Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.126a

  • Aeronautical facilities: means any device, physical or otherwise, that is an object of nature or that is human-made, that aids and is used in aeronautics. See Michigan Laws 259.2
  • Airport: means any location, either on land or water, that is used for the landing or take-off of aircraft, and includes the buildings and facilities, if any, on that location. See Michigan Laws 259.2
  • Landing field: means any location, either on land or water, that is used for the landing or take-off of aircraft. See Michigan Laws 259.6
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Political subdivision: means a county, city, village, or township of this state, and any other political subdivision, public corporation, authority, or district in this state that is or may be authorized by law to acquire, establish, construct, maintain, improve, and operate airports, landing fields, and other aeronautical facilities. See Michigan Laws 259.7
  • shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
   The governing body of a political subdivision in the state of Wisconsin whose laws permit, may acquire, establish, construct, enlarge, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain and operate airports, landing fields and other aeronautical facilities in this state, subject to all laws, rules and regulations of this state applicable to its political subdivisions in such aeronautical projects, but subject to the laws of Wisconsin in all matters relating to financing such projects. A political subdivision of the state of Wisconsin shall have the same privileges, rights and duties of like political subdivisions of this state. This section shall not apply unless the laws of Wisconsin permit political subdivisions of this state to acquire, establish, construct, enlarge, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, operate and otherwise control such airport, landing field and other aeronautical facilities in Wisconsin with all privileges, rights and duties applicable to the other political subdivisions of the state of Wisconsin in such aeronautical projects.