CHAPTER 5. LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN INTERSTATE AIRPORTS
IC 8-22-5
Chapter 5. Local Participation in Interstate Airports
IC 8-22-5-1
Interstate airport facilities; approval
Sec. 1. The governing body of a county, city, village, town, or
other political subdivision of an adjoining state whose statutes permit
may acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip,
improve, maintain, and operate airports, landing fields, or other air
navigation facilities in Indiana, subject to statutes, rules, and
regulations of Indiana applicable to its political subdivisions in
aeronautical projects, but subject to the laws of the adjoining state in
matters relating to financing the projects. The aeronautics
commission of Indiana must approve the acquisition and
establishment of the airports, landing fields, or other air navigation
facilities before commencement of proceedings for acquisition or
establishment.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.73.
IC 8-22-5-2
Rights of political subdivisions of adjoining state
Sec. 2. The political subdivision of an adjoining state has all the
rights, privileges, and duties of political subdivisions of Indiana,
including the power of eminent domain, which must be exercised in
accordance with Indiana law, as to property not devoted to public
use, and the power jointly with political subdivisions of Indiana to
acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve,
maintain, and operate airports, landing fields, or other air navigation
facilities.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.73.
IC 8-22-5-3
Powers of political subdivisions of state in air navigation facilities
of adjoining state
Sec. 3. The governing body of any political subdivision of Indiana
may acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip,
improve, maintain, and operate airports, landing fields, or other air
navigation facilities in an adjoining state if the statutes of the
adjoining state permit that action, subject to statutes, rules, and
regulations of the adjoining state applicable to its own political
subdivisions in aeronautical projects, but subject to Indiana law in
matters relating to the financing of such projects. The aeronautics
commission of Indiana must approve the acquisition and
establishment of an airport or landing field in an adjoining state
before the acquisition or establishment.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.73.
IC 8-22-5-4
Reciprocity
Sec. 4. This chapter does not apply unless the statutes of the
adjoining state permit political subdivisions of Indiana to acquire,
establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain,
operate, and otherwise control airports, landing fields, or other air
navigation facilities in that state, with all privileges, rights, and
duties applicable to the political subdivisions of the adjoining state
in aeronautical projects, including all tax privileges and immunities,
the power of eminent domain as to property not devoted to public
use, and the power jointly with political subdivisions of adjoining
states to acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip,
improve, maintain and operate airports, landing fields, or other air
navigation facilities.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.73.