Sec. 21.062. LEASE OF LAND OR IMPROVEMENT. (a) The department may lease land given to the department or an improvement on the land to any person if the department finds after investigation that:
(1) the lease is desirable or essential:
(A) to develop aeronautics for the common good and safety of the residents of this state; or
(B) to provide for catastrophe, disaster, or state or national emergency;
(2) the lessee is financially responsible; and
(3) the amount of periodic rental payments is at least equal to the amount that the department has spent for improvements on the land, amortized over the term of the lease.
(b) The department shall produce and maintain in the department's office a written statement of the findings required by Subsection (a).
(c) The department shall submit a lease entered into by the department to the attorney general for approval as to form before the lease becomes effective.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics
Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties
Section 21.051. Aeronautic Development
Section 21.052. Cooperation With Other Entities in Aeronautic Development
Section 21.053. Governmental Subdivision Cooperation in Aeronautic Development
Section 21.054. Authority to Contract
Section 21.055. Grant or Gift With Prescribed Purpose
Section 21.056. Record of Grant or Gift
Section 21.057. Use of Grant or Gift According to Terms
Section 21.058. Expenditure of Grants or Gifts of Money
Section 21.060. Jurisdiction, Administration, and Leasing of Land, Navigational Aids, or Facilities
Section 21.061. Funding Construction of Facilities and Improvements
Section 21.062. Lease of Land or Improvement
Section 21.063. Terms of Lease of Land or Improvement
Section 21.064. Reports and Information
Section 21.065. Aeronautical Education Programs and Flight Clinics
Section 21.066. Aeronautical Publications
Section 21.067. Texas Airport Directory
Section 21.068. Engineering and Technical Services
Section 21.069. State Airport in Central Texas