§ 8-22-4-4 — Powers and functions

Indiana § 8-22-4-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 22: AIRPORTS
• Ch. 4: Joint State Airport Authorities

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The airport authority may:
(1) operate and conduct an airport;
(2) operate farming operations on real estate appurtenant to the
airport;
(3) exercise the power of eminent domain in accordance with the
statutes of the state in which the airport is located;
(4) maintain, operate, and extend water and sewer systems on the
land appurtenant to the airport, and make and collect charges for
services;
(5) construct and lease industrial and aviation buildings on the
land appurtenant to the airport;
(6) lease land owned by a combining governmental unit suitable
for an airport facility for a term of not less than ninety-nine (99)
years;
(7) secure expert guidance on the development of an area air
facility so that the interests of the area are best served and
implement that development under the statutes of the party states;
(8) establish and fix by ordinance a restricted zone for distances
in any direction from the boundaries of the airport facility that is
necessary and practicable, regulating the height of structures to
provide free air space for access by aircraft and for the safe use of
the airport, all in accordance with the statutes of the party state in
which the airport is located;
(9) accept, receive, and receipt for federal monies and other
monies, public or private, for the acquisition, construction,
enlargement, improvement, maintenance, equipment, or operation
of airports, other air navigation facilities, and sites for them;
(10) buy and sell machinery for aviation purposes; and negotiate
and contract for personal services, materials and supplies;
whenever personal property is to be purchased or sold, there must
be due notice and competitive bidding as required by the statutes
of the state in which the airport is located; and
(11) perform all functions and do all acts that are necessary to the
total development of a commercial and industrial air facility, in
accordance with the laws of the party states.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
19-6-5-4.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.73.