Sec. 86.
(1) Any individual appointed as an airport manager by the owner of a licensed aeronautical facility, before operating as an airport manager, shall be licensed by the department for which the department may make a reasonable charge not to exceed $5.00. An airport manager license expires on December 31, annually.
(2) All airports, landing fields, and other aeronautical facilities, except those owned or operated by the United States government, before operating as such, shall be approved by the department.
(3) The department shall issue annually a license of approval in each case and charge an annual fee not in excess of $100.00. The fee shall be in lieu of all real property taxes on the landing area and improvements to the landing area to the extent permitted by section 7y of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.7y.
(4) Commercial operations shall not be performed on any land based landing area other than at a licensed aeronautical facility except that temporary field permits may be issued under this section. All commercial operations shall be based out of a licensed aeronautical facility.
(5) If the owner of an aircraft uses, or proposes to use, an area of land for temporary commercial landing areas, he or she shall apply to the commission for a temporary field permit on forms furnished by the commission.
(6) The annual license of approval issued pursuant to subsection (2) shall include a statement, certified by the director, describing the approach clear zones and transitional surface areas for the airport for which the license is applicable. Standards for describing approach clear zones and transitional surface areas shall be uniform according to type of runway and shall conform with regularly accepted definitions and usage in the aeronautics field.
History: 1945, Act 327, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1945 ;-- CL 1948, 259.86 ;-- Am. 1962, Act 193, Eff. Mar. 28, 1963 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 288, Imd. Eff. Aug. 11, 1969 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 466, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1982 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 35, Eff. May 15, 2002 Former Law: See section 2 of Act 177 of 1929, being CL 1929, § 4802; Act 53 of 1931; Act 264 of 1939; and section 3 of Act 177 of 1929, being CL 1929, § 4803.
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 327 of 1945 - Aeronautics Code of the State of Michigan (259.1 - 259.208)
Section 259.76 - Registration of Aircraft Generally.
Section 259.78 - Sale, Transfer, or Assignment of Interest in Aircraft; Transfer Fee.
Section 259.79 - Carrying or Display of Registration Certificate or Assigned Number; Exception.
Section 259.79a - Aircraft Inspection; Access.
Section 259.80 - Operation of Aircraft; Airworthiness Requirements; Operating Limitations; Waiver.
Section 259.80a - Prohibited Conduct.
Section 259.80d - Landing Aircraft.
Section 259.80e - Locations for Flying of Aircraft; Limitations; Altitude.
Section 259.80g - Operation of Ultralight.
Section 259.80h - Seaplane Base; Takeoff and Landing Distance.
Section 259.81 - Repealed. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996.
Section 259.83b - Flight Operations; Prohibition; Violation.
Section 259.84 - Repealed. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996.
Section 259.85 - Flight School.
Section 259.85a - Repealed. 2003, Act 133, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 2003.
Section 259.86a-259.86c - Repealed. 2002, Act 35, Eff. May 15, 2002.
Section 259.87 - Airports and Facilities; Rejection of Application for Permission to Operate.
Section 259.87a - Certificate of Approval; Registration; Fee.
Section 259.88 - Repealed. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996.
Section 259.89 - Private Use Landing Areas.
Section 259.89a - Ultralight or Balloon Use; Landing Areas.
Section 259.90 - Repealed. 1996, Act 370, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996.