§ 2752. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a\ndifferent meaning clearly appears from the context:\n 1. "Airport" (a) shall mean any area of land or water which is used,\nor intended for use, for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, and any\nappurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for airport\nbuildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way, together with\nall airport buildings and facilities located thereon; and (b) includes\nany heliport.\n 2. "Airport hazard" shall mean any structure or object of natural\ngrowth located on or in the vicinity of an airport, or any use of land\nnear such an airport, which obstructs the airspace required for the\nflight of aircraft in landing or taking off at such airport or is\notherwise hazardous to such landing or taking off of aircraft.\n 3. "Authority" shall mean the corporation created by this title.\n 4. "Aviation facilities" shall mean any airport facility or terminal\nincluding but not limited to any facility, property or equipment\nnecessary, convenient or desirable for the landing, taking off,\naccommodation or servicing of aircraft of all types, and shall include\nsuch other facilities, equipment, property, structures and appurtenances\nas may be necessary or convenient in the operation, maintenance,\ndevelopment or improvement of an airport including facilities,\nequipment, property, structures, and appurtenances, leased by the\nauthority to persons, engaged in air transportation or the production or\ndevelopment of materials, goods or equipment for an airport or air\ntransportation or in providing facilities or equipment for the\naccommodation, safety, security or comfort of the traveling public and\nfor purposes related or incidental to one or more of the foregoing\npurposes. It shall include, without limitation, runways, aprons,\nhangars, control towers, ramps, taxiways, navigation aids, warehouses,\noffice and service buildings, structures, parking facilities, concession\nfacilities, maintenance facilities, fuel facilities, facilities for the\novernight accommodation of passengers and carrier employees, including\nhotels and motels located at an authority's airport, and facilities for\nthe loading, unloading, holding, interchange or transfer of such\npassengers, freight, baggage or cargo. It shall also mean any property\nnecessary to remove, mitigate, prevent or limit airport hazards. It\nshall also mean facilities and equipment providing access to an airport\nfacility or terminal, including appropriate mass transportation terminal\nfacilities at and within the airport facility or terminal itself. It\nshall also mean highways, access roads, driveways and approaches in the\nvicinity of an airport facility or terminal providing improved access to\nsuch airport facility or terminal. Notwithstanding any contrary\nprovision of law, general, special or local, it shall also mean railroad\nfreight projects related or of benefit to an airport facility or\nterminal consisting of railroad freight transportation facilities or\nrailroad freight terminal facilities; and any equipment, improvement,\nstructure or facility or any land, and any building, structure, facility\nor other improvement thereon, or any combination thereof, and all\nproperty in connection therewith or incidental thereto, deemed necessary\nor desirable in the opinion of the authority, whether or not now in\nexistence or under construction, for the undertaking of such railroad\nfreight projects.\n 5. "Bonds" shall mean the bonds, notes or other evidences of\nindebtedness issued by the authority pursuant to this title and the\nprovisions of this title relating to bonds and bondholders which shall\napply with equal force and effect to notes and noteholders,\nrespectively, unless the context otherwise clearly requires.\n 6. "Construction" shall mean the acquisition, erection, building,\nalteration, repair, improvement, increase, enlargement, extension,\ninstallation, reconst
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