The Board proposes the amendment to reduce the percentage of gross pilotage assessed.

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Board of Pilot Commissioners

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:

61G14-19.001 Percentage of Gross Pilotage Assessed

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The Board proposes the amendment to reduce the percentage of gross pilotage assessed.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Percentage of gross pilotage.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 310.131, 310.185 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 310.131 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT IS: Robyn Barineau, Executive Director, Board of Pilot Commissioners, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0750

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

 

61G14-19.001 Percentage of Gross Pilotage Assessed.

(1) The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shall assess the pilots in the respective ports of the state one tenth twenty-five hundredths of one percent (.1%) (.25%) of the gross amount of pilotage earned by said pilots during each year. For the purposes of said assessment, the gross amount of pilotage earned shall be the amount of money collected by each pilot or by each entity of which the pilot is a member for piloting which shall include and not be limited to payment for piloting vessels to and from ports of this state, docking or undocking vessels, shifting vessels, running lines, delivering orders at sea, cancelled orders, boat service, detention, pilots being carried to sea, anchoring vessels, and any other related services rendered. Funds collected due under this are to be made payable to the Board and paid by the fifteenth of the following month. When received, the funds are paid into the Professional Regulation Trust Fund as created within the Department.

(2) No change.

THIS RULE SHALL TAKE EFFECT MAY 1, 2006.

Specific Authority 310.131, 310.185 FS. Law Implemented 310.131 FS. History–New 2-5-76, Amended 1-19-77, 1-1-78, 12-7-78, 11-1-81, 6-8-82, 8-9-82, 7-31-83, Formerly 21SS-3.01, Amended 5-30-89, 2-19-90, 12-30-91, 12-2-92, Formerly 21SS-3.001, 21SS-19.001, Amended 3-20-94, 1-5-95, 1-30-96, 3-17-96, 11-21-96, 8-25-97, 1-26-99, 1-31-01, 8-1-02, 7-8-03, 2-17-05, 10-2-05, 2-1-06, 5-1-06.