72-10-416. Private airports designated as significant.
(1) Upon request from an owner of a private airport, the department shall determine whether to designate a private airport as a significant private airport.
(2) The department shall designate a private airport as a significant private airport if the department determines that the private airport: is registered with the Federal Aviation Administration; appears on aeronautical charts published by the Federal Aviation Administration; and has significant infrastructure investment, such as a paved runway, lighting, fuel facilities, or more than 20 based aircraft.
(3) If the department designates a private airport as a significant private airport, the department shall notify the relevant municipality or county of: the department's designation; and the municipality's or county's responsibility to make the recording described in Sectionor. 10-20-214 17-71-504