The municipalities and counties or any one or more of them participating therein, jointly or severally, are hereby empowered and authorized to appoint members of the said authorities and to contribute to the cost of acquiring, establishing, constructing, equipping, improving, and maintaining and operating the said regional airports and appurtenant facilities.
Any of the municipalities or counties as provided in section one of this article is hereby empowered and authorized to convey or transfer to the authorities property of any kind heretofore acquired by the municipalities or counties for airport purposes.