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2 DE Code § 907. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter I. Establishment and Administration|§ 907. Acquisition of easements and airport protection privileges.

§ 907. Acquisition of easements and airport protection privileges. Where necessary, in order to provide unobstructed air space for the landing and taking off of aircraft utilizing airports or restricted landing areas acquired or operated under the provisions of this chapter, every political subdivision may acquire, in the same manner as is provided for the acquisition of property for airport purposes, easements through or other interests in air spaces over land or water, interests in airport hazards outside the boundaries of the airports or restricted landing areas and such other airport protection privileges as are necessary to insure safe approaches to the landing areas of the airports or restricted landing areas and the safe and efficient operation thereof. Every political subdivision may also acquire, in the same manner, the right or easement, for a term of years or perpetually, to place or maintain suitable marks for the daytime marking and suitable lights for the nighttime marking of airport hazards, including the right of ingress and egress to or from such airport hazards, for the purpose of maintaining and repairing such lights and marks. This authority shall not be so construed as to limit any right, power or authority to zone property adjacent to airports and restricted landing areas under any laws of this State. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  2(3);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  907;
2 DE Code § 908. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter I. Establishment and Administration|§ 908. Validation of prior acquisition of airport property.

§ 908. Validation of prior acquisition of airport property. Any acquisition of property within or without the limits of any political subdivision for airports and other air navigation facilities, or of airport protection privileges, heretofore made by any political subdivision in any manner, together with the conveyance and acceptance thereof, is valid and effective. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  4;  2 Del. C. 1953, §  908;
2 DE Code § 910. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter I. Establishment and Administration|§ 910. Encroachment upon airport protection privileges; abatement.

§ 910. Encroachment upon airport protection privileges; abatement. No person shall build, rebuild, create, or cause to be built, rebuilt or created any object, or plant, cause to be planted or permit to grow higher any tree or trees or other vegetation, which shall encroach upon any airport protection privileges acquired pursuant to this chapter. Any such encroachment is a public nuisance and may be abated in the manner prescribed by law for the abatement of public nuisances, or the political subdivision in charge of the airport or restricted landing area for which airport protection privileges have been acquired under this chapter may go upon the land of others and remove any such encroachment without being liable for damages in so doing. 45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  2(4);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  910;
2 DE Code § 911. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter I. Establishment and Administration|§ 911. Assistance to other political subdivisions.

§ 911. Assistance to other political subdivisions. Whenever the governing body of any political subdivision determines that the public interest and the interests of the political subdivision will be served by assisting any other political subdivision in exercising the powers and authority granted by this chapter, the first-mentioned political subdivision is expressly authorized and empowered to furnish such assistance by gift, or lease with or without rental, of real property, by the donation, lease with or without rental, or loan, of personal property, and by the appropriation of moneys, which may be provided for by taxation or the issuance of bonds in the same manner as funds might be provided for the same purposes if the political subdivision were exercising the powers granted in its own behalf. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  12;  2 Del. C. 1953, §  911;
2 DE Code § 912. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter I. Establishment and Administration|§ 912. Exclusiveness of jurisdiction.

§ 912. Exclusiveness of jurisdiction. Every airport and other air navigation facility controlled and operated by any political subdivision, or jointly controlled and operated pursuant to this chapter, shall, subject to federal and state laws, rules and regulations, be under the exclusive jurisdiction and control of the political subdivision or subdivisions controlling and operating it and no other political subdivision in which such airport or air navigation facility may be located shall have any police jurisdiction of the same or any authority to charge or exact any license fees or occupation taxes for the operations thereon. Such political subdivision or subdivisions shall have concurrent jurisdiction over the adjacent territory described in subdivision (2) of § 909 of this title. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  14;  2 Del. C. 1953, §  912;
2 DE Code § 921. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter II. Financing and Taxation|§ 921. Exemption of airport property and income from taxation.

