Title 2, Aeronautics

1. A municipality in North Dakota, by joint resolution with one or more municipalities in North Dakota or an adjoining state, may create a regional airport authority which may exercise its functions upon the issuance by the secretary of state of a certificate of incorporation. Un…

1. Upon the appointment and qualification of the commissioners first appointed to a regional airport authority, the commissioners shall submit to the secretary of state a certified copy of each resolution adopted under section 2-06-03 by the municipalities included in the regiona…

Each commissioner of an airport authority shall hold office until the commissioner's successor has been appointed and has qualified. The certificates of the appointment and reappointment of commissioners must be filed with the authority. The appointing authority shall establish t…

An authority has all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter including the power to certify, annually to the governing bodies creating it, the amount of the proposed tax to be levied by the governing bodies for airport purposes within the limi…

In the acquisition of property by eminent domain proceedings authorized by this chapter, an airport authority shall proceed in the manner provided by chapter 32-15 and other applicable laws. An airport authority may use eminent domain to acquire property acquired by its current o…

Except as limited by any grant, loan, or agreement authorized by section 2-06-13, an authority may, by sale, lease, or otherwise, dispose of any airport or other property interest acquired under this chapter. The disposal by sale, lease, or otherwise must be in accordance with th…

1. An authority may borrow money and issue bonds for any of its corporate purposes, including refunding bonds, in the form and upon the terms as it chooses, payable out of any revenues of the authority, including grants or contributions from the federal government or other source…

1. a. In connection with the operation of an airport owned or controlled by an authority, the authority may enter contracts, leases, and other arrangements for terms not to exceed thirty years with any persons: (1) Granting the privilege of using or improving the airport or any p…

An authority may adopt, amend, and repeal any reasonable resolutions, rules, and orders necessary for the management, government, and use of any airport it owns or controls. An airport authority may not issue any rule, order, or standard inconsistent with, or contrary to, any act…

1. An authority may accept, receive, receipt for, disburse, and expend federal and state moneys and other moneys, public or private, made available by grant or loan or both, to accomplish any of the purposes of this chapter. All federal moneys accepted under this section must be …

An airport authority may request annually from the governing bodies of the municipalities within the authority, an amount of tax to be levied by each municipality, and the municipalities may levy the amount requested, under the law authorizing cities and other political subdivisi…

A county, city, or township supporting an airport or airport authority may levy up to four mills for airport or airport authority purposes. If any city or township within the county is levying a tax for support of an airport or airport authority and the total of the county and ci…

1. For the purposes of this section, unless otherwise qualified, the term "public agency" includes municipality and authority, any agency of the state government and of the United States, and any municipality, political subdivision, and agency of an adjoining state; and the term …

The acquisition of any land, or interest therein, pursuant to this chapter, the planning, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, improvement, maintenance, equipment, operation, regulation, and protection of airports, including the acquisition or elimination of air…

Any property in this state acquired by an authority for airport purposes under this chapter, and any income derived by the authority from the ownership, operation, or control of the property, is exempt from taxation to the same extent as other property used for public purpose.

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of airports under this chapter, any municipality for which an authority has been created may, with or without consideration: 1. Lend or donate money to the authority. 2. Provide tha…

1. For the purpose of this section, "governmental agency" means any municipality, city, county, public corporation, or other public agency. 2. This state or any governmental agency of this state having powers with respect to planning, establishing, acquiring, developing, construc…

In addition to the general and special powers conferred by this chapter, every authority may exercise powers necessary to the exercise of the authority's general and special powers.

This chapter does not supersede the authority of a municipality to regulate airport hazards by zoning.