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ing off at an airport or is otherwise hazardous to such
landing or taking off.

(o) "State airway" means a route in the navigable
airspace over and above the lands or waters of this State,
designated by the Commission as a route suitable for air
navigation.

81. (Declaration.) It is hereby declared that the pur-
pose of this Act is to further the public interest and aero-
nautical progress:

by providing for the protection and promotion of safety
in aeronautics;

by cooperating in effecting uniformity of the laws and
regulations relating to the development and regulation
of aeronautics in the several States consistent with federal
aeronautics laws and regulations;

by granting to a State agency such powers and imposing
upon it such duties that the State may properly perform
its functions relative to aeronautics and effectively exercise
its jurisdiction over persons and property within such
jurisdiction, assist in the development of a State-wide
system of airports, cooperate with and assist the munici-
palities of this State and others engaged in aeronautics,
and encourage and develop aeronautics;

by establishing only such regulations as are essential
in order that persons engaged in aeronautics of every
character may so engage with the least possible restric-
tion, consistent with the safety and the rights of others;

and by providing for cooperation with the federal
authorities in the development of a national system of
civil aviation and with the county and municipal authori-
ties in the development of aviation in the State for the
co-ordination of the aeronautical activities of those authori-
ties and the authorities of this State.

82. (Aviation Commission.)

(a) (Creation, Membership.) There is hereby cre-
ated the "State Aviation Commission of Maryland", con-
sisting of five members, to be appointed by the Governor,
for a term of three years, the members of said Commis-
sion to serve without compensation. One member shall be
designated as Chairman by the Governor.

The present members of the State Aviation Commission
of Maryland are hereby authorized to continue in office
until the termination date of their present appointments.
The successors of the present members shall be appointed