The division shall promote and foster air commerce within the State and the division shall have an interest in the maintenance and enhancement of the aeronautical activities and facilities within the State. The division shall adopt reasonable rules and promulgate regulations as it may deem necessary and advisable, in conjunction with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, for the public safety and for the promotion of aeronautics governing the designing, laying out, location, building, equipping, operation and use of all airports.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 2-55; 1952 Code Section 2-55; 1942 Code Section 7112-8; 1935 (39) 447; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1289, eff July 1, 1993; 2012 Act No. 270, Section 3, eff June 18, 2012.

Effect of Amendment

The 1993 amendment substituted "division" for "Commission".

The 2012 amendment rewrote the section.

CROSS REFERENCES

Issuing permits to fire missiles, see Section 23-33-20.

Department of Commerce, Aeronautics Division regulations, see S.C. Code of Regulations R. 3-1 et seq.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Encyclopedias

2 S.C. Jur. Aviation and Airports Section 2, Background.

Attorney General's Opinions

Unless otherwise restrained, the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission would appear to have the authority to enter into contracts with for profit business entities in the exercise of it business or proprietary powers. S.C.Op.Atty.Gen (February 11, 1993) 1993 WL 720073.

The Aeronautics Commission has the authority to transfer clear title of an airplane registered in its name. 1975-76 S.C. Op.Atty.Gen. No. 4450, p 310.