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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.482c - Width of Approach Surface; Outward and Upward Extension of Approach Surface.

259.482c Width of approach surface; outward and upward extension of approach surface.
Sec. 2c.
(1) Based upon the most precise approach available or planned for the end of a runway, the width of the approach surface at the end of the primary surface equals the width of the primary surface and expands uniformly to the following maximum width:
(a) For the end of a utility runway, which end has only a visual approach procedure.......................
1,200 feet
(b) For the end of other than a utility runway, which end has only a visual approach procedure..............................................
1,500 feet
(c) For the end of a utility runway, which end has a nonprecision instrument approach procedure..............................................
2,000 feet
(d) For the end of other than a utility runway, which end has a nonprecision instrument approach procedure and a visibility minimum established by the FAA that is greater than 3/4 of a statute mile...................................................
3,500 feet
(e) For the end of other than a utility runway, which end has a nonprecision instrument approach procedure and a visibility minimum established by the FAA that is 3/4 of a statute mile or less...................................................
4,000 feet
(f) For the end of a runway, which end has a precision approach procedure...........................
16,000 feet
(2) Based upon the most precise approach available or planned for the end of a runway, the approach surface extends outward and upward at the following slope for the following distance:
(a) For the end of a utility runway regardless of the available or planned approach, or for the end of other than a utility runway which end has only a visual approach procedure, a slope of 20 to 1 for 5,000 feet from the end of the primary surface.
(b) For the end of other than a utility runway, which end has a nonprecision instrument approach procedure, a slope of 34 to 1 for 10,000 feet from the end of the primary surface.
(c) For the end of other than a utility runway, which end has a precision instrument approach procedure, a slope of 50 to 1 for 10,000 feet from the end of the primary surface and, from that point, a slope of 40 to 1 for an additional 40,000 feet.
History:
Add. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.482d - Extension of Transitional Surface.

259.482d Extension of transitional surface.
Sec. 2d.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a runway's transitional surface extends to the intersection of the transitional surface with the horizontal surface.
(2) For a runway that has a precision instrument approach, the transitional surface beginning at the side of a runway's approach surface extends for 5,000 feet measured horizontally from the side of the approach surface.
History:
Add. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 28, Eff. May 30, 2016
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.482e - Perimeter of Horizontal Surface.

259.482e Perimeter of horizontal surface.
Sec. 2e.
The perimeter of a horizontal surface is constructed by swinging an arc with a radius as specified by this section from the center point of each end of the primary surface of each runway of an airport and connecting adjacent arcs by a line tangent to those arcs. The radius of an arc for a utility runway or for other than a utility runway with a visual approach equals 5,000 feet. The radius of an arc for any other runway equals 10,000 feet. The radius of the arc specified for the end of a runway shall not be less than the longest radius for the other end of the runway. If a 5,000 foot arc is encompassed by a tangent connecting adjacent 10,000 foot arcs, the 5,000 foot arc shall be disregarded in constructing the perimeter of the horizontal surface.
History:
Add. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.482f - Meteorological Tower; Requirements; Database of Locations; Information to Be Provided by Owner; Marking; Removal.

259.482f Meteorological tower; requirements; database of locations; information to be provided by owner; marking; removal.
Sec. 2f.
(1) A meteorological tower that is 50 feet in height above the ground or higher and the appearance of which is not otherwise regulated by state or federal law must comply with all of the following:
(a) The tower must be painted in equal, alternating bands of orange and white, beginning with orange at the top of the tower and ending with orange at the bottom of the tower.
(b) The tower must have 1 or more 7-foot safety sleeves placed at each anchor point that extend from the anchor point along each guy wire attached to the anchor point.
(c) The tower must have at least 1 orange marker ball attached to each guy wire at the highest point that does not affect the stability of the tower and the measurement of wind speed.
(2) The commission may establish, maintain, and publish a database that contains locations of all existing meteorological towers.
(3) Within 60 days after the effective date of this section, an owner of any existing meteorological tower erected in this state shall provide the commission with all of the following:
(a) The global positioning system coordinates of the center of the meteorological tower.
(b) The elevation of the site, in feet.
(c) The structure's height above ground level, in feet.
(d) The owner's or lessee's name, address, telephone number, and electronic mail address, if any.
(e) The name of any owner's representative.
(4) Within 1 year after the effective date of this section, an owner of an existing meteorological tower erected in this state shall mark the tower as required by subsection (1).
(5) Ten days or more before the erection of a new meteorological tower, an owner of the tower shall provide to the commission the information required under subsection (3) and certification by the owner that the tower has been marked in accordance with this section.
(6) Within 10 days after the removal of a meteorological tower, an owner of the tower shall notify the commission of the removal.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 28, Eff. May 30, 2016
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.483 - Building Permits; Public Utility Structures, Emergency Repair.

