§4-3-49. Assistance and cooperation by counties, municipalities, etc.

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating with the authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, extension, improvement or operation of airports, heliports and air navigation facilities and other facilities, any county, municipality or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency or instrumentality of this state may, upon such terms and conditions, with or without consideration, as it may determine:

(1) Lend or donate money to the authority;

(2) Provide that all or a portion of the taxes or funds available or to become available to it or required by law to be used by it for airport purposes shall be transferred or paid directly to the authority as such funds become available to it;

(3) Cause water, sewer, electric, gas or drainage facilities or any other facilities which it is empowered to provide to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with such airports, heliports or air navigation facilities or other facilities;

(4) Donate, sell, convey, transfer or lease to the authority any land, property, franchise, grant, easement, license or lease which it may own;

(5) Donate, sell, convey or lease any airport, airport property, heliport or heliport property or any interest in any thereof owned by it to the authority;

(6) Donate, transfer, assign, sell or convey to the authority any rights, title or interest which it may have in any lease, contract, agreement, license or property;

(7) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, repair, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways and walks from established streets or roads to such airport or air navigation facilities or abutting or adjacent to such airports or air navigation facilities;

(8) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section and not otherwise prohibited by law, that are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with the authority in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of airports, heliports and air navigation facilities and other facilities; and

(9) Furnish at the request of the authority fire and air crash equipment of all kinds and personnel to properly operate such equipment at any airport, heliport or aircraft landing area owned, operated or under the jurisdiction of the authority.

(Acts 1977, No. 331, p. 433, §10.)