Title 15 — Title 15: Navigation and Aeronautics

Sec. 15-120aa. Definitions. As used in sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo, inclusive: (1) “Authority” means the Connecticut Airport Authority established pursuant to section 15-120bb. (2) “Bradley” means Bradley International Airport and all related improvements and facilities now in …

Sec. 15-120bb. Connecticut Airport Authority. Board of directors. Executive director. Annual report. (a) There is hereby established and created a body politic and corporate, constituting a public instrumentality and political subdivision of the state of Connecticut established a…

Sec. 15-120cc. Duties and powers. (a) The authority shall have the duty, power and authority generally to manage, operate and develop Bradley, the general aviation airports and other airports ensuring compliance with all federal obligations the state has incurred with respect to …

Sec. 15-120dd. Written procedures. Nonbudgeted expenditures. Surety bond or equivalent insurance product. (a) The board of directors of the authority shall adopt written procedures, in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121, for: (1) Adopting an annual budget and plan of…

Sec. 15-120ee. Audits. The board of directors of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall submit to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations, commerce and transportation a copy of each audit of t…

Sec. 15-120ff. Bonds and notes. (a) The authority may authorize the issuance of bonds in one or more series and in principal amounts necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo, inclusive. Such bonds shall be payable from all or a portion of the revenues …

Sec. 15-120gg. Refunding bonds. Bond anticipation notes. (a) Any bonds issued by the authority under sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo, inclusive, or the state under the provisions of section 15-101l, and at any time outstanding may at any time be refunded by the authority by the iss…

Sec. 15-120hh. Notes and bonds to be tax-exempt. Legal securities. (a) It is hereby determined that the purposes of sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo, inclusive, are public purposes and that the authority will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the po…

Sec. 15-120ii. Rates, rents, fees and charges. Annual operating budget. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary and subject to any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds pursuant to section 15-120ff, the authority is authorized to fix, revi…

Sec. 15-120jj. State pledge re bonds or notes. The state of Connecticut does hereby pledge to and agree with the holders of any bonds and notes issued under this chapter and with those parties who may enter into contracts with the authority pursuant to the provisions of this chap…

Sec. 15-120kk. Annual reports. Audits. On or before December fifteenth each year, the authority shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to tra…

Sec. 15-120ll. Authority as successor agency. Memoranda of understanding. (a) To the extent that the authority is authorized by sections 15-120aa to 15-120oo, inclusive, to exercise powers or duties with respect to Bradley, the general aviation airports and any other airports, wh…

Sec. 15-120mm. Employees. (a) The authority shall be a successor employer to the state and shall recognize existing bargaining units and collective bargaining agreements existing at the time of transfer of Bradley and the general aviation airports to the authority. The employees …

Sec. 15-120nn. Operation and management of airports. (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 intere…

Sec. 15-120oo. Bureau of Aviation. The commissioner shall establish a Bureau of Aviation to which all existing fiscal and administrative, management, operational, maintenance and aircraft rescue and fire fighting personnel of the Department of Transportation, in collective bargai…

Sec. 15-120pp. Airport development zone report. Section 15-120pp is repealed, effective July 2, 2015. (Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 11-1, S. 39; P.A. 15-192, S. 59.)

Sec. 15-120qq. Indemnification for title defects or environmental issues re airport properties. (a) The state shall hold harmless and indemnify the Connecticut Airport Authority and any employee and any director of the authority from any liability, financial loss and expense, inc…

Sec. 15-120rr. Exemption from taxes. The exercise of the powers granted by sections 15-120aa to 15-120qq, inclusive, shall constitute the performance of an essential governmental function and the Connecticut Airport Authority shall not be required to pay any amount representing t…

Sec. 15-120ss. Payments representing property tax for property at Bradley International Airport. (a) For assessment years commencing on and after October 1, 2012, the Connecticut Airport Authority shall pay amounts representing property tax on the authority's property in accordan…

Sec. 15-120tt. Procedures re operation of unmanned aircraft. The Connecticut Airport Authority, in consultation with the Department of Transportation and representatives from the unmanned aircraft industry, organizations representing municipalities and organizations representing …