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2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation of Aeronautics › Section 21407.1.

21407.1. (a) It is unlawful for any person, who is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug, to operate an aircraft in the air, or on the ground or water, or to engage in parachuting for sport.
(b) No person shall operate an aircraft in the air or on the ground or water who has 0.04 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood.
(Added by renumbering Section 21407.5 by Stats. 1987, Ch. 526, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation of Aeronautics › Section 21407.6.

21407.6. (a) Any person convicted under Section 21407.1 shall be punished upon a first conviction by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than six months or by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Any person convicted under Section 21407.1 shall be punished upon a second or any subsequent conviction by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five days nor more than one year and by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), without being granted probation by the court and without having the court suspend the execution of the sentence.
(b) Any person convicted under Section 21407.1 and who, when so operating an aircraft, has done any act forbidden by law or neglects any duty imposed by law in the operation of the aircraft, which act or neglect proximately causes bodily injury to any person other than the operator shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or in the county jail for not less than 90 days nor more than one year and by fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 564. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation of Aeronautics › Section 21408.

21408. For any violation of Section 21407 or 21407.1, in addition to the penalties provided by Section 21019 or 21407.6, the court may prohibit the violator from operating an aircraft within the state for a period not exceeding one year. Violation of the prohibition of the court may be treated as a separate offense under this section or as a contempt of court. Upon a plea of guilty or conviction under Section 21407 or 21407.1, the department shall cause a record of the plea or conviction and of the sentence imposed to be maintained. This section does not authorize the court or any other agency or person to take away, impound, hold, or mark any federal certificate, permit, rating, or license. The peace officer requesting that a person submit to a chemical test of the blood, breath, or urine pursuant to Section 21407.2 shall report anyone refusing to submit to the chemical test to the Federal Aviation Administration for appropriate administrative action.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 526, Sec. 4.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation of Aeronautics › Section 21409.

21409. It is unlawful for any person to engage in aeronautics as an airman in the State unless he has an appropriate effective airman certificate, permit, rating, or license issued by the United States authorizing him to engage in the particular class of aeronautics in which he is engaged, if the certificate, permit, rating, or license is required by the United States.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 151.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation of Aeronautics › Section 21410.

21410. Every airman shall keep any certificate, permit, rating, or license required for him by the United States in his personal possession when he is operating within the state. He shall present it for inspection upon the demand of any peace officer, any other officer of the state or of a political subdivision, or member, official, or employee of the department, authorized by Section 21252 to enforce the aeronautics laws, or any official, manager, or person in charge of any airport upon which the airman lands, or upon the reasonable request of any other person.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation of Aeronautics › Section 21411.

21411. It is unlawful for any person to operate, or cause or authorize to be operated, any civil aircraft within this State unless the aircraft has an appropriate effective certificate, permit, or license issued by the United States if required by the United States.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 151.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation of Aeronautics › Section 21412.

21412. Any certificate, permit, or license required by the United States for an aircraft shall be carried in the aircraft at all times while the aircraft is operating in the state, shall be conspicuously posted in the aircraft where it may be readily seen by passengers or inspectors, and shall be presented for inspection upon the demand of any peace officer, any other officer of the state or of a political subdivision, or member, official, or employee of the department, authorized by Section 21252 to enforce the aeronautics laws, or any official, manager, or person in charge of any airport upon which the aircraft lands, or upon the reasonable request of any person.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation of Aeronautics › Section 21413.

21413. The department shall report to the appropriate federal agency all accidents in aeronautics in this state of which it is informed, and shall, insofar as is practicable, preserve, protect, and prevent the removal of the component parts of any aircraft involved in an accident being investigated by it until the federal agency institutes an investigation.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation of Aeronautics › Section 21415.

21415. No person shall be in, or perform any act in connection with the maintenance or operation of, any aircraft when under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
This section does not apply to a person who is in an aircraft merely as a passenger, but this section shall not be construed to relieve any such person of criminal liability imposed by any other law for being intoxicated while in an aircraft.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1639.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Regulation of Aeronautics › Section 21416.

