Title 15, Title 15: Navigation and Aeronautics

Sec. 15-101dd. Airport property subject to tax excluded in determination of state grant in lieu of taxes. Whenever any lessee is required to pay property taxes under this chapter, the assessed valuation of such property subject to the interest of the lessee shall not be included …

Sec. 15-101ee. Regulations related to taxation of airport property. The Commissioner of Transportation may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (P.A. 84-358, S. 5, 6.) History: P.A. 84-358 effecti…

Sec. 15-101k. Legislative finding and determination. It is found and determined that the acquisition and construction of a modern and improved Bradley International Airport, including, but not limited to renovation and expansion of passenger terminal facilities, improvements to s…

Sec. 15-101l. Bonds. (a) Bond authorization. The State Bond Commission may authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 15-101k to 15-101p, inclusive. Such bonds shall be payable from a…

Sec. 15-101m. Establishment of rates, rents, fees and charges re Bradley International Airport. Subject to the provisions of the general statutes and resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds pursuant to subsection (a) of section 15-101l, the executive director of the Connecti…

Secs. 15-101mm to 15-101oo. Bradley Board of Directors: Established. Bradley Board of Directors: Duties. Board within the Department of Transportation for administrative purposes. Sections 15-101mm to 15-101oo, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (June Sp. Sess. P.A.…

Sec. 15-101n. Refunding bonds. Bond anticipation notes. (a) Any bonds issued under the provisions of section 15-101l or to refund any such bonds issued under such section, and at any time outstanding may at any time from time to time be refunded by the state by the issuance of it…

Sec. 15-101o. Notes and bonds to be tax-exempt. Legal securities. (a) It is hereby determined that the purposes of sections 15-101k to 15-101p, inclusive, are public purposes and that the state will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers co…

Sec. 15-101p. (Formerly Sec. 15-101). Airport revenues held in trust. Separate account. Contract with holders of notes or bonds. All revenue from the operation of Bradley International Airport shall be paid to the State Treasurer to be held in trust, and the Treasurer shall not c…

Sec. 15-101pp. Bradley International Community Advisory Board: Established. Section 15-101pp is repealed, effective July 1, 2023. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-5, S. 11, 18; P.A. 23-135, S. 53.)

Secs. 15-101r and 15-101s. Airport commission established; appointment of members; compensation and expenses; quorum; financial interest in airport prohibited. Powers and duties of commission; responsibilities of Commissioner of Transportation. Sections 15-101r and 15-101s are re…

Sec. 15-101t. Bradley International Airport terminal improvement and renovation project. Solicitation of bids. Award of contract. Section 15-101t is repealed, effective July 1, 2023. (P.A. 99-181, S. 35, 40; P.A. 23-135, S. 53.)

Sec. 15-101vv. Airport Rescue Fire Fighting Unit. Establishment. The Airport Rescue Fire Fighting Unit of Bradley International Airport is established as a fire department that shall have jurisdiction within Bradley International Airport for aircraft and structural fire protectio…

Sec. 15-101ww. Fire chief responsibilities. Notwithstanding section 7-313e or any other provision of the general statutes, or any provision of a municipal ordinance, the fire chief of the fire department at Bradley International Airport, or any member serving in the capacity of t…

Sec. 15-101xx. (Formerly Sec. 15-101q). Supersonic civil aircraft banned from Bradley International Airport, exception. Any supersonic civil aircraft that has not been operated at Bradley International Airport prior to July 1, 1976, shall be denied the right to land, except in an…

Sec. 15-34. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Aeronautics” means transportation by aircraft; the operation, repair or maintenance of aircraft, aircraft engines or…

Secs. 15-35 to 15-38. Commission and Department of Aeronautics. Director and deputy director of aeronautics. Oath. Police authority of commissioner and inspectors. Sections 15-35 to 15-38, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4783, 4784, 4793, 4794; June, 1955, S. 2408d; 1959,…

Sec. 15-39. Inspector's credentials. The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority shall issue to any salaried aeronautics inspector credentials which shall be carried upon the person of such inspector while in the discharge of official duties. (1949 Rev., S. 4795; …

Sec. 15-40. General powers and duties of commission. Section 15-40 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4785; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 263.)

Sec. 15-41. Regulations, procedures and standards. The executive director may perform such acts, issue and amend such orders, and make and amend such reasonable general or special regulations and procedures and establish such minimum standards, consistent with the provisions of t…

Secs. 15-42 to 15-42d. State airways system. Long-range planning. Declaration of policy. Research into future state aviation facility needs. Advisory committee. Receipt of federal and private funds. Consultative services. Sections 15-42 to 15-42d, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 R…

Sec. 15-43. Intervention. The executive director may participate as party plaintiff or defendant, or as intervenor on behalf of the state or any municipality or citizen thereof, in any controversy having to do with any claimed encroachment by the federal government or any foreign…

Sec. 15-44. Enforcement of aeronautics laws. The executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority, aeronautics inspectors of the authority, each state, county and municipal officer charged with the enforcement of state and municipal laws and each special police officer, ap…