259.483 Building permits; public utility structures, emergency repair.
Sec. 3.
No application for a permit shall be required for the emergency repair or replacement of nonconforming public utility structures, other than buildings, to insure continuity of proper customer service, when the height of such structures is not increased by such emergency repair or replacement: Provided further, That any combination of circumstances calling for immediate action or remedy in the repair or replacement of such nonconforming public utility structures shall be deemed an emergency.
History:
1959, Act 259, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.484 - Structure Extending More Than 1,000 Feet Above Ground Elevation at Structure's Site; Conditions to Issuance of Permit to Erect, Add To, or Replace.

259.484 Structure extending more than 1,000 feet above ground elevation at structure's site; conditions to issuance of permit to erect, add to, or replace.
Sec. 4.
(1) Unless the commission conducts an airspace study and finds noninterference to air navigation, the commission shall not issue a permit to erect, add to, or replace a structure that will extend more than 1,000 feet above ground elevation at the structure's site. A person shall not erect, add to, or replace a structure for which a permit is required, which structure exceeds the height allowed by the permit.
(2) The commission may issue a permit to erect or add to a structure that will extend more than 1,000 feet above the ground elevation at the site of the structure proposed to be erected or added to if the proposed structure will not be higher than 50 feet above the height of the highest structure in existence on March 19, 1960, which highest structure is within a distance of 1 mile from the location of the structure proposed to be erected or added to.
History:
1959, Act 259, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.485 - Application for Permit; Statement of Location and Maximum Height; Applicability of Height Restrictions.

259.485 Application for permit; statement of location and maximum height; applicability of height restrictions.
Sec. 5.
(1) It is not necessary that ownership of, option for, or other possessory right to a specific location site be held by the applicant before application for a permit is filed with the commission. A permit, among other things, shall state the specific location and the maximum height allowed for the structure.
(2) The height restrictions of this act do not apply to the alteration of a structure owned by an applicant who is before the federal communications commission under the federal communications commission's mass media docket numbers 80-90 and 84-231, which alteration is a result of those proceedings.
History:
1959, Act 259, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.486 - Permit; Specification of Visual or Aural Identification; Compliance With Federal Laws or Regulations; Operation During Daylight Hours; High Intensity White Obstruction Lights; Demolition or Removal of Structure; Violation.

259.486 Permit; specification of visual or aural identification; compliance with federal laws or regulations; operation during daylight hours; high intensity white obstruction lights; demolition or removal of structure; violation.
Sec. 6.
(1) A permit must specify the obstruction markers, markings, lighting, or other visual or aural identification required to be installed on or in the vicinity of the structure, if any. The identification characteristics required must conform to federal laws and regulations. Notwithstanding any federal guidelines, and on consideration of the relevant facts, a permit may require lighting to be operational during daylight hours.
(2) Unless waived by the commission because of federal permit requirements or other valid reasons, the obstruction lights for a structure more than 800 feet above the ground elevation at the structure's site must be high intensity white obstruction lights and must be operational during daylight hours, in addition to any nighttime lighting requirement.
(3) If ordered by the commission, the owner of a nonconforming structure that is permanently out of service or partially dismantled, destroyed, deteriorated, or decayed shall demolish or remove the structure.
(4) Failure to maintain obstruction lights in an operable condition is a violation of this act.
History:
1959, Act 259, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 28, Eff. May 30, 2016
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.487 - Application for Permit; Investigation; Considerations; Notice of Determination; Hearing.

259.487 Application for permit; investigation; considerations; notice of determination; hearing.
Sec. 7.
(1) On receiving an application for a permit, the commission shall investigate as necessary to process the application properly under this act. In an investigation under this section, the commission shall consider the safety and welfare of persons and property in the air and on the ground and that consideration must be paramount to a consideration of economic and technical factors.
(2) If, on investigation, the commission determines that a permit should not be issued or that the height or location should be other than as applied for, the commission shall notify the applicant in writing of the commission's determination. The notification may be served by delivering it personally to the applicant or by sending it by first-class mail to the applicant at the address specified in the application. The determination is final 30 days after notification of the determination is served, unless the applicant, within the 30-day period, requests in writing that a hearing be held before the commission with reference to the application. The commission shall make a hearing under this section open to the public. Any person interested may appear and be heard either in person or by counsel and may present pertinent evidence and testimony.
History:
1959, Act 259, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 28, Eff. May 30, 2016
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.488 - Building Permits; Conduct, Controlling Statute and Rules for Conduct of Public Hearings.