21416. On all commercial aircraft which transport passengers for compensation or hire the door which separates the pilot compartment from the passenger compartment shall be kept locked at all times the aircraft is in a flight over this state during which passengers are being transported except:
(a) During takeoff and landing of the airplane when such door is the means of access to a required passenger emergency exit.
(b) At such times as it may be necessary to provide access to the flight crew or passenger compartments for the crew members in the performance of their duties, or to provide access for other persons authorized admission to the flight crew compartment.
The pilot of the aircraft shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if the door is not so locked.
It shall be unlawful for any person, except a member of the crew, to have in his possession in the passenger compartment at any time the aircraft is in a flight over this state during which passengers are being transported a key or other device for opening such door from the passenger side of the door.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 341.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 1 - Assistance to Political Subdivisions › Section 21601.

21601. The department may make available its engineering and other technical services, with or without charge, to any political subdivision or person desiring them in connection with the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation of airports or air navigation facilities, subject to rules promulgated by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 1 - Assistance to Political Subdivisions › Section 21603.

21603. Upon the request of any political subdivision or political subdivisions acting jointly, the department may act as agent in accepting, receiving, receipting for, and disbursing federal money, and other money public or private, made available to finance, in whole or in part, the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation of a public airport or air navigation facility. The department may act as agent in contracting for and supervising the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation. Any political subdivision may designate the department as its agent for these purposes.
The department as principal on behalf of the state, and any political subdivision on its own behalf, may enter into any contracts with each other, the United States, or any person, which may be required in connection with a grant or loan of federal money for public airport or air navigation facility purposes.
All federal money accepted under this section shall be accepted and transferred or expended by the department upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by the United States. All money received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury, to be disbursed or expended in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which it was made available.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 1 - Assistance to Political Subdivisions › Section 21605.

21605. No proprietor of any permitted airport which is open to the public and has received public funds shall close or suspend operation of the airport, or close an existing runway or taxiway except on a temporary basis for inspection, maintenance, construction, or emergency purposes, without notifying the department in writing 60 days prior to the intended closure or suspension of operations. On its own motion or upon the request of an affected or interested person, the department may conduct a public hearing to determine the impact of the intended closure or suspension of operations, both economically and on the entire state air transportation system. The department may take appropriate action to assist the proprietor in keeping the airport operational and open for public use.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 707, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2 - State Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › Section 21631.

21631. From appropriations or other money made available for the purpose, the department, on behalf of and in the name of the state, may plan, establish, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, equip, operate, regulate, and protect airports and air navigation facilities, either within or without the state, including the construction, installation, equipment, maintenance, and operation at the airports of buildings and other facilities for the servicing of aircraft or for the comfort and accommodation of air travelers.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2 - State Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › Section 21633.

21633. For the purposes of this article, the department, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, may acquire real or personal property, or any interest therein, including any property described in Section 21652.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1239.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2 - State Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › Section 21636.

21636. The department may dispose of any property, airport, air navigation facility, or portion or interest, acquired pursuant to this article, by sale, lease, or otherwise. The disposal shall be in accordance with the laws of this state governing the disposition of other state property, except that in the case of disposals to any political subdivision or government or the United States for aeronautical purposes, the disposal may be effected in the manner and upon the terms the department deems in the best interests of the state.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2 - State Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › Section 21637.

21637. In operating an airport or air navigation facility owned or controlled by the state, the department may enter into contracts, leases, and other arrangements for a term not exceeding 20 years with any person, granting the privilege of using or improving the airport or air navigation facility or space therein for commercial purposes, conferring the privilege of supplying goods, commodities, things, services, or facilities at the airport or air navigation facility, or making available services to be furnished by the department or its agents at the airport or air navigation facility. In each case the department may establish the terms and conditions and fix the charges, rentals, or fees for the privileges or services, which shall be reasonable and uniform for the same class of privilege or service and shall be established with regard to the property and improvement used and the expenses of operation to the state. In no case shall the public be deprived of its rightful, equal, and uniform use of the airport, air navigation facility, or portion of either. The department shall grant no exclusive privilege for the sale or delivery of gasoline or other petroleum products.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2 - State Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › Section 21638.

21638. The department shall call for bids for the operation of any state-owned airport and shall lease the airport for a term not to exceed five years to the highest qualified bidder or bidders. No person shall be granted any authority to operate the airport other than as a public airport or to enter into any contracts, leases, or other arrangements in connection with the operation of the airport which the department might not have undertaken under Section 21637. The state may operate an airport only if no acceptable bid is received.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2 - State Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › Section 21639.

21639. The department shall grant no exclusive right for the use of any airport or air navigation facility under its jurisdiction. This section shall not be construed to prevent the making of contracts, leases, and other arrangements pursuant to this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2 - State Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › Section 21640.