Sec. 15-45. Investigations. The executive director may hold investigations, inquiries and hearings concerning matters covered by the provisions of this chapter, aircraft accidents, unmanned aircraft accidents or orders, regulations and procedures of the executive director. (1949 …

Secs. 15-46 to 15-51. No exclusive rights to be granted. Federal aid; contracts by commissioner as agent of the state or a municipality. Authority of commission over state airports. Regulation of motor vehicles on state airports. Agreements for fire protection. Regulation of airc…

Sec. 15-52. Operation of aircraft during period of suspension or revocation of right to operate. No person whose right to operate any aircraft in this state has been suspended or revoked shall operate any aircraft during the period of such suspension or revocation. No person shal…

Sec. 15-53. Licensing of airports and landing areas. Section 15-53 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4797; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 263.)

Sec. 15-54. Revocation or suspension of right to operate aircraft. The executive director is authorized to revoke or suspend temporarily or permanently the right to operate aircraft, when the executive director determines that any aircraft is not airworthy, or that any airman is …

Secs. 15-55 to 15-59. Concealment of revocation. Registration or license voided by fraud. Notice of change of address or change in aircraft. Operation unlawful without license or certificate. Exceptions to registration requirements. Sections 15-55 to 15-59, inclusive, are repeale…

Sec. 15-60. Exhibition of licenses and certificates. The federal license, certificate or permit, and the evidence of registration in another state, if any, required for an airman shall be kept in the personal possession of the airman when he or she is operating within this state …

Secs. 15-61 to 15-65. Approval of airports and other air navigation facilities. Certificates of approval and licenses: Hearings, standards, revocation. Federal government facilities exempt. Sections 15-61 to 15-65, inclusive, are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4805–4809; 1959, P.A. 292…

Sec. 15-66. Actions of executive director. Inspections. In any case in which the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority refuses to issue a certificate of approval of, or license or renewal of license for, an airport, restricted landing area, heliport, vertiport o…

Sec. 15-67. Appeal. An appeal may be taken from any decision of the executive director rendered under the provisions of this chapter. The procedure in such appeal shall be the same as that provided in section 14-134 concerning appeals from decisions by the Commissioner of Motor V…

Sec. 15-68. Using aircraft without permission. Section 15-68 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4812; 1961, P.A. 56, S. 1.)

Sec. 15-68a. Unlawful use of aircraft. Any person who operates or uses, or causes to be operated or used, or tampers or interferes in any way with any aircraft without the consent of the owner, or who obtains the consent of the owner to the use of his aircraft by false and fraudu…

Sec. 15-69. Tampering or interfering with airports, heliports, vertiports, landing fields, airways, security devices or equipment. Circumventing or failing to comply with security measures. Providing false information or withholding information on documents required by security p…

Secs. 15-70 and 15-71. Coroner to investigate fatal accidents. Accidents to be reported. Sections 15-70 and 15-71 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 4814, 4820; 1959, P.A. 481, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 182; P.A. 80-190, S. 14.)

Sec. 15-71a. Accidents to be reported. Any pilot, whether resident or nonresident, of a civil aircraft involved in an aircraft accident and any operator, whether resident or nonresident, of an unmanned aircraft involved in an unmanned aircraft accident shall immediately notify th…

Sec. 15-71b. Aircraft accidents: Definitions. As used in sections 15-45 and 15-71a and chapter 267: (1) “Aircraft accident” means an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of fli…

Sec. 15-72. Operating aircraft or unmanned aircraft carelessly, negligently or recklessly. No person shall operate any aircraft or unmanned aircraft carelessly, negligently or recklessly, or in such a manner as to endanger the property, life or limb of any person, having regard t…

Sec. 15-72a. Liability insurance required for aircraft. (a) No person shall operate, nor any owner permit operation of, an aircraft based or hangered in this state unless there is a liability insurance policy on such aircraft that covers the owner and pilot for claims by passenge…

Sec. 15-72b. Operation of unmanned aircraft over boundaries of private premises. Penalty. (a) As used in this section, (1) “unmanned aircraft” has the same meaning as provided in section 15-34; (2) “armed forces of the United States” has the same meaning as “armed forces” in sect…

Sec. 15-73. Airport protection privileges. Encroachments prohibited. Standards for determining necessity of taking land. Where necessary in order to provide unobstructed air space for the landing and taking-off of aircraft, in the case of airports, heliports, vertiports and restr…

Sec. 15-74. Removal of obstructions to air navigation. (a) The executive director shall notify the owner or person responsible for the existence of any obstacle so located as to constitute a hazard to aerial navigation or to the efficient or safe use of any airport, requiring suc…

Sec. 15-74a. Definitions. Terms used in this section and sections 15-74b and 15-74c shall be construed as follows, unless another meaning is expressed or is clearly apparent from the language or the context: “public service company” has the same meaning as provided in section 16-…

Sec. 15-74b. Lines within clear zone prohibited. (a) No public service company shall construct or maintain any overhead line or facility within the limits of a clear zone. (b) (1) Immediately upon July 6, 1971, the executive director shall establish clear zones, in accordance wit…