West Virginia Code 8-28-4 – Construction, maintenance and operation of airport; expenses; rules and regulations and fees
The governing body or county court of such municipality or county may direct or employ or vest jurisdiction in any appropriate officer, board or body of such municipality or county to locate, acquire, establish, construct, lease, equip, improve, maintain and operate such airport for such municipality or county, but the site so located and the acquisition, establishment, construction, leasing, equipment, improvement, maintenance and operation of such airport shall be subject to the approval of such governing body or county court, as the case may be. The expense of the acquisition, establishment, construction, leasing, equipment, improvement, maintenance and operation shall be a municipal or county charge, as the case may be.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 8-28-4
- County court: includes any existing tribunal created in lieu of a county commission. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- Governing body: shall mean the mayor and council together, the council, the board of directors, the commission, or other board or body of any municipality, by whatever name called, as the case may be, charged with the responsibility of enacting ordinances and determining the public policy of such municipality. See West Virginia Code 8-1-2
- 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.
- 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
The governing body or county court may adopt rules and regulations and establish fees or charges for the use of such airport, or may authorize the officer, board or body of such municipality or county having jurisdiction to adopt such rules and regulations and establish such fees and charges, subject, however, to the approval of such governing body or county court before they shall take effect.