Tex. Transp. Code Section 21.069
State Airport in Central Texas

(a)

The department shall establish a state airport in Central Texas that is open to the general public.

(b)

In determining an appropriate location for the airport, the department shall consider:

(1)

the convenience, comfort, and accommodation of air traffic flying into and departing from the Central Texas region, including persons traveling for business and commercial reasons, government officials, and tourists; and

(2)

the safe operation of aircraft flying into and departing from the Central Texas region.

(c)

In determining an appropriate location for the airport, the department may not consider:

(1)

any property in a municipality without the approval of the governing body of the municipality;

(2)

any property outside of a municipality without the approval of the commissioners court of the county in which the property is located; or

(3)

the property in Austin, Texas, identified as Robert Mueller Airport.

(d)

The commission may acquire by the exercise of eminent domain property that the commission considers necessary to enable the department to meet its responsibilities under this section.

(e)

The department may utilize only federal matching funds, federal grants, in-kind contributions, private sector funds, nonprofit grants, and local government funding for the establishment of this facility.

(f)

The department shall have all the powers necessary or appropriate to implement this section, including all the powers granted to a local government under Chapters 22 (County and Municipal Airports), 23 (Airport Police Forces), and 25 (Notice of Construction of Wireless Communication Facility).

(g)

Upon completion of the construction of the airport, the department shall contract with a private entity or a county or municipality for the long-term management, operation, and maintenance of the facility. Such contract shall comply with all applicable Federal Aviation Agency regulations relating to the management, operation, and maintenance of an airport.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1118, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Source: Section 21.069 — State Airport in Central Texas, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­21.­htm#21.­069 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

21.001
Definitions 21.002
Aviation Division 21.003
Aviation Advisory Committee 21.005
Suit Against Department 21.006
Safe Aircraft Operation 21.0045
Advanced Air Mobility Advisory Committee 21.051
Aeronautic Development 21.052
Cooperation with Other Entities in Aeronautic Development 21.053
Governmental Subdivision Cooperation in Aeronautic Development 21.054
Authority to Contract 21.055
Grant or Gift with Prescribed Purpose 21.056
Record of Grant or Gift 21.057
Use of Grant or Gift According to Terms 21.058
Expenditure of Grants or Gifts of Money 21.059
Gifts of Land 21.060
Jurisdiction, Administration, and Leasing of Land, Navigational Aids, or Facilities 21.061
Funding Construction of Facilities and Improvements 21.062
Lease of Land or Improvement 21.063
Terms of Lease of Land or Improvement 21.064
Reports and Information 21.065
Aeronautical Education Programs and Flight Clinics 21.066
Aeronautical Publications 21.067
Texas Airport Directory 21.068
Engineering and Technical Services 21.069
State Airport in Central Texas 21.070
Marking of Wireless Communication Facility 21.071
Painting and Marking Requirements for Certain Meteorological Evaluation Towers 21.072
Advanced Air Mobility 21.101
Financial Assistance for Construction and Repair of Aviation Facilities 21.102
Loan Preferred 21.103
Commission Vote Required for Grant or Loan 21.104
Revolving Loan Fund 21.105
Requirements for Loan or Grant 21.106
Priorities for Financial Assistance 21.107
Aviation Facilities Development Program 21.108
Aviation Facilities Capital Improvement Program 21.109
Review and Revision of Aviation Facilities Capital Improvement Program 21.110
Aviation Facilities Capital Improvement Program 21.111
Public Hearing 21.112
Expenditure of Air Facility Construction Money by State Governmental Entities 21.113
Airport Hazard Zoning Ordinance Required 21.114
Agent for Federal Funds 21.115
Funding for Certain Commercial Service Airports 21.151
Investigation, Inquiry, or Hearing 21.152
Conduct of Investigation, Inquiry, or Hearing 21.153
Noncompliance with Subpoena or Order 21.154
Civil Penalty 21.155
Injunctive Relief 21.156
Enforcement of Chapter 21.157
Cooperation with United States in Law Enforcement 21.1115
Emergency Loan or Grant
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 21.069’s source at texas​.gov