- (a) A local government, by contract, lease, or other arrangement, on a consideration fixed by the local government and for a term not to exceed 40 years, may authorize a qualified person to operate, as the agent of the local government or otherwise, an airport owned or controlled by the local government.
(b) A local government may not authorize a person to:
- (1) operate the airport except as a public airport; or
- (2) enter into a contract, lease, or other agreement in connection with the operation of the airport that the local government may not have made under Section 22.021.
- (c) An arrangement made under this section must be made subject to the terms of a grant, loan, or agreement under Section 22.055.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.