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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 21 Administration Of AeronauticsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 21 Administration Of Aeronautics In this chapter: (1) "Aeronautics" means: (A) the art and science of flight of aircraft; (B) aviation; (C) the operation, navigation, piloting, maintenance, and construction ... The powers and duties granted to the department by this chapter or by other law related to aviation shall be performed, under the direction of ... (a) The aviation advisory committee consists of six members appointed by the commission to advise the commission and the department on aviation matters. (b) A ... (a) The Texas aviation operating account is an account in the state highway fund. (b) The department shall deposit all money received from the sale ... (a) An interested party who is adversely affected by an act, decision, rate, charge, order, or rule adopted by the department and who fails to ... (a) An aircraft operated in the state shall be operated safely. (b) An aircraft is operated safely if the operation complies with the United States ... The department and the director shall encourage and assist the development of aeronautics in this state. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. ... The department and the director may: (1) cooperate with or assist the United States, a governmental subdivision of this state, or a person engaged in ... A governmental subdivision may cooperate with the department in the development of aeronautics. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... (a) The department may contract as necessary or advisable to execute its powers under this chapter. (b) The department may not enter an agreement that ... The department may accept from any person a grant or gift of money or property for which the person has prescribed a particular use for ... The department shall maintain in its office a record of money, property, or a grant given to the department under this chapter. Acts 1995, 74th ... The department shall use money, property, or a grant given to the department under this chapter according to the terms of the grant or gift. ... The department may not spend a grant or money given to the department unless the expenditure is authorized by order of the commission. Acts 1995, ... To develop aeronautics for the common good and safety of the residents of the state or to provide for catastrophe, disaster, or state or national ... (a) The department has jurisdiction over and shall administer land given to the department. (b) The department may: (1) exercise jurisdiction over and administer navigational ... (a) The department may construct on land given to the department an improvement, facility, or navigational aid that the department determines is necessary or advisable. ... (a) The department may lease land given to the department or an improvement on the land to any person if the department finds after investigation ... (a) A lease of land given to the department or a lease of an improvement on the land must provide that: (1) the lessee shall ... (a) The department may report to an appropriate agency of another state or of the United States that a proceeding has been instituted that charges ... (a) The department may: (1) organize and administer an aeronautical education program in colleges and schools of this state and for the public; and (2) ... (a) The department may issue aeronautical publications as required in the public interest. (b) The department shall charge a fee sufficient to recover the cost ... (a) The department may: (1) issue the Texas Airport Directory; (2) sell advertising in the directory; and (3) advertise the sale of the directory in ... (a) The department may provide engineering or technical services to any person in connection with aeronautical activities, including the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or ... (a) The department, in consultation with the State Aircraft Pooling Board, shall establish a state airport in Central Texas that is open to the general ... (a) In this section: (1) "Cultivated field" means any open space or pasture larger than five acres in which a plant or tree nursery is ... (a) The department may loan or grant money to a state agency with a governing board authorized to operate an airport or to a governmental ... The department shall: (1) make a loan instead of a grant whenever feasible under this subchapter; and (2) carefully consider making a loan instead of ... Under this subchapter, the commission may not make: (1) a grant unless two-thirds of the entire commission votes in favor of the grant; or (2) ... The department shall: (1) place the principal and interest derived from a loan in a revolving loan fund; and (2) administer the fund for future ... (a) The commission may not approve a loan that bears interest of less than three percent annually or that has a term that exceeds 20 ... The commission, with the advice of the aviation advisory committee, shall establish and maintain a method for determining priorities among locations and projects eligible to ... (a) The commission, with the advice of the aviation advisory committee, through the preparation and adoption of an aviation facilities development program, shall provide for ... (a) The commission, with the advice of the aviation advisory committee, shall prepare a multiyear aviation facilities capital improvement program. (b) The aviation facilities capital ... The commission, with the advice of the aviation advisory committee, shall: (1) periodically review the capital improvement program to determine the need to: (A) revise ... The department shall consider the aviation facilities capital improvement program in preparing the department's biennial budget request to the legislature. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. ... (a) The commission or the commission's authorized representative shall hold a public hearing before approving any financial assistance under this subchapter, except as provided by ... (a) In an emergency, the director or the director's designee may award a loan or grant without holding a public hearing under rules adopted by ... A governmental entity that receives money from the department to establish, construct, reconstruct, enlarge, or repair an airport, airstrip, or air navigational facility shall spend ... The department may not pay the final 10 percent of its share of project costs under a grant until the sponsor has enacted an airport ... (a) The department is the agent of the state and of each political subdivision of the state for the purpose of applying for, receiving, and ... (a) The department may conduct an investigation, inquiry, or hearing concerning a matter covered by this chapter or a rule or order of the department. ... A member of the commission, the director, or an officer or employee of the department who has been designated by the commission to hold an ... (a) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena or order issued under Section 21.152, the department shall notify the attorney general. (b) The ... (a) A person, including an officer, agent, servant, or employee of a corporation, is liable for a civil penalty if the person: (1) violates this ... (a) A district court of a county in which a violation of this chapter or a rule, order, or decree of the department under this ... (a) The department may enforce this chapter by revoking or suspending a lease or permit. (b) The department shall notify the attorney general of a ... The department shall work with agencies of the United States in enforcing the statutes, directives, rules, and regulations of the United States. Acts 1995, 74th ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |