27-318. Same; definitions. As used in this act:

(a) "City" means a city to which this act applies as provided in K.S.A. 27-317, which establishes and creates an authority pursuant to this act.

(b) "Authority" means a surplus property and public airport authority created pursuant to this act.

(c) "Property" means any interest in any real or personal property within or without the city acquired by said city or available for acquisition by the authority from:

(1) The United States or any of its agencies pursuant to the federal property and administrative services act of 1949, as amended, the surplus property act of 1944, as amended, the federal airport act of 1946, as amended, and any other federal law relating to disposition of property owned or held by the United States or any of its agencies;

(2) The state of Kansas, any political subdivision thereof, or any municipality therein under the provisions of any applicable statutes of the state of Kansas or municipal ordinances; or

(3) Any other source authorized by this act.

(d) "Public airport" means a public airport as defined in the federal airport act of 1946, as amended, and shall include such property which in the determination of the administrator of the federal aviation agency is essential, suitable or desirable for the development, improvement, operation or maintenance of such public airport or reasonably necessary to fulfill the immediate and foreseeable future requirements of such public airport for the development, improvement, operation or maintenance of such public airport, including property needed to develop sources of revenue from nonaviation businesses at such public airport.

(e) "Board of directors" means the board of directors of the authority.

(f) "Director" means a member of the board of directors of the authority.

(g) "Employee" means an employee of the authority created by a city pursuant to the act of which this section is amendatory.

History: L. 1965, ch. 117, § 4; L. 1978, ch. 148, § 12; L. 1979, ch. 114, § 1; April 27.