Okla. Stat. tit. 3, § 3-65.5v2
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Operation and use privileges
Official statutory text
A. Under Municipal Operation. In operating an airport,
vertiport, or air navigation facility or aircraft maintenance or
manufacturing facility owned, leased or controlled by a
municipality, such municipality may, except as may be limited by the
terms and conditions of any grant, loan, or agreement pursuant to
Section 65.13 of this title, enter into contracts, leases and other
arrangements for a primary term not exceeding fifty (50) years with
any persons:
1. Granting the privilege of using or improving such airport,
vertiport, air navigation facility, or aircraft maintenance or
manufacturing facility or any portion or facility thereof, or space
therein for commercial purposes;
2. Conferring the privilege of supplying goods, commodities,
things, services or facilities at such airport, vertiport, air
navigation facility, or aircraft maintenance or manufacturing
facility; or
3. Making available services to be furnished by the
municipality or its agents at such airport, vertiport, air
navigation facility, or aircraft maintenance or manufacturing
facility. In each case the municipality may establish the terms and
conditions and fix the charges, rentals or fees for the privileges
or services, which shall be reasonable and uniform for the same
class of privilege or service and shall be established with due
regard to the property and improvements used and the expenses of
operation to the municipality.
B. Under Other Operation. Except as may be limited by the
terms and conditions of any grant, loan, or agreement pursuant to
Section 65.13 of this title, a municipality may by contract, lease
or other arrangement, upon a consideration fixed by it, grant to any
qualified person for a term not to exceed five (5) years the
privilege of operating, as agent of the municipality or otherwise,
any airport or vertiport owned or controlled by the municipality;
provided, that no such person shall be granted any authority to
operate such airport or vertiport other than as a public facility or
to enter into any contracts, leases, or other arrangements in
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connection with the operation of the airport or vertiport which the
municipality might not have undertaken under subsection A of this
section.
vertiport, or air navigation facility or aircraft maintenance or
manufacturing facility owned, leased or controlled by a
municipality, such municipality may, except as may be limited by the
terms and conditions of any grant, loan, or agreement pursuant to
Section 65.13 of this title, enter into contracts, leases and other
arrangements for a primary term not exceeding fifty (50) years with
any persons:
1. Granting the privilege of using or improving such airport,
vertiport, air navigation facility, or aircraft maintenance or
manufacturing facility or any portion or facility thereof, or space
therein for commercial purposes;
2. Conferring the privilege of supplying goods, commodities,
things, services or facilities at such airport, vertiport, air
navigation facility, or aircraft maintenance or manufacturing
facility; or
3. Making available services to be furnished by the
municipality or its agents at such airport, vertiport, air
navigation facility, or aircraft maintenance or manufacturing
facility. In each case the municipality may establish the terms and
conditions and fix the charges, rentals or fees for the privileges
or services, which shall be reasonable and uniform for the same
class of privilege or service and shall be established with due
regard to the property and improvements used and the expenses of
operation to the municipality.
B. Under Other Operation. Except as may be limited by the
terms and conditions of any grant, loan, or agreement pursuant to
Section 65.13 of this title, a municipality may by contract, lease
or other arrangement, upon a consideration fixed by it, grant to any
qualified person for a term not to exceed five (5) years the
privilege of operating, as agent of the municipality or otherwise,
any airport or vertiport owned or controlled by the municipality;
provided, that no such person shall be granted any authority to
operate such airport or vertiport other than as a public facility or
to enter into any contracts, leases, or other arrangements in
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3. Aircraft and Airports Page 14
connection with the operation of the airport or vertiport which the
municipality might not have undertaken under subsection A of this
section.
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