NRS 494.010 – Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the State Airports Act. [17:246:1949; 1943 NCL § 293.17]
NRS 494.020 – Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the text otherwise requires: 1. “Air navigation facility” means any facility, other than one owned and operated by the United States, used in, available for use in, or designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including any structures, mechanisms, lights, beacons, markers, communicating systems, or other instrumentalities, or […]
NRS 494.030 – Establishment, maintenance and operation of airports and air navigation facilities.
1. The State is authorized, out of moneys made available for the purposes of this chapter: (a) To plan, establish, develop, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain and operate airports and air navigation facilities either within or without the territorial boundaries of this State. (b) To contract or otherwise provide, by condemnation if necessary, for the removal […]
NRS 494.048 – Fund for Aviation: Creation; administration by Director of Department of Transportation; investment of money; expenditure of money as grants; regulations; use and separate accounting of money; exception.
1. The Fund for Aviation is hereby created as a trust fund in the State Treasury. The Director: (a) Shall administer the Fund; and (b) May apply for and accept any gift, bequest, grant, appropriation or donation from any source for deposit in the Fund. 2. Any money received by the Director pursuant to the […]
NRS 494.050 – Power of State to acquire existing airports.
The State may, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, acquire existing airports and air navigation facilities; but it shall not acquire or take over any airport or air navigation facility owned or controlled by a county, municipality or public agency of this or any other state without the consent of such […]
NRS 494.060 – Coordination of air navigation facilities established by State with federal facilities.
All air navigation facilities established or operated by the State shall be supplementary to and coordinated in design and operation with those established and operated by the Federal Government. [5:246:1949; 1943 NCL § 293.5]
NRS 494.070 – Eminent domain: Payment of damages and costs of removal and relocation; jurisdiction of court.
1. In the acquisition of property by eminent domain proceedings authorized by this chapter, the State shall proceed in the manner provided by chapter 37 of NRS, provided that the State in exercising such power shall, in addition to the damage for taking, injury or destruction of property, also pay the cost of removal or […]
NRS 494.080 – Receipt and expenditure of money; contracts with United States and public agencies.
1. The State is authorized: (a) To accept, receive, receipt for, disburse and expend federal and state moneys and other moneys, public or private, made available by grant or loan, or both, to accomplish, in whole or in part, any of the purposes of this chapter. (b) To enter into contracts and agreements with the […]
NRS 494.090 – State may contract for use or improvements of state airports and air navigation facilities; terms; conditions.
1. In the operation or maintenance of an airport or air navigation facility owned, leased or controlled by the State, the State may, except as may be limited by the terms and conditions of any grant, loan or agreement pursuant to NRS 494.080, enter into contracts, leases and other arrangements with any persons: (a) Granting […]
NRS 494.100 – Agent or lessee may operate state airport; limitations.
Except as may be limited by the terms and conditions of any grant, loan or agreement pursuant to NRS 494.080, the State may by contract, lease or other arrangement, upon a consideration fixed by it, grant to any qualified person the privilege of operating, as agent of the State or otherwise, any airport owned or […]
NRS 494.110 – Power to enter into necessary contracts.
The State may enter into any contracts necessary to the execution of the powers granted it for the purposes provided by this chapter. [10:246:1949; 1943 NCL § 293.10]
NRS 494.120 – Agreements for joint action by State and public agencies; contents of agreement.
1. The State may enter into agreements with any other public agencies for joint action pursuant to carrying out the purposes of this chapter. Concurrent action by ordinance, resolution or otherwise of the governing bodies of the participating public agencies shall constitute joint action. 2. Each agreement shall specify: (a) Its duration. (b) The proportionate […]
NRS 494.130 – Actions declared to be public and governmental functions.
1. The acquisition of any land or interest therein pursuant to this chapter, the planning, acquisition, establishment, development, construction, improvement, maintenance, equipment, operation, protection and policing of airports and air navigation facilities, including the acquisition or elimination of airport hazards, and the exercise of any other powers herein granted to the State and other public […]
NRS 494.140 – Incidental powers.
In addition to the general and special powers conferred by this chapter, the State is authorized to exercise such powers as are necessarily incidental to the exercise of such general and special powers. [13:246:1949; 1943 NCL § 293.13]
NRS 494.150 – Provisions of chapter do not limit State’s power to regulate airport hazards.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit any right, power or authority of the State to regulate airport hazards by zoning. [14:246:1949; 1943 NCL § 293.14]
NRS 494.160 – Uniformity of interpretation and construction of chapter.
This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to make uniform so far as possible the laws and regulations of this state and other states and of the government of the United States having to do with the subject of airports. [15:246:1949; 1943 NCL § 293.15]