§ 921. Exemption of airport property and income from taxation. Any property acquired by a political subdivision pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from taxation to the same extent as other property used for public purposes. All income received in connection with the operation by a political subdivision of any airport or other air navigation facility shall also be exempt from taxation. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  5;  2 Del. C. 1953, §  921;
2 DE Code § 922. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter II. Financing and Taxation|§ 922. Payment of purchase price and improvement costs; definition of “cost.”

§ 922. Payment of purchase price and improvement costs; definition of “cost.” The cost of investigating, surveying, planning, acquiring, establishing, constructing, enlarging or improving or equipping airports and other air navigation facilities, and the sites therefor, including structures and other property incidental to their operation, in accordance with this chapter may be paid for by appropriation of moneys available therefor, or wholly or partly from the proceeds of bonds of the political subdivision, as the governing body of the political subdivision shall determine. As used in this section “cost” includes awards in condemnation proceedings and rentals where an acquisition is by lease. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  6(1);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  922;
2 DE Code § 923. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter II. Financing and Taxation|§ 923. Bond issues.

§ 923. Bond issues. (a) Any bonds to be issued by any political subdivision pursuant to this chapter shall be authorized and issued in the manner and within the limitation, except as herein otherwise provided, prescribed by the laws of this State or the charter of the political subdivision for the issuance and authorization of bonds thereof for public purposes generally. (b) Irrespective of any limitation, by general or special law or charter, as to the amount of bonds which may be issued, a political subdivision may issue bonds for the purposes defined by this chapter in excess of such limitation, in such amount as may be authorized by an ordinance or resolution referred to and approved by the voters of such political subdivision by popular vote, at any general election or special election called for that purpose. (c) The amount of all bonds issued by any political subdivision for the purposes defined in this chapter shall not be counted or included in the net indebtedness of the political subdivision or in any computation of the outstanding indebtedness of the political subdivision for the purpose of determining the limit of net indebtedness thereof. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §§  6(2)-(4);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  923;
2 DE Code § 924. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter II. Financing and Taxation|§ 924. Validation of prior bonds.

§ 924. Validation of prior bonds. In all cases where a political subdivision has issued any bonds for the purpose of investigating, surveying, planning, acquiring, establishing, constructing, enlarging, equipping, or improving any airport, or other air navigation facility, or site therefor, or to meet the cost of structures or other property incidental to their operation, whether such airport or other air navigation facility was termed under the law existing at the time of the issuance of such bonds an airport, a landing field, a landing strip, an aviation field or a flying field, or has incurred any other indebtedness, or entered into any lease or other contract in connection with the acquisition, establishment, construction, ownership, enlargement, control, leasing, equipment, improvement, maintenance, operation or regulation of any such airport or other air navigation facility, or site therefor, or structure or other property incidental to its operation, the proceedings heretofore taken in all such cases are in all respects validated and confirmed. Any bonds already issued thereunder are validated and made legal obligations of such political subdivision and the political subdivision is authorized and empowered, pursuant to such proceedings, to issue further bonds for such purposes up to the limit fixed in the original authorization thereof, without limitation of the general power granted in this chapter to all political subdivisions in this State, which bonds when issued shall be legal obligations of the political subdivision according to their terms. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  6(5);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  924;
2 DE Code § 925. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter II. Financing and Taxation|§ 925. Authority to appropriate and expend moneys and to levy taxes.

§ 925. Authority to appropriate and expend moneys and to levy taxes. (a) The governing bodies having power to appropriate moneys within the political subdivisions in this State acquiring, establishing, constructing, enlarging, improving, maintaining, equipping or operating airports and other air navigation facilities under this chapter may appropriate and cause to be raised by taxation or otherwise in such political subdivisions moneys sufficient to carry out therein the provisions of this chapter. (b) Irrespective of any limitation, by general or special law or charter, as to the amount or total of taxes that may be levied, a political subdivision may levy taxes for the purposes authorized by this chapter, in excess of such limitations, in such amount as may be authorized by an ordinance or resolution referred to and approved by the voters of such political subdivision by popular vote. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  7(1), (2);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  925;
2 DE Code § 926. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter II. Financing and Taxation|§ 926. Use of airport revenues.

