The director in carrying out the director’s duties relating to aeronautics shall:
1.Promotion of aeronautics. Encourage, foster, and assist in the general development
and promotion of aeronautics in this state, and make disbursements from moneys available
for such purposes.
2.Rules. Make reasonable rules, consistent with this chapter, as deemed by the director
to be necessary and expedient for the administration and enforcement of this chapter, and
amend the rules at any time.
3.Filing of rules. Keep on file at the office of the director, for public inspection, a copy of
all the department’s aeronautic rules with all amendments, and mail copies to all registered
landing areas in this state.
4.Technical services available. So far as reasonably possible, make available the
engineering, m
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The director in carrying out the director’s duties relating to aeronautics shall:
1. Promotion of aeronautics. Encourage, foster, and assist in the general development
and promotion of aeronautics in this state, and make disbursements from moneys available
for such purposes.
2. Rules. Make reasonable rules, consistent with this chapter, as deemed by the director
to be necessary and expedient for the administration and enforcement of this chapter, and
amend the rules at any time.
3. Filing of rules. Keep on file at the office of the director, for public inspection, a copy of
all the department’s aeronautic rules with all amendments, and mail copies to all registered
landing areas in this state.
4. Technical services available. So far as reasonably possible, make available the
engineering, management consulting, and other technical services of the department,
without charge, in connection with aeronautics.
5. Intervention. Participate,atthedirector’sdiscretion,aspartyplaintiffordefendant,or
asintervenor, complainant, ormovant, onbehalfofthestateoranygovernmentalsubdivision
or citizen of the state, in any proceeding having to do with aeronautics.
6. Enforcement of aeronautics laws. Enforce and assist in the enforcement of this
chapter and of all rules issued pursuant to this chapter, and of all other laws of this state
relating to aeronautics; and, in the aid of enforcement and within the scope of the director’s
duties, general powers of peace officers are conferred upon the director, and officers and
employees of the department designated by the director to exercise such powers. The
director, in the name of this state, may enforce this chapter and the rules issued pursuant to
this chapter by injunction in the courts of this state.
7. Useofexistingfacilities. Inthedischargeofallfunctionsprescribedbythischapter, to
every feasible extent, use the facilities of other agencies of the state; and other state agencies
are authorized and directed to make available to the director such facilities and services.
8. Investigations and inquiries. Hold investigations and inquiries.
a. The director or the director’s designee when acting for and with the authority of the
director, may hold investigations and inquiries concerning matters covered by this chapter
and orders and rules of the department. In an investigation or inquiry, the person acting for
thedirectormayadministeroathsandaffirmations,certifytoallofficialacts,issuesubpoenas,
and compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and the production of papers, books,
and documents.
b. The reports of investigations or inquiries, or any part of them, shall not be admitted
in evidence or used for any purpose in a civil suit growing out of a matter referred to in an
investigation, inquiry, orreport, exceptincriminalorotherproceedingsinstitutedinbehalfof
thedirectororthisstateunderthischapterandotherlawsofthisstaterelatingtoaeronautics.
9. Authority to contract. Enter into contracts necessary to the execution of the powers
granted the director by this chapter.
10. Noexclusiverightsgranted. Grantnoexclusiverightfortheuseofanairway,airport,
landing area, or other air navigation facility under the director’s jurisdiction.
11. Sufficiency reports. Issue sufficiency reports for all airports in the state, which are
owned and operated by a governmental subdivision, based on the functional classification of
those airports as set out in the department’s transportation plan.
12. Centralized purchasing agency. Encourage governmental subdivisions to utilize the
department’s services as a centralized purchasing agency for items, including but not limited
to airport and aeronautics equipment.
13. Safetyinspections. Enter into agreements, at the director’s discretion, and otherwise
cooperate with federal authorities in the safety inspection of registered landing areas, and
adopt safety standards for airports.
14. Newsletter. Have authority to publish and distribute by subscription a state
aeronautics newsletter or magazine. The department may charge a reasonable fee for
subscriptions to the newsletter or magazine.
15. Commuter air carrier demonstration projects. The department may encourage the
development of commuter air carrier service in the state by:
a. Recommending routes between cities that may support such service.
b. Making available funding for demonstration projects from any federal funds made
available to the state or from any state funds appropriated for such purposes.
c. Establishing specifications, operational requirements, terms and conditions under
which demonstration projects will be participated in by the state.