 1254 Pilotage Rate Adjustments
  • § 1261 Petition Notice And Hearing Process

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 1252.
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