§ 926. Use of airport revenues. The revenues obtained from the ownership, control and operation of any airport or other air navigation facility shall be used, first, to finance the maintenance and operating expenses thereof, and, second, to make payments of interest on and current principal requirements of any outstanding bonds or certificates issued for the acquisition or improvement thereof, and to make payment of interest on any mortgage heretofore made. Revenues in excess of the foregoing requirements may be applied to finance the extension or improvement of the airport or other air navigation facilities. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  7(3);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  926;
2 DE Code § 931. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter III. Federal Aid|§ 931. Receipt of aid; expenditure of moneys.

§ 931. Receipt of aid; expenditure of moneys. Every political subdivision may accept, receive and receipt for federal moneys, and other moneys, either public or private, for the acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, equipment or operation of airports and other air navigation facilities, and sites therefor, and comply with the provisions of the laws of the United States and any rules and regulations made thereunder for the expenditure of federal moneys upon such airports and other air navigation facilities. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  9(1);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  931;
2 DE Code § 932. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter III. Federal Aid|§ 932. Department of Transportation as agent; conditions of grant.

§ 932. Department of Transportation as agent; conditions of grant. (a) The governing body of any political subdivision may designate the Department of Transportation as its agent to accept, receive and receipt for federal moneys in its behalf for airport purposes and to contract for the acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, equipment or operation of such airports, or other air navigation facilities, and may enter into an agreement with the Department of Transportation prescribing the terms and conditions of the agency in accordance with federal laws, rules and regulations and applicable laws of this State. (b) The moneys that are paid over by the United States government shall be paid over to the political subdivision under such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the United States government in making the grant. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  9(2);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  932;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §  13;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  26;
2 DE Code § 933. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter III. Federal Aid|§ 933. Contracts; law governing.

§ 933. Contracts; law governing. (a) All contracts for the acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, maintenance, equipment or operation of airports or other air navigation facilities, made by the political subdivision itself or through the agency of the Department of Transportation, shall be made pursuant to the laws of this State governing the making of like contracts. (b) Where the acquisition, construction, improvement, enlargement, maintenance, equipment or operation is financed wholly or partly with federal moneys, the political subdivision, or the Department of Transportation as its agent, may let contracts in the manner prescribed by the federal authorities, acting under the laws of the United States, and any rules or regulations made thereunder, notwithstanding any other state law to the contrary. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  9(3);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  933;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §  13;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  26;
2 DE Code § 941. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter IV. Joint Operations|§ 941. Definitions.

§ 941. Definitions. For purposes of this subchapter, unless another intention appears or the context otherwise requires:  (1) “Governing body” of a political subdivision means, as to the State, the Department of Transportation. (2) “This State” is included in “political subdivision.”Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  11(2);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  941;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §  13;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  26;
2 DE Code § 942. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter IV. Joint Operations|§ 942. Power, rights and authority.

§ 942. Power, rights and authority. (a) All powers, rights and authority granted to any political subdivision in this chapter may be exercised and enjoyed by 2 or more of them, or by this State and 1 or more political subdivisions, acting jointly, either within or without the territorial limits of either or any of them and within or without this State, or by this State or any political subdivision acting jointly with any other state or political subdivision thereof, whether within or without this State, provided the laws of the other state permit such joint action. (b) All the powers conferred upon political subdivisions in this chapter, if not otherwise conferred by law, are conferred upon this State when acting jointly with any political subdivision or subdivisions. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  11(1), (2);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  942;
2 DE Code § 943. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter IV. Joint Operations|§ 943. Agreement for; contents.

