MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                               1477

APPLICABLE TO TORTS ON LAND.
3-307.

ALL CRIMES, TORTS AND OTHER WRONGS COMMITTED BY OR
AGAINST AN AIRMAN OR PASSENGER WHILE IN FLIGHT OVER THIS
STATE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THIS STATE; AND
THE QUESTION WHETHER DAMAGE OCCASIONED BY OR TO AN
AIRCRAFT WHILE IN FLIGHT OVER THIS STATE CONSTITUTES A
TORT, CRIME OR OTHER WRONG BY OR AGAINST THE OWNER OF THE
AIRCRAFT, SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE LAWS OF THIS STATE.

3-308.

ALL   CONTRACTUAL AND OTHER LEGAL RELATIONS ENTERED

INTO BY     ANY PERSON WHILE IN FLIGHT OVER THIS STATE HAVE

THE SAME   EFFECT AS IF ENTERED INTO ON THE LAND OR WATER
BENEATH.

TITLE 4. POWERS
ADMINISTRATION.

AND DUTIES OF THE STATE

AVIATION

THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL HAVE GENERAL SUPERVISION
OVER AERONAUTICS WITHIN THIS STATE. IT IS EMPOWERED AMD
DIRECTED TO ENCOURAGE, FOSTER, AND ASSIST IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AERONAOTICS IN THIS STATE AMD TO ENCOURAGE
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRPORTS AND AIR NAVIGATION
FACILITIES. IT SHALL COOPERATE WITH AND ASSIST THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THIS STATE,
AND OTHER PERSONS, IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AERONAUTICS, AND
SHALL SEEK TO COORDINATE THE AERONAUTICAL ACTIVITIES OF
THESE BODIES AND PERSONS. POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS ARE
AUTHORIZED TO COOPERATE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF AERONAUTICS AND AERONAUTICS FACILITIES IN
THIS STATE.

4-402.

THE STATE AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, SUBJECT TO OTHER
PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE RELATING TO ITS POWERS AND DUTIES
AND THE POWER AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, SHALL OPERATE AND ADMINISTER ALL STATE
OWNED AIRPORTS.

4-403.

THE ADMINISTRATION MAY DESIGNATE, DESIGN, AND
ESTABLISH, EXPAND, OR MODIFY A STATE AIRWAYS SYSTEM WHICH
WILL BEST SERVE THE INTEREST OF THE STATE. IT MAY CHART
SUCH AIRWAYS SYSTEM AND ARRANGE FOR PUBLICATION AND
DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH MAPS, CHARTS, NOTICES AND BULLETINS
RELATING TO THE AIRWAYS AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE PUBLIC