Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.126c

  • 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
  • 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 Indiana 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 Indiana in all matters relating to financing such projects. A political subdivision of the state of Indiana shall have the same privileges, rights, and duties of like political subdivisions of this state. This section does not apply unless the laws of Indiana permit political subdivisions of this state to acquire, establish, construct, enlarge, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, operate, and otherwise control an airport, landing field, and other aeronautical facility in Indiana with all privileges, rights, and duties applicable to the other political subdivisions of the state of Indiana in such aeronautical projects.