50-7-2. County commissioners and municipalities--Airports--Powers and jurisdiction--Airport boards.
The board of county commissioners of any county in this state may acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, operate, and regulate airports for the use of aircraft within the limits of the county, and may use for any such purpose any real property suitable therefor owned or controlled by the county. Each municipality has the same power and jurisdiction except that a municipality may exercise the power either within or without the corporate limits of the municipality. The governing boards of a county or a municipality may create an airport board by resolution.
Source: SDC 1939, §2.0201; SL 1939, ch 1; SL 1941, ch 1; SL 1945, ch 3; SL 1945, ch 4; SL 1947, ch 2; SL 1961, ch 1; SL 1992, ch 60, §2; SL 2014, ch 222, §43; SL 2020, ch 203, § 7.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 07 - Publicly Owned Airports
Section 50-7-1 - Municipalities includes organized townships and counties.
Section 50-7-6 - Acquisition of land for county airport.
Section 50-7-7 - Statement of intention to establish airport--Protest by voters--Submission to vote.
Section 50-7-9 - Annual appropriations for airports--Taxation.
Section 50-7-10 - Airport sponsors--Powers--Federal grants--Agreements.
Section 50-7-11 - Airport contracts subject to contract laws.
Section 50-7-13 - Administration of existing airports--Creation of airport board.
Section 50-7-14 - Charges for use of airport--Approval of governing body.
Section 50-7-15 - Cooperative agreements--Airport improvements--Reimbursement.
Section 50-7-16 - Interest on amounts to be reimbursed.
Section 50-7-18 - Indemnification agreements--Lands subject to mineral rights or oil and gas leases.