Pennsylvania Act 1933-228 — INCORPORATED TOWNS, MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS

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INCORPORATED TOWNS, MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS
                 Act of May 25, 1933, P.L. 1017, No. 228              Cl. 08
                                  AN ACT

     To authorize incorporated towns to secure lands for the purpose
        of establishing and maintaining municipal airports,
        airdromes, aviation landing fields, intermediate landing
        fields, and airport facilities; to establish, equip,
        condition, operate and maintain municipal airports,
        airdromes, landing fields, or intermediate landing fields,
        and lease the same either separately or jointly with other
        political subdivisions of this Commonwealth.

        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That all incorporated towns
     in this Commonwealth are hereby authorized and empowered to
     acquire, by lease, purchase or condemnation, any land, lying
     either within or without the limits of such incorporated towns,
     which, in the judgment of the corporate authorities thereof, may
     be necessary and desirable for the purpose of establishing and
     maintaining municipal airports, airdromes, aviation landing
     fields, intermediate landing fields and airport facilities.
        The proceedings for the condemnation of lands including the
     acquisition of title and possession, and for the assessment of
     damages for property taken, injured or destroyed, shall be
     conducted in accordance with the act of June 22, 1964 (P.L.84),
     known as the "Eminent Domain Code."
        (Amended July 23, 1965, P.L.253, No.145)
        Section 2.  Any incorporated town of this Commonwealth,
     acquiring land under the provisions of this act, is authorized
     and empowered to establish, equip, condition, operate and
     maintain the same as a municipal airport, airdrome, landing
     field, or intermediate landing field, and may lease the same, or
     any part thereof, to any individual or corporation desiring to
     use the same for aviation purposes; and any incorporated town of
     this Commonwealth may enter into a contract, in the form of a
     lease, providing for the use of said land, or any part thereof,
     by the Government of the United States or by the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania, for the use by said Government or Commonwealth of
     said land for aviation purposes, upon nominal rental or without
     consideration.
        Section 3.  Any incorporated town, acquiring land under the
     provisions of this act, is authorized and empowered to acquire,
     by lease or purchase, land for aviation purposes, as
     hereinbefore provided, jointly with any county, city, borough,
     incorporated town, township, or political subdivision of this
     Commonwealth, and is hereby authorized and empowered to operate
     and maintain said airport, airdrome, landing field, or
     intermediate landing field, jointly, with any county, city,
     borough, incorporated town, township, or other political
     subdivision of this Commonwealth, upon such terms and conditions
     as may be agreed upon between the proper authorities of the
     county, city, borough, incorporated town, township, or other
     political subdivision of this Commonwealth.
        Section 4.  All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this
     act are hereby repealed.