CHAPTER 777

An Act to amend and reenact § 8, as amended, of Chapter 22 of the Acts
of Assembly of 1946, approved February 18, 1946, which created the
Peninsula Airport Commission, the amended section relating to the
powers of the Commission.

(H 226]

Approved April 5, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 8, as amended, of Chapter 22 of the Acts of Assembly of 1946,
approved February 18, 1946, be amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 3. The airport commission established hereunder shall have all
powers necessary or convenient to carry out the general purposes of this
act, including the following powers in addition to others herein granted:

(a) To sue and be sued; to adopt a seal and alter the same at pleas-
ure; to have perpetual succession; and to make and execute contracts and
other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers.

(b) To employ such technical experts, and such other officers, agents
and employees as it may require, and to fix their qualifications and duties,
and their compensation within the limits of available funds.

(c) To accept gifts and grants from the State of Virginia or any
political subdivision thereof, and from the United States and any of its
agencies.

(d) To acquire within the territorial limits of the region for which
it is formed, by purchase, lease, gift, condemnation or otherwise, whatever
land may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of establishing, con-
structing, enlarging, maintaining and operating one or more airports or
landing fields.

(e) To acquire, establish, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain,
equip, operate and regulate the use of any airports, air landing fields,
structures, air navigation facilities and other property incidental thereto,
within the area for which it is created.

(f) To construct, install, maintain and operate facilities for the
servicing of aircraft, and for the accommodation of cargo, freight, mail,
express, etc., and comfort of air travelers, and to purchase and sell equip-
ment and supplies as an incident to the operation of its airport facilities.

(g) To determine rates and charges for the use of its airport and
other facilities, including fees for enplaning.

(h) To enforce all rules, regulations and statutes relating to its air-
ports, including airport zoning regulations.

(i) To exercise within its area such powers and authority with
respect to airports and air navigation facilities as may be conferred by law
upon the governing bodies of the counties and cities of the Commonwealth.

(j) To make and enforce rules and regulations for the management
and regulation of its business and affairs and for the use, maintenance
and operation of its facilities and properties.

(k) To engage directly or through its agents or employees in the
operation for profit of concessions in connection with its airports or other
facilities, including the sale of airplanes and aircraft fuel, or to grant
such privileges and concessions to others.

(1) To comply with the provisions of the laws of the United States
and any rules and regulations made thereunder for the expenditure of
federal moneys in connection with airports, landing fields and air navi-
gation facilities, and to accept, receive and receipt for federal moneys
granted the commission, or granted any of the political subdivisions by
which it is formed, for airport purposes.

(m) To borrow money and to issue bonds, refunding bonds, notes,
certificates or other evidence of indebtedness of the commission.