Oklahoma § 3-90 - Construction and repair of airports in various counties Minimum runways - Federal funds

§ 3-90. Construction and repair of airports in various counties Minimum runways - Federal funds

In order to assure a safe and adequate system of airports within

this state:

1. In every county wherein there is no active airport, the

Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics is authorized to

construct within such county or a municipality located therein or

upon land owned by the federal government but under the active

control of the state, county or a municipality located within such

county a runway of not less than two thousand six hundred (2,600)

feet in length and to repair, maintain and hardsurface such runway.

2. In each county wherein there already exists an active

airport owned by such county or a municipality located therein or

upon land owned by the federal government but under the active

control of the state, county or a municipality located within such

county, but there does not exist within such county a hardsurfaced

runway of at least two thousand six hundred (2,600) feet in length,

the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics may construct

upon such lands as those described in paragraph 1 of this section a

runway of not less than two thousand six hundred (2,600) feet and

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may repair, maintain and hardsurface such runway, or may, where

sufficient land is available for such purpose, expand such existing

airport to a length of two thousand six hundred (2,600) feet and may

thereupon repair, maintain and hardsurface the entire runway.

3. During the fiscal year in which federal funds are available

under the Federal Airport Program for development or improvement of

a state, county or city owned or controlled airport, the Oklahoma

Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics shall be prohibited from

performing any construction or major repair work upon such airstrip

unless and until such federal funds have been available for such

purpose.

4. The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics, in any

county where no airport containing two thousand six hundred (2,600)

feet or more runway exists, is authorized to accept gifts of land to

be used for a county airport and of money to be used to acquire an

airport.

5. The Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics is

further authorized to accept federal grants for construction,

repair, maintenance and other purposes not inconsistent with the

provisions of this section and to utilize machinery and material for

the purpose of matching available federal funds and grants.

Added by Laws 1963, c. 354, § 10, emerg. eff. June 22, 1963.

Amended by Laws 1979, c. 40, § 1, emerg. eff. April 9, 1979; Laws

1981, c. 140, § 1, emerg. eff. May 5, 1981; Laws 1995, c. 181, § 5,

eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2023, c. 126, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.