259.488 Building permits; conduct, controlling statute and rules for conduct of public hearings.
Sec. 8.
All public hearings shall be conducted as prescribed by Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1945, as amended, being sections 259.1 to 259.208 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
History:
1959, Act 259, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
Admin Rule:
R 259.201 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.489 - Appeal.

259.489 Appeal.
Sec. 9.
Within 10 days after the issuance of an order or rule of the commission, a person aggrieved by the order or rule may appeal to or have the action of the commission reviewed by the circuit court of Ingham county in the manner provided for the review of orders of other administrative bodies of this state.
History:
1959, Act 259, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.490 - Action to Enjoin, Restrain, Correct, or Abate Violation.

259.490 Action to enjoin, restrain, correct, or abate violation.
Sec. 10.
In addition to any other remedy, the commission may institute in a court of competent jurisdiction an action to enjoin, restrain, correct, or abate a violation of this act or of a rule or order of the commission issued pursuant to this act. The court may grant the relief necessary under this act and the rules and orders of the commission issued pursuant to this act.
History:
1959, Act 259, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.491 - Rules; Forms.

259.491 Rules; forms.
Sec. 11.
The commission shall adopt and promulgate, and may from time to time amend or rescind, reasonable rules for the administration of this act in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Publication and distribution of changes in the rules shall be at the commission's expense. The commission shall prescribe and furnish forms necessary for the administration of this act.
History:
1959, Act 259, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1986, Act 296, Eff. Apr. 1, 1987
Admin Rule:
R 259.201 et seq. and R 259.241 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.492 - Violation of Act; Penalty.

259.492 Violation of act; penalty.
Sec. 12.
Whoever violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00, or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both. Each day that such violation or failure continues is a separate offense.
History:
1959, Act 259, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 259 of 1959 - Tall Structure Act (259.481 - 259.493) › Section 259.493 - Tall Structure Act; Short Title.

259.493 Tall structure act; short title.
Sec. 13.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "tall structure act".
History:
1959, Act 259, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 329 of 1945 - Michigan Aviation Matching Fund (259.501 - 259.509)

MICHIGAN AVIATION MATCHING FUND
Act 329 of 1945
259.501-259.509 Repealed. 1949, Act 298, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1949;—1976, Act 191, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1976.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 206 of 1951 - Michigan Aviation Supplemental Matching Fund (259.511 - 259.517)

MICHIGAN AVIATION SUPPLEMENTAL MATCHING FUND
Act 206 of 1951
259.511-259.517 Repealed. 1976, Act 191, Imd. Eff. July 8, 1976.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 206 of 1952 - Michigan Aviation Supplemental Matching Fund (259.521 - 259.527)

MICHIGAN AVIATION SUPPLEMENTAL MATCHING FUND
Act 206 of 1952
259.521-259.527 Expired. 1952, Act 206, Eff. July 1, 1953.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 222 of 1953 - Michigan Aviation Supplemental Matching Fund (259.531 - 259.537)

MICHIGAN AVIATION SUPPLEMENTAL MATCHING FUND
Act 222 of 1953
259.531-259.537 Expired. 1953, Act 222, Eff. July 1, 1954.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 266 of 1955 - Michigan Aviation Supplemental Matching Fund (259.541 - 259.547)

MICHIGAN AVIATION SUPPLEMENTAL MATCHING FUND
Act 266 of 1955
259.541-259.547 Expired. 1955, Act 266, Eff. July 1, 1956.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 204 of 1956 - Michigan Aviation Supplemental Matching Fund (259.551 - 259.557)

MICHIGAN AVIATION SUPPLEMENTAL MATCHING FUND
Act 204 of 1956
259.551-259.557 Expired. 1956, Act 204, Eff. July 1, 1957.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 271 of 1957 - Michigan Aviation Supplemental Matching Fund (259.561 - 259.566)

MICHIGAN AVIATION SUPPLEMENTAL MATCHING FUND
Act 271 of 1957
259.561-259.566 Expired. 1957, Act 271, Eff. July 1, 1958.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 255 of 1959 - Michigan Aviation Supplemental Matching Fund (259.571 - 259.576)

