The division, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions of this State which have established airports which acquire, lease or set apart real property for these purposes may: (1) construct, equip, improve, maintain and operate airports or vest authority for the construction, equipment, improvement, maintenance and operation of it in an officer, board or body of the political subdivision, the expense of the construction, equipment, improvement, maintenance and operation to be a responsibility of such political subdivision; (2) adopt regulations and establish charges, fees and tolls for the use of such airports fix penalties for the violation of such regulations and establish liens to enforce payment of such charges, fees and tolls; and (3) lease these airports to private parties for operation or lease to private parties for operation space, area, improvements and equipment on such airports provided in each case that in so doing the public is not deprived of its rightful, equal, and uniform use of it. Effect of Amendment The 1993 amendment substituted "division" for "Commission". The 2010 amendment twice deleted "not exceeding twenty-five years" following "term" in subsection (3). The 2012 amendment deleted "or landing fields" following "airports" throughout the section; substituted "these airports" for "for a term such airports or landing fields" at the beginning of subsection (3); and, made other, nonsubstantive, changes.
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