SB 1312 Summary

• Increases compensation for pilots carried to sea or detained from $600 to $2,028 per day, plus expenses

• Authorizes temporary technology surcharge (until January 1, 2021) not exceeding $1,200,000 cumulatively to recover pilots' costs for navigation software, hardware, and equipment

• Requires Board of Pilot Commissioners to submit all pilotage rates and surcharges to Office of Administrative Law for publication and post them on the board's website

• Mandates independent annual audits of all charges collected by pilots conducted by a public accountant selected by the board

• Creates separate special funds for pilot trainee programs and pilot continuing education programs, and transfers rate-hearing authority to administrative law judges from the board