Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.153

  • 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
  • Commission: means the Michigan aeronautics commission. See Michigan Laws 259.3
  • 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
  • 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
   Upon receipt of an order to abate a hazard from the commission, the owner of any public-owned airport, landing field, or other aeronautical facility shall immediately institute proper proceedings under the applicable effective laws of this state or ordinances of the political subdivisions owning the facilities, to effectuate the order. Failure upon the part of any owner of a public-owned airport, landing field, or other aeronautical facility to abate the hazard as determined by the commission in its order, shall make the owner liable to either restrictive use of, or the entire closing of, the airport, landing field, or other aeronautical facility.