Title 259, AVIATION

Sec. 5. Any additional county contiguous to the original counties forming the authority may subsequently become a member of the authority upon resolution adopted by the governing body of the county and acceptance thereof by resolution adopted by majority vote of the board. The nu…

Sec. 6. By October 14, 1970, the board shall hold its first meeting and organize by electing a chairperson and vice-chairperson who are members of the board, and a secretary and treasurer who need not be board members and additional officers who need or need not be members of the…

Sec. 7. The authority shall be a public body corporate with powers to sue or be sued in any court of this state and have the power and duty of planning, promoting, extending, owning, maintaining, acquiring, purchasing, constructing, improving, enlarging and operating all publicly…

Sec. 8. (1) After organization, the board shall hold meetings at the call of the chairperson. The board shall adopt a schedule of regular monthly meetings and adopt a regular meeting date, place, and time. The chairperson shall call a special meeting upon request of 3 members of …

Sec. 9. In exercising its powers and duties, the authority and the cities and counties comprising the authority shall be vested with and be subject to the same powers, duties and limitations as provided by Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1957, as amended, being sections 259.621…

Sec. 10. On or before June 1 of each year the board shall prepare a budget containing an itemized statement of the estimated current operational expenses and the expenses for capital outlay including funds for the operation and development of all airports under the jurisdiction o…

Sec. 11. The board shall certify to each participating county the amount to be raised by them, and the counties comprising the authority shall include the certified amount to be raised in their next ensuing budget and shall pay the amounts so certified from any funds they have av…

Sec. 12. For the purpose of acquiring, purchasing, constructing, improving, enlarging or repairing airports and airport facilities created within or hereafter acquired by the authority, the board may issue self-liquidating bonds of the authority in accordance with the provisions …

Sec. 13. Employees of the airport division of the state aeronautics commission employed at the state-owned airport on the date the authority is established may transfer to the employment of the authority. The authority shall accept the transfers without a break in employment. Emp…

Sec. 14. In the event that an authority is formed as prescribed in section 1, sections 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22 shall become operative.

Sec. 15. The state administrative board shall transfer to the authority subject to conditions and restrictions herein approximately 1,135 acres of land in fee simple, 238 acres in easements and land now under lease, including all options, easements, rights of way, and all improve…

Sec. 16. The state administrative board shall, subject to restrictions of this act, transfer and convey the terminal building and all buildings and other properties and interests and liabilities of the control and management of the board of control to the authority.

Sec. 18. (1) The state shall have the use of the fueling rights, ramps, aircraft parking, and motor vehicle parking rights, and the use of a plot of land without charge located in the southeast aviation development area with assured ingress and egress to the area for aircraft and…

Sec. 19. The state shall have the free use of runways, taxiways, ramp facilities and public areas, under the jurisdiction of the authority, necessary to the operation of its aircraft. The authority is prohibited from charging the state landing fees, tie-down fees or other similar…

Sec. 20. All contracts and rental agreements between the state aeronautics commission, the terminal building board of control and contracting parties relevant of space, services, facilities or business enterprises in existence at the time of the formation of the authority shall b…

Sec. 21. The provisions of this act shall be contingent upon the federal aviation agency finding that the authority created by this act is a public agency or public body corporate capable of assuming the obligations of the covenants which may have been entered into between the ae…

Sec. 22. Act No. 143 of the Public Acts of 1956, being sections 259.611 to 259.617 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, is repealed.

Sec. 23. Within 60 days of the effective date of this act, petitions may be filed with the secretary of state, signed by a number of registered electors from a county within the authority equal to at least 5% of the total vote cast for all candidates for governor at the last prec…