MICHIGAN AVIATION SUPPLEMENTAL MATCHING FUND
Act 255 of 1959
259.571-259.576 Expired. 1959, Act 255, Eff. July 1, 1960.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 130 of 1960 - Michigan Aviation Supplemental Matching Fund (259.581 - 259.586)

MICHIGAN AVIATION SUPPLEMENTAL MATCHING FUND
Act 130 of 1960
259.581-259.586 Expired. 1960, Act 130, Eff. July 1, 1961.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 168 of 1961 - Michigan Aviation Supplemental Matching Fund (259.591 - 259.596)

MICHIGAN AVIATION SUPPLEMENTAL MATCHING FUND
Act 168 of 1961
259.591-259.596 Expired. 1961, Act 168, Eff. July 1, 1962.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 296 of 1931 - Lansing Airport; Lease of Lands (259.601 - 259.602) › Section 259.601 - Lease of Lands to Lansing for Airport; State Administrative Board Authority, Term, Description of Lands.

259.601 Lease of lands to Lansing for airport; state administrative board authority, term, description of lands.
Sec. 1.
The state administrative board is hereby authorized to lease to the city of Lansing for a period of 25 years the tract of land now under the jurisdiction and held by the boys' vocational school and now being used for airport purposes and described as, the southwest 1/4 of section 31; west 1/2 of the southeast 1/4 of section 31; the south 1/2 of northwest 1/4 of section 31; the southwest 1/4 of the northeast 1/4 of section 31 of Dewitt township, T5N, R2W, except the right-of-way of the Pere Marquette railroad and the land south of said right-of-way being 338 acres more or less.
History:
1931, Act 296, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 259.601
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 296 of 1931 - Lansing Airport; Lease of Lands (259.601 - 259.602) › Section 259.602 - Lease of Lands to Lansing for Airport; Conditions.

259.602 Lease of lands to Lansing for airport; conditions.
Sec. 2.
Such lease shall be upon the following conditions:
(a) Such property shall be used as an airport and landing field and the city of Lansing shall improve and maintain it as such.
(b) The city of Lansing shall pay to the state the sum of 1,000 dollars as an annual rental during the term of such lease.
(c) The state shall reserve the right to use the same for the purpose of an airport and landing field and to that end to build and maintain 1 hangar.
(d) At the expiration of the lease herein authorized to be made, the state administrative board may sell the land described upon such terms and at such price as it may deem proper, but based on the established value of lands in that vicinity at that time. The city of Lansing is hereby given an option to purchase said property at the time named and at the price to be fixed as herein set forth.
History:
1931, Act 296, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 259.602
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 143 of 1956 - Capital City Airport Terminal Building (259.611 - 259.617)

CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING
Act 143 of 1956
259.611-259.617 Repealed. 1970, Act 73, Imd. Eff. July 16, 1970.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 206 of 1957 - Community Airports (259.621 - 259.631) › Section 259.621 - Airport Authority; Formation; Purpose; Selection and Location of Site for Physical Facilities.

259.621 Airport authority; formation; purpose; selection and location of site for physical facilities.
Sec. 1.
Any 2 or more counties, cities, incorporated villages, or townships, or any combination thereof, by resolution of their respective legislative bodies, may join to form an airport authority for the purpose of planning, promoting, acquiring, constructing, improving, enlarging, extending, owning, maintaining, and operating the landing, navigational, and building facilities necessary thereto, either within or without their limits, of 1 or more community airports. A site for the physical facilities of the airport authority shall not be selected without the approval of 2/3 of the total membership of the airport authority board and shall be located within the boundaries of the airport authority.
History:
1957, Act 206, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 216, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 32, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1969 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 312, Imd. Eff. Oct. 14, 1982
Popular Name:
Community Airport Authority Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 206 of 1957 - Community Airports (259.621 - 259.631) › Section 259.622 - Airport Authority; Body Corporate, Powers.

259.622 Airport authority; body corporate, powers.
Sec. 2.
The airport authority shall be a body corporate with power to sue or be sued in any court of this state and may exercise any and all powers necessary and incident to the acquisition, construction, improvement, enlargement, extension, ownership, maintenance and operation of the landing, navigational and building facilities necessary thereto of 1 or more community airports.
History:
1957, Act 206, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
Popular Name:
Community Airport Authority Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 206 of 1957 - Community Airports (259.621 - 259.631) › Section 259.624 - Ad Valorem Property Tax; Authorization; Limitation; Computing Total Tax to Be Levied; Approval of Tax by Electors; Use of Revenues.

