Section 55-9-190 - Airports and landing fields, powersThe division, counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions of this State which have established airports which acquire, lease or set apart real property for these purposes may:
(1) construct, equip, improve, maintain and operate airports or vest authority for the construction, equipment, improvement, maintenance and operation of it in an officer, board or body of the political subdivision, the expense of the construction, equipment, improvement, maintenance and operation to be a responsibility of such political subdivision;(2) adopt regulations and establish charges, fees and tolls for the use of such airports fix penalties for the violation of such regulations and establish liens to enforce payment of such charges, fees and tolls; and(3) lease these airports to private parties for operation or lease to private parties for operation space, area, improvements and equipment on such airports provided in each case that in so doing the public is not deprived of its rightful, equal, and uniform use of it.Amended by 2012 S.C. Acts, Act No. 270 (HB 3918), s 4, eff. 6/18/2012.Amended by 2010 S.C. Acts, Act No. 288 (HB 4187), s 1, eff. 6/29/2010.1993 Act No. 181, Section 1293, eff 7/1/1993; 1937 (40) 466; 1942 Code Section 7112-35; 1952 Code Section 2-116; 1962 Code Section 2-116.