A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AMEND THE ACTS REGULATING THE BRUNSWICK COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSION and to clarify the powers of the commission.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 1 of Chapter 411 of the 1961 Session Laws, as amended by Section 2 of Chapter 385 of the 1991 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Section 1. There is hereby created a board to be known as the Brunswick County Airport Commission whose membership shall consist of Southport, Oak Island, and Brunswick County and which board is hereby constituted a body politic and corporate. The said board shall be comprised of seven members, four of whom shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Brunswick County, two of whom shall be appointed by the governing body of the Town of Oak Island, and one of whom shall be appointed by the governing body of the City of Southport, all of whom shall be experienced businessmen with no qualifications as to residence. The membership of said board shall be named as provided for in Chapter 63 of the General Statutes of North Carolina. The members of said board shall receive no compensation per diem or otherwise, but shall be allowed and paid actual expenses incurred in the transaction of business and at the instance of the said Commission. In the event that either the Aldermen of the City of Southport, the Commissioners of the Town of Oak Island, or the Brunswick County Commissioners do not deem it advisable or any one or two of said municipal bodies do not enter into an agreement to set up said Airport Commission as provided for under Chapter 63 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, then in such event the municipality or county desiring to create such a commission may do so having all powers herein conferred with the right and privilege of calling such commission in the name of the particular municipality and/or county government."
SECTION 2.  In addition to all other powers authorized by law, the Brunswick County Airport Commission shall have the following powers:
(1)	To sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any property, real or personal, belonging to the Airport Commission, according to the procedures described in Article 12 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, but no sale of real property shall be made without the approval of the Brunswick County Board of County Commissioners.
(2)	To contract with persons, firms, or corporations for terms not to exceed 20 years, for the operation of airline‑scheduled passenger and freight flights, nonscheduled flights, and any other airplane activities not inconsistent with the grant agreements under which the airport property is held.
(3)	To erect and construct buildings, hangars, shops, and other improvements and facilities, not inconsistent with or in violation of the agreements applicable to and the grants under which the real property of the airport is held; to lease these improvements and facilities for a term or terms not to exceed 20 years; to borrow money for use in making and paying for these improvements and facilities, secured by and on the credit only of the lease agreements in respect to these improvements and facilities, and to pledge and assign the leases and lease agreements as security for the authorized loans.
SECTION 3.  The Brunswick County Airport Commission shall be exempt from any beach renourishment fees imposed by the Town of Oak Island.
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.