259.624 Ad valorem property tax; authorization; limitation; computing total tax to be levied; approval of tax by electors; use of revenues.
Sec. 4.
(1) The legislative bodies of the counties, cities, incorporated villages, and townships creating the airport authority may raise by an ad valorem property tax, to be levied on the taxable property within their respective jurisdictions, a sum of money to be used to assist in the planning, promoting, acquiring, constructing, improving, enlarging, extending, owning, maintaining, and operating the landing, navigational, and building facilities necessary thereto of the community airport authorized by this act. The tax shall not exceed 1 mill on each dollar of the state equalized valuation of each county, city, incorporated village, or township. In computing the total tax to be levied, the assessed valuation of any unit of government joining the airport authority shall not be used more than once.
(2) The ad valorem property tax authorized by this section shall not be levied unless approved by the majority of the qualified electors of the member local unit voting thereon. A tax approved pursuant to this subsection may be levied until the local unit is released from membership in the authority or until the authority is dissolved, whichever occurs first. However, this subsection shall not be considered to prohibit the use of revenues from ad valorem property tax levies of mills within the member local unit's charter or statutory limitation to pay an appropriation required by the airport authority.
History:
1957, Act 206, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 216, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 32, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1969 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 312, Imd. Eff. Oct. 14, 1982
Popular Name:
Community Airport Authority Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 206 of 1957 - Community Airports (259.621 - 259.631) › Section 259.625 - Airport Authority Board; Number, Appointment, and Representation of Members; Election of Officers; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Public Notice; Appointment of Committees; Selection and Employment of Officers and Employees; Engaging Necessary Services; Reimbursement of Expenses.

259.625 Airport authority board; number, appointment, and representation of members; election of officers; conducting business at public meeting; public notice; appointment of committees; selection and employment of officers and employees; engaging necessary services; reimbursement of expenses.
Sec. 5.
The airport authority shall be directed and governed by an airport authority board consisting of not less than 4 members, the appointment and representation of which shall consider population as well as other factors and shall be specified in each of the resolutions creating the airport authority. On the date appointed in the adopting resolutions, or not more than 30 days after the creation of the airport authority, the members appointed to the airport authority board shall convene to elect a temporary chairperson and secretary. As soon as possible the full airport authority board shall hold its first meeting and organize by electing a chairperson and vice-chairperson who shall be members of the board, and a secretary and treasurer who need not be members. The business which the board may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended. The board may also appoint an executive committee, consisting of the chairperson and 2 other members, to carry on the active administrative duties of the airport authority, which executive committee shall hold office during the pleasure of the airport authority board. The airport authority board may also appoint an airport advisory committee whose duty shall be to advise the airport authority board in regard to technical problems of airport operation and in regard to state and federal policies. The airport authority board may also select and employ other officers and employees and engage services as shall be considered necessary. A member of the airport authority board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties.
History:
1957, Act 206, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 216, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 32, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1969 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 410, Imd. Eff. Sept. 28, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 312, Imd. Eff. Oct. 14, 1982
Popular Name:
Community Airport Authority Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 206 of 1957 - Community Airports (259.621 - 259.631) › Section 259.626 - Airport Authority Board; Meetings; Quorum; Record; Availability of Writings to Public; System of Accounts; Treasurer; Bond; Rules and Policies.

259.626 Airport authority board; meetings; quorum; record; availability of writings to public; system of accounts; treasurer; bond; rules and policies.
Sec. 6.
After organization the airport authority board shall hold meetings at the call of the chairperson. The chairperson shall call a meeting upon request of 3 members of the board. A majority of the appointed members shall constitute a quorum. The board shall keep a written or printed record of each meeting, which record and any other writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the board in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with Act No. 442 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The board shall also provide for a system of accounts to conform to a uniform system required by law and for the auditing at least once a year of the accounts of the treasurer by a competent certified public accountant. The board shall require of the treasurer a suitable bond by a responsible bonding company, the bond to be paid for by the board. The airport advisory committee, with the approval of the airport authority board, shall adopt rules and policies governing the professional work of an airport and the eligibility and qualifications of the airport's staffs, which may conform, as nearly as practicable, to the applicable standards recommended by the American association of airport executives, the federal aviation administration, and the civil aeronautics board.
History:
1957, Act 206, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 32, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1969 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 410, Imd. Eff. Sept. 28, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 312, Imd. Eff. Oct. 14, 1982
Popular Name:
Community Airport Authority Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 206 of 1957 - Community Airports (259.621 - 259.631) › Section 259.628a - Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 Applicable to Petitions; Penalties.

