(a) The authority shall have entire charge, control, operation and management of any airport or restricted landing area which it owns, leases, controls, operates or manages.

(b) The authority may sell, lease or grant any interest in any airport or airport site, or any part thereof, hangars, shops or other buildings or other property which it owns, leases, operates or manages. Leases of land of the state shall be for periods determined by the authority and may provide for the construction of buildings on the land. The authority may confer the privilege of concessions of supplying, upon the airports, goods, commodities, service and facilities. The authority shall grant no exclusive right for the use of any airway, airport, restricted landing area or other air navigation facility under its jurisdiction.

(c) The authority may purchase or acquire title in fee simple to, or any lesser estate, interest or right in, any airport, restricted landing area or other air navigation facility owned or controlled by any municipality or by any two or more municipalities jointly or by any other person.

(d) The authority may purchase or acquire any interest, in whole or in part, in land, buildings, equipment or facilities that it has leased or granted in any airport, airport site or any part thereof pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. The authority's determination that such purchase or acquisition is necessary shall be conclusive.

(e) The authority may (1) prohibit, limit or restrict the parking of vehicles, (2) determine speed limits with the approval of the Office of the State Traffic Administration, (3) restrict roads or portions thereof to one-way traffic, (4) designate the location of crosswalks, on any portion of any road or highway upon the grounds of any airport owned or held under lease by the state, and (5) erect and maintain signs designating such prohibitions or restrictions. The authority may provide by procedure for a fine for any person who fails to comply with any such prohibition or restriction.

(f) The authority may enter into an agreement with any municipality within or near which any airport owned or leased by the state is located, for the purpose of mutual assistance for fire protection.

(P.A. 11-84, S. 14; P.A. 12-132, S. 47.)

History: P.A. 11-84 effective July 1, 2011 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (f), the word “which” was inserted editorially by the Revisors for clarity); P.A. 12-132 amended Subsec. (e)(2) by replacing “State Traffic Commission” with “Office of the State Traffic Administration”, effective July 1, 2012.