Michigan Laws 259.121 – Other publicly owned airports; transfer of operational jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.121
- Airport: means a publicly owned airport licensed by the state transportation department, bureau of aeronautics under section 86 and includes all airport facilities at the airport. See Michigan Laws 259.109
- Authority: means a public airport authority created by or pursuant to section 110 and governed by a board. See Michigan Laws 259.109
- FAA: means the federal aviation administration of the United States department of transportation, or any successor agency. See Michigan Laws 259.109
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Local government: means a county, city, township, or village that owns or operates an airport. See Michigan Laws 259.109
- Qualified airport: means an airport, other than a military airport, that has 10,000,000 or more enplanements in any 12-month period. See Michigan Laws 259.109
The authority may accept the transfer of operational jurisdiction of other publicly owned airports that hold an airport operating certificate issued by the FAA under part 139 of chapter 14 of the code of federal regulations, within and without the local government. In accepting a transfer, the authority may assume no financial obligations other than those associated with the operation of the airport being transferred and with debt issued to finance improvements at the airport being transferred. If a governmental entity transfers operational jurisdiction over an airport to an authority under this section, the authority shall not sell or transfer any property of the governmental entity without the consent of the governmental entity that provided the transfer of operational jurisdiction under this section. An authority that operates a qualified airport shall not operate an airport that is located in a city having a population of more than 750,000.