259.628a Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
Sec. 8a.
A petition under section 8, including the circulation and signing of the petition, is subject to section 488 of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.488. A person who violates a provision of the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992, applicable to a petition described in this section is subject to the penalties prescribed for that violation in the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992.
History:
Add. 1998, Act 174, Eff. Mar. 23, 1999
Popular Name:
Community Airport Authority Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 206 of 1957 - Community Airports (259.621 - 259.631) › Section 259.629 - Airport Authority Board; Borrowing Money and Issuing Notes; Maturity; Purpose; Resolution; Notes Issued Subject to MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.

259.629 Airport authority board; borrowing money and issuing notes; maturity; purpose; resolution; notes issued subject to MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.
Sec. 9.
The airport authority board operating any airport under the provisions of this act, by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the entire governing board, may borrow money and issue notes, maturing not more than 1 year from the date of their issuance. Borrowing pursuant to this section shall be for the purpose of meeting current expenses of operation and maintenance of the airport. The resolution shall provide for the pledging of income and revenues of the airport authority not previously pledged for the payment of the notes and shall also provide for a special sinking fund into which there shall first be paid, as collected, a sufficient sum from the revenues of the airport authority pledges to retire both the principal and interest of the notes at maturity. The resolution may also provide for the pledging of other assets of the airport authority as additional security for the payment of the notes. Notes issued under this section are subject to the revised municipal finance act, 2001 PA 34, MCL 141.2101 to 141.2821.
History:
1957, Act 206, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 312, Imd. Eff. Oct. 14, 1982 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 301, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002
Popular Name:
Community Airport Authority Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 206 of 1957 - Community Airports (259.621 - 259.631) › Section 259.630 - Airport Authority Board; Purchase, Lease, or Acceptance of Property; Condemnation of Private Property; Powers of Board; Taxation of Buildings or Personal Property Located on Community Airport; Taxes Due as Debt.

259.630 Airport authority board; purchase, lease, or acceptance of property; condemnation of private property; powers of board; taxation of buildings or personal property located on community airport; taxes due as debt.
Sec. 10.
(1) For the purposes of the authority, the airport authority board may purchase, lease, accept by gift or devise real or personal property, or condemn private property. Condemnation shall be exercised by the authority in the same manner as provided the state aeronautics commission by section 104 of Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1945, being section 259.104 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or under such other appropriate acts as shall be passed for the purpose of instituting and prosecuting condemnation proceedings for airport or landing field purposes. The authority board may sell, exchange, lease, hold, manage, and control such property. It may convey its property or any part thereof without monetary consideration to a nonprofit corporation organized for the purpose of owning, maintaining, and operating a public airport or permit the use of such property by such corporation. The conveyance or permission for use shall be upon condition that the corporation maintain and operate an airport upon any land so conveyed or use of which is permitted, and that the corporation shall conform to the rules and standards provided by Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1945, as amended, being sections 259.1 to 259.208 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. If land is acquired by condemnation, the provisions of Act No. 87 of the Public Acts of 1980, as amended, being sections 213.51 to 213.76 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall be adopted and used for the purpose of instituting and prosecuting the condemnation proceedings.
(2) All buildings or personal property located on the community airport may be taxed in the same manner as taxes assessed to owners of real property, except that such taxes shall not become a lien against the property. When due, such taxes shall constitute a debt due from the owner of the buildings or personal property to the township, city, village, county, and school district in which the airport is located and shall be recoverable by direct action of assumpsit.
History:
1957, Act 206, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 216, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 32, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1969 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 312, Imd. Eff. Oct. 14, 1982
Popular Name:
Community Airport Authority Act
Admin Rule:
R 259.201 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 206 of 1957 - Community Airports (259.621 - 259.631) › Section 259.631 - Community Airport; Definition.

259.631 Community airport; definition.
Sec. 11.
As used in this act, "community airport" means any location, either on land or water, which is used for the landing or take-off of aircraft, which provides facilities for the shelter, supply or care of aircraft, or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo, and all appurtenant areas used or suitable for airport buildings or other airport facilities, all appurtenant rights of way and runway clear zones as designated by the civil aeronautics authority, whether heretofore or hereafter established.
History:
1957, Act 206, Eff. Sept. 27, 1957
Popular Name:
Community Airport Authority Act
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 17 of 1946 (1st Ex. Sess.) - Federal Surplus Airports and Equipment (259.651 - 259.651) › Section 259.651 - Airports and Equipment Declared Surplus by Federal Government; Acceptance by Department of Aeronautics.