§ 943. Agreement for; contents. (a) Any 2 or more political subdivisions may enter into agreements with each other, duly authorized by ordinance or resolution, as may be appropriate, for joint action pursuant to this subchapter. Concurrent action by the governing bodies of the political subdivisions involved shall constitute joint action. (b) Each such agreement shall specify its term; the proportionate interest which each political subdivision shall have in the property, facilities and privileges involved, and the proportion of preliminary costs, costs of acquisition, establishment, construction, enlargement, improvement and equipment, and of expenses of maintenance, operation and regulation to be borne by each, and make such other provisions as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter. It shall provide for amendments thereof and for conditions and methods of termination; for the disposition of all or any part of the property, facilities and privileges jointly owned if the property, facilities and privileges, or any part thereof, shall cease to be used for the purposes herein provided or if the agreement shall be terminated, and for the distribution of the proceeds received upon any such disposition, and of any funds or other property jointly owned and undisposed of, and the assumption or payment of any indebtedness arising from the joint venture which remains unpaid, upon any such disposition or upon a termination of the agreement. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  11(3), (4);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  943;
2 DE Code § 944. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter IV. Joint Operations|§ 944. Governing board; membership, organization and powers.

§ 944. Governing board; membership, organization and powers. (a) Political subdivisions acting jointly as authorized in this subchapter shall create a board from the inhabitants of such political subdivisions for the purpose of acquiring property for, establishing, constructing, enlarging, improving, maintaining, equipping, operating and regulating the airports and other air navigation facilities and airport protection privileges to be jointly acquired, controlled and operated. The board shall consist of members to be appointed by the governing body of each political subdivision involved, the number to be appointed by each to be provided for by the agreement for the joint venture. Each member shall serve for such time and upon such terms as to compensation, if any, as may be provided for in the agreement. (b) Each board shall organize, select officers for terms to be fixed by the agreement, and adopt and from time to time amend rules of procedure. (c) Each board may exercise, on behalf of the political subdivisions acting jointly by which it is appointed, all the powers of each of such political subdivisions granted by this chapter, except as herein provided. Real property, airports, restricted landing areas, air protection privileges or personal property costing in excess of a sum to be fixed by the joint agreement, may be acquired, and condemnation proceedings may be instituted, only by authority of the governing bodies of each of the political subdivisions involved. The total amount of expenditures to be made by the board for any purpose in any calendar year shall be determined by the political subdivisions involved by the approval by each on or before the preceding December 1st of a budget for the ensuing calendar year. Rules and regulations provided for by paragraph (2) of § 909 of this title shall become effective only upon approval of each of the appointing governing bodies. No real property and no airport, other air navigation facility, or air protection privilege, owned jointly, shall be disposed of by the board, by sale, lease or otherwise, except by authority of all the appointing governing bodies, but the board may lease space, area or improvements and grant concessions on airports for aeronautical purposes or purposes incidental thereto, subject to subdivision (3) of § 909 of this title. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §§  11(5)-(7);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  944;
2 DE Code § 945. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter IV. Joint Operations|§ 945. Ordinances.

§ 945. Ordinances. Each political subdivision, acting jointly with another, pursuant to this chapter, may enact, concurrently with the other political subdivisions involved, such ordinances as are provided for by subdivision (2) of § 909 of this title, and to fix by such ordinances penalties for the violation thereof, which ordinances, when so concurrently adopted, shall have the same force and effect within the political subdivisions and on any property jointly controlled by them or adjacent thereto, whether within or without the territorial limits of either or any of them, as ordinances of each political subdivision involved, and may be enforced in any one of the political subdivisions in like manner as are its individual ordinances. The consent of the Department of Transportation to any such ordinance, where the State is a party to the joint venture, shall be equivalent to the enactment of the ordinance by a political subdivision. The publication provided for in subdivision (2) of § 909 of this title, shall be made in each political subdivision involved in the manner provided by law or charter for publication of its individual ordinances. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  11(8);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  945;  57 Del. Laws, c. 671, §  13;  60 Del. Laws, c. 503, §  26;
2 DE Code § 946. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 2 - Transportation|Chapter 9. Airports of Political Subdivisions|Subchapter IV. Joint Operations|§ 946. Condemnation.

§ 946. Condemnation. Condemnation proceedings shall be instituted, in the names of the political subdivisions jointly, and the property acquired shall be held by the political subdivisions as tenants in common. Sections 905 and 906 of this title shall apply to such proceedings. Code 1935, c. 167;  45 Del. Laws, c. 300, §  11(9);  2 Del. C. 1953, §  946;