21640. To enforce the payment of any charges for repairs, improvements, storage, or care of any personal property by the department or its agents in connection with the operation of an airport or air navigation facility owned or operated by the state, the state has a lien on the property, which is enforceable by the department as provided by law.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2 - State Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › Section 21646.

21646. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to release or fly or cause to be released or flown, within five miles of any airport, any moored balloon, kite, unmanned rocket, or unmanned free balloon which might be ingested by an aircraft engine or might cause a pilot’s view of the airport and zone approach to be obstructed, or which could be used to suspend an object capable of endangering airborne aircraft or impairing a pilot’s vision.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1350.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2.5 - Non-Public-Use Airports › Section 21650.

21650. “Airport” for the purposes of this article means an airport not open to the general public.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1243, Sec. 17. Effective September 30, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2.5 - Non-Public-Use Airports › Section 21650.1.

21650.1. An airport shall be marked as required by rule of the department with letters or symbol selected by the department to designate that the airport is not open to the general public. In selecting the letters or symbol, the department shall be guided by letters or symbols currently in use by the Federal Aviation Administration for similar or comparable purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1243, Sec. 18. Effective September 30, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2.5 - Non-Public-Use Airports › Section 21650.2.

21650.2. Nothing shall prevent an airport from applying for and receiving a permit pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 21661) of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1243, Sec. 19. Effective September 30, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2.6 - Hazard Elimination; Flight Disturbance › Section 21652.

21652. (a) Any person authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain for airport purposes may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, lease, condemnation, or otherwise:
(1) Any property necessary to permit the safe and efficient operation of the airport, or to permit the removal, elimination, obstruction-marking, or obstruction-lighting of airport hazards, or to prevent the establishment of airport hazards.
(2) Airspace or an easement in such airspace above the surface of property where necessary to permit imposition upon such property of excessive noise, vibration, discomfort, inconvenience, interference with use and enjoyment, and any consequent reduction in market value, due to the operation of aircraft to and from the airport.
(3) Remainder property underlying property taken pursuant to paragraph (2), where permitted by Section 1240.410 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(b) As used in this section, “property” includes real and personal property and any right or interest therein, whether within, beyond, adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, the boundaries of an airport or airport site, and, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, includes air rights, airspace, air easements, and easements in airport hazards.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2.6 - Hazard Elimination; Flight Disturbance › Section 21653.

21653. Any person authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain for airport purposes may provide, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, for the removal or relocation of any airport hazard or the removal or relocation of all facilities, structures, and equipment that may interfere with the location, expansion, development, or improvement of the airport and other air navigation facilities or with the safe approach thereto and takeoff therefrom by aircraft. Any person acting under authority of this section shall pay the cost of such removal or relocation.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1240.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2.7 - Regulation of Obstructions › Section 21655.

21655. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the proposed site of any state building or other enclosure is within two miles, measured by air line, of that point on an airport runway, or runway proposed by an airport master plan, which is nearest the site, the state agency or office which proposes to construct the building or other enclosure shall, before acquiring title to property for the new state building or other enclosure site or for an addition to a present site, notify the Department of Transportation, in writing, of the proposed acquisition. The department shall investigate the proposed site and, within 30 working days after receipt of the notice, shall submit to the state agency or office which proposes to construct the building or other enclosure a written report of the investigation and its recommendations concerning acquisition of the site.
If the report of the department does not favor acquisition of the site, no state funds shall be expended for the acquisition of the new state building or other enclosure site, or the expansion of the present site, or for the construction of the state building or other enclosure, provided that the provisions of this section shall not affect title to real property once it is acquired.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1243, Sec. 20. Effective September 30, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2.7 - Regulation of Obstructions › Section 21656.

21656. No person shall erect or add to the height of any structure within the boundaries of this state which will result in a structure that extends more than 500 feet above the ground on which such structure rests until a permit therefor has been issued for such purpose by the department. This section is not applicable to the construction of any structure if the Federal Communications Commission is required to approve the height of the structure or if the height of the structure is required to be approved under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (Public Law 85-726; 72 Stat. 731).
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 398.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2.7 - Regulation of Obstructions › Section 21657.

21657. The department may refuse issuance of a permit under Section 21656 if it determines that the erection of or addition to a structure would obstruct the airspace overlying the state so as to create an unsafe condition for the flight of aircraft.
Any person denied a permit shall, upon request, be granted a hearing by the department to determine whether a permit shall be issued. The hearing shall be held pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 511.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2.7 - Regulation of Obstructions › Section 21658.