259.651 Airports and equipment declared surplus by federal government; acceptance by department of aeronautics.
Sec. 1.
The Michigan department of aeronautics is hereby authorized for and in the name of the state of Michigan to accept and receive from the federal government such airports, including necessary operating equipment, which may be declared surplus by the federal government and which are made available to the state and its political subdivisions under the provisions of the surplus property act of 1944, and any legislation amendatory or supplemental thereto. The department is further authorized to comply with the terms and conditions of disposal agreements covering such surplus public airports, including necessary operating equipment.
History:
1946, 1st Ex. Sess., Act 17, Imd. Eff. Feb. 25, 1946 ;-- CL 1948, 259.651
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 257 of 1955 - Uniform Aircraft Financial Responsibility Act (259.671 - 259.692)

UNIFORM AIRCRAFT FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT
Act 257 of 1955
259.671-259.692 Repealed. 1995, Act 50, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1995.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 223 of 1962 - Michigan Aviation Supplemental Matching Fund (259.751 - 259.756)

MICHIGAN AVIATION SUPPLEMENTAL MATCHING FUND
Act 223 of 1962
259.751-259.756 Expired. 1962, Act 223, Eff. July 1, 1963.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Repealed - Act 129 of 1963 - Michigan Aviation Supplemental Matching Fund (259.761 - 259.766)

MICHIGAN AVIATION SUPPLEMENTAL MATCHING FUND
Act 129 of 1963
259.761-259.766 Expired. 1963, Act 129, Eff. July 1, 1964.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 333 of 1965 - Model Rockets (259.781 - 259.789) › Section 259.781 - Model Rockets; Definitions.

259.781 Model rockets; definitions.
Sec. 1.
As used in this act:
(a) "Model rocket" means an aero-model that ascends into the air without use of aerodynamic lifting forces against gravity and is propelled by means of a model rocket engine.
(b) "Model rocket engine" or "engine" means a device or combination of devices which provide the necessary force or motive power to cause the model rocket to move through the air.
History:
1965, Act 333, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 333 of 1965 - Model Rockets (259.781 - 259.789) › Section 259.782 - Inapplicability of Act to Certain Activities.

259.782 Inapplicability of act to certain activities.
Sec. 2.
This act does not apply to the design, construction, production, maintenance, launch, flight, test, operation or use of, or any other activity in connection with a model rocket or model rocket engine, when carried on or engaged in by (a) the United States or this state, (b) a college, university or other institution of higher education, or (c) an individual or an entity engaged in research, development or production of rockets, rocket engines or propellants, or components thereof, as a business.
History:
1965, Act 333, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 333 of 1965 - Model Rockets (259.781 - 259.789) › Section 259.783 - Model Rockets; Requirements Prior to Launch, Operation and Flight.

259.783 Model rockets; requirements prior to launch, operation and flight.
Sec. 3.
A model rocket shall comply with the following requirements prior to its launch, operation and flight:
(a) Gross weight, including the model rocket engine, shall not exceed 16 ounces.
(b) No more than 4 ounces of propellant materials shall be contained in a model rocket engine at the moment of launch.
(c) It shall be so constructed as to be capable of repeated flights and shall contain means for retarding descent to the ground so that the structure shall not be substantially damaged and no hazard shall be created to persons and property on the ground.
(d) Construction shall be of wood, plastic, paper, rubber or similar materials and without substantial metal parts.
(e) Design and construction shall include attached surfaces which will provide aerodynamic stabilizing and restoring forces necessary to maintain a substantially true and predictable flight path.
(f) It shall not contain any type of explosive or pyrotechnic warhead.
History:
1965, Act 333, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 333 of 1965 - Model Rockets (259.781 - 259.789) › Section 259.784 - Model Rocket Engines; Standards.

259.784 Model rocket engines; standards.
Sec. 4.
A model rocket engine which supplies the propulsive force for a model rocket shall conform to the following standards:
(a) It shall be a commercially manufactured device or combination of devices wherein all chemical ingredients of a combustible nature are pre-mixed and ready for use.
(b) The force or motive power shall be created by a rearward discharge of gas generated by the combustion or other operation of materials contained solely within the device or combination of devices.
(c) The device or combination of devices shall have been tested by the federal bureau of explosives and shall qualify as a "toy propellant device" under title 18, section 11 of the United States code.
(d) An engine constructed wholly or partly of metal shall be equipped with an adequate blowout disc or other safety release, as an integral part of the engine, for the purpose of preventing rupture of the engine casing in the event of internal over-pressure.
(e) It shall be so designed and constructed as to be incapable of spontaneous ignition or combustion in air, water, under pneumatic or hydraulic pressure, as a result of motion or jarring, when subjected to a temperature of 170 degrees Fahrenheit or less, or in glycerine.
History:
1965, Act 333, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 333 of 1965 - Model Rockets (259.781 - 259.789) › Section 259.785 - Model Rockets; Location of Launch Site, Standards.

