GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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HOUSE BILL 194

Short Title:  Airport Authority Lease.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representatives James and Thompson.
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Referred to:  Local & Regional Government II.
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March 4, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW THE ELIZABETH CITY-PASQUOTANK COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO A LEASE WITH A FIXED BASE OPERATOR.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Section 4 of Chapter 198 of the 1987 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 4.  The Airport Authority shall have the following powers and authority and is charged with the following duties:
(1)  It shall have exclusive jurisdiction, control, supervision and management over airports owned by the City of Elizabeth City and/or Pasquotank County.  It shall have the power to let or lease any airport under its control or any portion of the same, including buildings and hangars thereon and to grant concessions in connection with the operation of the airport upon such terms and conditions as it shall deem proper.  It shall have the authority to lease any airport under its control or any portion of the same, including buildings and hangars thereon, to a fixed base operator, and the provisions of G.S. 160A-272 shall not apply to any such lease.  It shall have authority to charge and collect fees and rents for use of property or services furnished.  It shall have the power to employ necessary personnel, including a director or manager and to fix the salaries and prescribe the duties thereof.
(2)  It may acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, operate, and regulate airports or landing fields for the use of airplanes and other aircraft within Pasquotank County and may use for such purpose or purposes any property suitable therefor that is now or may at any time hereafter be owned or controlled by Elizabeth City or Pasquotank County. 
(3)  It shall make plans and projections with respect to acquisition, construction, operation, regulation, improving or maintaining airports of the Authority and their related facilities and in that connection secure necessary technical assistance and engineering.
(4)  It shall be entitled to sue or be sued in its name as to matters to which it has authority and power as stated herein.
(5)  It shall have authority to deal with the Federal Aviation Agency and any other federal or State agency respecting the airports, their facilities, operation and maintenance.
(6)  It shall organize, and adopt and from time to time amend rules of operation and procedure."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification and applies to any lease entered into by the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Airport Authority after that date.¨