21658. No public utility shall construct any pole, pole line, distribution or transmission tower, or tower line, or substation structure in the vicinity of the exterior boundary of an aircraft landing area of any airport open to public use, in a location with respect to the airport and at a height so as to constitute an obstruction to air navigation, as an obstruction is defined in accordance with Part 77 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, Federal Aviation Administration, or any corresponding rules or regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration, unless the Federal Aviation Administration has determined that the pole, line, tower, or structure does not constitute a hazard to air navigation. This section shall not apply to existing poles, lines, towers, or structures or to the repair, replacement, or reconstruction thereof if the original height is not materially exceeded and this section shall not apply unless just compensation shall have first been paid to the public utility by the owner of any airport for any property or property rights which would be taken or damaged hereby.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 681, Sec. 37.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 2.7 - Regulation of Obstructions › Section 21659.

21659. (a) No person shall construct or alter any structure or permit any natural growth to grow at a height which exceeds the obstruction standards set forth in the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration relating to objects affecting navigable airspace contained in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 77, Subpart C, unless the Federal Aviation Administration has determined that the construction, alteration, or growth does not constitute a hazard to air navigation or would not create an unsafe condition for air navigation.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to a pole, pole line, distribution or transmission tower, or tower line or substation of a public utility, as specified in Section 21658.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 198, Sec. 3. (AB 3246) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21661.

21661. This article does not apply to any temporary seaplane landing site, ultralight vehicle flightpark, or to airports owned or operated by the United States. To the extent necessary, the department may exempt any other class of airports, pursuant to a reasonable classification or grouping, from any rule or requirement thereof, adopted pursuant to this article, if it finds that its application would be an undue burden on the class and is not required in the interest of public safety.
This section shall become operative on January 1, 1989.
(Repealed (in Sec. 4) and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1215, Sec. 5. Section operative January 1, 1989, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21661.5.

21661.5. (a) No political subdivision, any of its officers or employees, or any person may submit any application for the construction of a new airport to any local, regional, state, or federal agency unless the plan for construction is first approved by the board of supervisors of the county, or the city council of the city, in which the airport is to be located and unless the plan is submitted to the appropriate commission exercising powers pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 21670) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 9, and acted upon by that commission in accordance with the provisions of that article.
(b) A county board of supervisors or a city council may, pursuant to Section 65100 of the Government Code, delegate its responsibility under this section for the approval of a plan for construction of new helicopter landing and takeoff areas, to the county or city planning agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 22, Sec. 172. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21661.6.

21661.6. (a) Prior to the acquisition of land or any interest therein, including tide and submerged lands or other lands subject to the public trust for commerce, navigation, or fisheries, by any political subdivision for the purpose of expanding or enlarging any existing publicly owned airport, the acquiring entity shall submit a plan of that expansion or enlargement to the board of supervisors of the county, or the city council of the city, in which the property proposed to be acquired is located.
(b) The plan shall show in detail the airport-related uses and other uses proposed for the property to be acquired.
(c) The board of supervisors or the city council, as the case may be, shall, upon notice, conduct a public hearing on the plan, and shall thereafter approve or disapprove the plan.
(d) Upon approval of the plan, the proposed acquisition of property may begin.
(e) The use of property so acquired shall thereafter conform to the approved plan, and any variance from that plan, or changes proposed therein, shall first be approved by the appropriate board of supervisors or city council after a public hearing on the subject of the variance or plan change.
(f) The requirements of this section are in addition to any other requirements of law relating to construction or expansion of airports.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 534, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21662.

21662. The department shall have the authority to issue airport site approval permits, amended airport site approval permits, airport permits, and amended airport permits. No charge shall be made for the issuance of any permit.
(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1309.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21662.1.

21662.1. (a) At or as near as practical to the site of a medical emergency and at a medical facility, an officer authorized by a public safety agency may designate an area for the landing and taking off of an emergency service helicopter, in accordance with regulations established not later than January 1, 1989, pursuant to Section 21243.
(b) “Public safety agency” means any city, county, state agency, or special purpose district authorized to arrange for emergency medical services.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1215, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21662.5.