259.785 Model rockets; location of launch site, standards.
Sec. 5.
A model rocket may be launched, operated and flown only in a location, not otherwise restricted by law, which shall comply with the following minimum standards:
(a) A ground area shall be used containing at least 5,000 square yards and having a general rectangular shape with no side less than 50 yards in length.
(b) Flight areas shall be located in places that will not create a hazard to persons and property in the vicinity of the area.
(c) Flight areas shall not contain or be located adjacent to a high voltage power line, major highway, multi-story building or other obstacle.
History:
1965, Act 333, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 333 of 1965 - Model Rockets (259.781 - 259.789) › Section 259.786 - Model Rockets; Launching, Conditions.

259.786 Model rockets; launching, conditions.
Sec. 6.
A model rocket may be launched upon compliance with the following conditions:
(a) A device or mechanism shall be used which shall restrict the horizontal motion of the model rocket until sufficient flight velocity shall have been attained for reasonably safe, predictable flight.
(b) Launching or ignition shall be conducted by remote electrical means fully under the control of the person launching the model.
(c) A launching angle of more than 60 degrees from the horizontal shall be used.
(d) At least 1 adult person shall inspect each model rocket before flight and shall supervise the launching of each model rocket.
(e) All persons in the vicinity of the launching shall be advised that a launching is imminent before a model rocket is ignited and launched.
(f) Winds shall be less than 20 miles per hour and visibility shall be greater than 2,000 feet.
(g) A model rocket in flight shall not create a hazard to aircraft.
(h) A model rocket shall not be used as a weapon against ground or air targets.
History:
1965, Act 333, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 333 of 1965 - Model Rockets (259.781 - 259.789) › Section 259.787 - Model Rocket Engines; Ground Testing, Conditions.

259.787 Model rocket engines; ground testing, conditions.
Sec. 7.
A model rocket engine may be tested on the ground for the purpose of determining performance or may be used as the motive power of an experiment conducted on the ground under the following minimum conditions:
(a) The engine shall be affixed to a testing device or to an immovable structure in such manner that the engine may not become free during the conduct of the test or experiment.
(b) The engine shall be ignited only by remotely operated electrical means fully under the control of the person conducting the test or experiment.
(c) When a test or experiment is conducted indoors, the exhaust from the engine so tested shall be directed into a nonflammable hood or vent which shall lead directly to the outside of the building.
(d) The exhaust path shall be cleared of all inflammable objects prior to the igniting of such engine.
(e) A person who conducts, participates in or observes static or ground testing of a model rocket engine shall stand a safe distance away from the engine, and particularly its exhaust path, at all times during the conduct of the test.
(f) At least 1 adult person shall inspect each engine to be tested and the testing device to be used before the test is conducted.
(g) The conduct of the test or experiment shall be supervised by at least 1 adult person.
History:
1965, Act 333, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 333 of 1965 - Model Rockets (259.781 - 259.789) › Section 259.788 - Model Rockets; Activities Prohibited.

259.788 Model rockets; activities prohibited.
Sec. 8.
The following activities are prohibited:
(a) The use of a model rocket engine for pyrotechnic purposes or for the primary purpose of producing a spectacular display of color, sound, light or any combination thereof, or in any way contrary to the provisions of this act.
(b) Tampering with or using an engine in any manner or degree contrary to the purpose for which the engine is designed and intended to be used, or contrary to the provisions of this act.
(c) The ignition of an engine with such instantaneous and violent expansion of gas or relinquishment of energy as to cause rupture of the casing.
(d) The launching, operating, discharging, flying or otherwise activating of a model rocket without first having fully complied with the foregoing provisions of this act.
History:
1965, Act 333, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 259 - Aviation › Act 333 of 1965 - Model Rockets (259.781 - 259.789) › Section 259.789 - Scope of Act.

259.789 Scope of act.
Sec. 9.
Chapter 39 of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being section 750.243 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act do not apply to the use of model rockets in conformity with the provisions of this act.
History:
1965, Act 333, Imd. Eff. July 23, 1965