§ 1-4-9. Jurisdiction of president and CEO.
(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the president and CEO has
supervision over aeronautics within the state, including:
(1) The establishment, location, maintenance, operation, and use of airports, landing
fields, air markings, air beacons, and other air navigation facilities; and
(2) The establishment, operation, management, and equipment, of all air schools, flying
clubs, and other persons giving air instruction.
(b) All proposed airports, landing fields, and other air navigation facilities, shall
be first approved by the president and CEO before they are used or operated. A political
subdivision or person proposing to establish, alter, activate, or deactivate an airport
or landing field shall make application to the Rhode Island airport corporation, with
a copy to the president and CEO, for a certificate of approval of the site selected
and the general purpose or purposes for which the airport or landing field is to be
established to insure that it shall conform to minimum standards or safety and shall
serve public interest. A political subdivision or officer or employee, or any person
shall not operate an airport, landing field, or other air navigation facility for
which a certificate of approval has not been issued by the president and CEO.
(c) The president and CEO shall establish by rules and regulations, in accordance with
chapter 35 of title 42, guidelines for making application for a certificate of approval, criteria for determining
whether to issue a certificate of approval, and fees for processing the applications
and each renewal of certificates of approval.