21662.5. Notwithstanding Section 21006 or Section 21661 or any other provision of law to the contrary, no helicopter may land or depart in any area within 1,000 feet, measured by air line, of the boundary of any public or private school maintaining kindergarten classes or any classes in grades 1 through 12, without approval of the department or by a public safety agency designated by the department, unless the landing or departure takes place at a permitted permanent heliport, or is a designated emergency medical service landing site.
Before approval of the landing or departure of a helicopter pursuant to this section, all schools within the specified area shall be notified by the department or public safety agency of the application and shall have 15 days after the notice in which to demand a public hearing. The public hearing shall be held at a location in the immediate vicinity of the landing or departure site. The department or public safety agency shall not grant approval pursuant to this section unless it has first found that helicopter operations at the proposed site can be conducted in a safe manner, and in accordance with criteria established by the department.
This section shall not prevent the governing body of any city or county from enacting ordinances or regulations imposing restrictions equal to or greater than those imposed by this section.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1243, Sec. 21. Effective September 30, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21663.

21663. It is unlawful for any political subdivision, any of its officers or employees, or any person to operate an airport unless an appropriate airport permit required by rule of the department has been issued by the department and has not subsequently been revoked.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 712.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21664.

21664. Any political subdivision or person planning to construct, establish, or expand an airport shall apply for the appropriate permit from the department prior to the construction, establishment or expansion. The application shall set forth the location of all highways, railways, wires, cables, poles, fences, schools, residential areas and places of public gathering, and any other information as may be required by the rules and regulations of the department. Whenever an airport owned or operated by the United States ceases to be so owned or operated, any political subdivision or person desiring or planning to own or operate the airport shall apply to the department in compliance with the provisions of this article. If the airport holds a permit issued by the department, the application shall be confined to consideration of the matters enumerated in subdivision (e) of Section 21666.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1243, Sec. 22. Effective September 30, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21664.5.

21664.5. (a) An amended airport permit shall be required for every expansion of an existing airport. An applicant for an amended airport permit shall comply with each requirement of this article pertaining to permits for new airports. The department may by regulation provide for exemptions from the operation of this section pursuant to Section 21661, except that no exemption shall be made limiting the applicability of subdivision (e) of Section 21666, pertaining to environmental considerations, including the requirement for public hearings in connection therewith.
(b) As used in this section, “airport expansion” includes any of the following:
(1) The acquisition of runway protection zones, as defined in Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular 150/1500-13, or of any interest in land for the purpose of any other expansion as set forth in this section.
(2) The construction of a new runway.
(3) The extension or realignment of an existing runway.
(4) Any other expansion of the airport’s physical facilities for the purpose of accomplishing or which are related to the purpose of paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
(c) This section does not apply to any expansion of an existing airport if the expansion commenced on or prior to the effective date of this section and the expansion met the approval, on or prior to that effective date, of each governmental agency that required the approval by law.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21666.

21666. The department shall issue a permit if it is satisfied that all of the following requirements have been met:
(a) The site meets or exceeds the minimum airport standards specified by the department in its rules and regulations, provided, however, that the department may modify its minimum airport standards when issuing a permit if it is satisfied that the airport will conform to minimum standards of safety.
(b) Safe air traffic patterns have been established for the proposed airport and for all existing airports and approved airport sites in its vicinity.
(c) The zone of approach of the airport has been engineered in conformity with the provisions of Section 21403, the documents relating thereto are available for public inspection.
(d) The department when issuing a permit may impose reasonable conditions which it deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article.
(e) The advantages to the public in selection of the site of a proposed new airport outweigh the disadvantages to the environment or, in the case of an amended permit, the advantages to the public of the proposed airport expansion outweigh the disadvantages to the environment. Environmental considerations include but are not limited to noise, air pollution, and the burden upon the surrounding area caused by the airport or airport expansion, including but not limited to, surface traffic and expense. The standards by which noise considerations are weighed shall be the level of noise acceptable to a reasonable person residing in the vicinity of the airport. The regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 21669 may be considered in determining such level of noise.
Each permit issued by the department shall set forth any conditions imposed thereon, and any modification of the general minimum airport standards prescribed by the department relative to such airport or airport site.
The department may refuse to issue a permit under this article if it determines that the requirements of this section have not been met. Any person denied a permit shall, upon request, be granted a hearing by the department to determine whether the permit should be issued.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1052.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21668.

21668. The department may revoke any airport permit if it determines that any of the following conditions are present:
(a) There has been an abandonment of a site or an airport.
(b) There has been a failure within the time prescribed to develop the site as an airport or to comply with the conditions of the approval as set forth in the permit.
(c) The airport or site no longer conforms to the minimum airport standards prescribed by the department, or no longer complies with the conditions imposed in the airport permit or site approval.
(d) The owner or operator of a permitted airport has failed to comply with any rule or regulation of the department.
(e) The site may no longer be safely used by the general public because of a change in physical or legal conditions either on or off the airport site.
The department shall not revoke a permit under this section without prior notice or opportunity for hearing, unless the department determines in writing that public safety considerations require a summary revocation. In this event, any person aggrieved by the action of the department shall, upon request, be granted a hearing by the department to determine whether the revocation shall remain in effect.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1052.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21668.2.

