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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill requires the owner of an extraterritorial airport located in a county of the first
10 class to transfer ownership and operation of the airport to the municipality in which the
11 airport is located if certain requirements are met.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 ▸ requires the owner of an extraterritorial airport located in a county of the first class
15 to transfer ownership and operation of the airport to the municipality in which the
16 airport is located if:
17 • the owner of the extraterritorial airport offers to transfer the extraterritorial
18 airport;
19 • the municipality in which the extraterritorial airport is located accepts the
20 transfer; and
21 • the municipality receives approval from the Federal Aviation Administration as
22 eligible to sponsor and operate the airport; and
23 ▸ allows the owner of the extraterritorial airport to transfer the extraterritorial airport
24 below market value to the municipality in which the extraterritorial airport is
25 located.
26 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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28 Other Special Clauses:
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30 Utah Code Sections Affected:
31 ENACTS:
32 72-10-203.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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34 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
35 Section 1. Section 72-10-203.1 is enacted to read:
36 72-10-203.1. Transfer of extraterritorial airports.
37 (1) For purposes of this section:
38 (a) "Airport owner" means the municipality, county, or airport authority that owns one
39 or more airports.
40 (b) "Extraterritorial airport" means an airport, including the airport facilities, real
41 estate, or other assets related to the operation of an airport, outside the municipality or county
42 and within the boundary of a different municipality or county.
43 (2) For an extraterritorial airport located in a municipality in a county of the first class,
44 the airport owner of the extraterritorial airport shall transfer ownership and operation of the
45 extraterritorial airport to the municipality in which the extraterritorial airport is located, if:
46 (a) the airport owner of the extraterritorial airport offers to transfer the extraterritorial
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48 (b) the municipality in which the extraterritorial airport is located agrees to the transfer;
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50 (c) the municipality in which the extraterritorial airport is located has received approval
51 from the Federal Aviation Administration as an eligible airport sponsor and operator.
52 (3) For a transfer of an airport described in Subsection (2), the airport owner of an
53 extraterritorial airport may transfer the extraterritorial airport below market value to the
54 recipient municipality.