21668.2. In lieu of revoking an airport permit pursuant to Section 21668, the department may suspend any airport permit, or may require suspension of operations of a portion of an airport, and such suspension shall remain in effect until the department determines that the conditions requiring the suspension no longer exist.
The department shall not order a suspension under this section without prior notice or opportunity for hearing, unless the department determines in writing that public safety considerations require a summary suspension. In this event, any person aggrieved by the action of the department shall, upon request, be granted a hearing by the department to determine whether the suspension shall remain in effect.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1052.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21669.

21669. The department shall adopt noise standards governing the operation of aircraft and aircraft engines for airports operating under a valid permit issued by the department to an extent not prohibited by federal law. The standards shall be based upon the level of noise acceptable to a reasonable person residing in the vicinity of the airport.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1585.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21669.1.

21669.1. (a) Land use conversion involving existing residential communities shall generally be considered the least desirable action for achieving compliance with noise standards regulations adopted by the Department of Transportation pursuant to Section 21669.
(b) Nothing in this section creates a private right of action in any civil litigation.
(c) This section is declaratory of existing regulations of the department.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1180, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21669.2.

21669.2. In its deliberations, the department shall be governed by the following guidelines:
(a) Statewide uniformity in standards of acceptable airport noise need not be required, and the maximum amount of local control and enforcement shall be permitted.
(b) Due consideration shall be given to the economic and technological feasibility of complying with the standards promulgated by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 681, Sec. 39.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21669.3.

21669.3. Any regulations designed to establish a noise monitoring program at an airport entering service after November 30, 1971, shall go into effect on the date the airport enters service.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 725, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21669.4.

21669.4. (a) The violation of the noise standards by any aircraft shall be deemed a misdemeanor and the operator thereof shall be punished by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each infraction.
(b) It shall be the function of the county wherein an airport is situated to enforce the noise regulations established by the department. To this end, the operator of an airport shall furnish to the enforcement authority designated by the county the information required by the department’s regulations to permit the efficient enforcement thereof. The operator of each airport shall reimburse the county for its costs of implementing the airport noise regulations contained in Article 8 (commencing with Section 5050) of subchapter 6 of Title 4 of the California Administrative Code, which shall, for purposes of subdivision (c), credit the operator for any amounts received from penalties assessed for violations at such airport. Upon request of the operator, the department shall review and shall determine the reasonableness of such costs, and such costs may be considered in fixing any airport user fees.
(c) Penalties assessed for the violation of the noise regulations shall be used first to reimburse the General Fund for the amount of any money appropriated to carry out the purposes for which the noise regulations are established, and second be used in the enforcement of the noise regulations at participating airports.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1207.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3 - Regulation of Airports › Section 21669.6.

21669.6. Hearings under this article required by the provisions of Sections 21666, 21668, 21668.2, and 21669, or regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions, shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 491, Sec. 3. (SB 1318) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Public Utilities Code - PUC › DIVISION 9 - AVIATION › PART 1 - STATE AERONAUTICS ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Airports and Air Navigation Facilities › ARTICLE 3.5 - Airport Land Use Commission › Section 21670.2.

21670.2. (a) Sections 21670 and 21670.1 do not apply to the County of Los Angeles. In that county, the county regional planning commission has the responsibility for coordinating the airport planning of public agencies within the county. In instances where impasses result relative to this planning, an appeal may be made to the county regional planning commission by any public agency involved. The action taken by the county regional planning commission on an appeal may be overruled by a four-fifths vote of the governing body of a public agency whose planning led to the appeal.
(b) By January 1, 1992, the county regional planning commission shall adopt the airport land use compatibility plans required pursuant to Section 21675.
(c) Sections 21675.1, 21675.2, and 21679.5 do not apply to the County of Los Angeles until January 1, 1992. If the airport land use compatibility plans required pursuant to Section 21675 are not adopted by the county regional planning commission by January 1, 1992, Sections 21675.1 and 21675.2 shall apply to the County of Los Angeles until the airport land use compatibility plans are adopted.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 438, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2003.)