(1) The state, a county, municipality, or airport authority may not submit to any federal agency or department of the United States any requests for aid under any act of congress that provides funds for airports or commercial airport construction, development, expansion, or improvements, unless the project and the requests for aid have been first approved by the department.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 72-10-303

  • Airport: means any area of land or water which is used, or intended for use for the landing and taking-off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for aircraft buildings or other airport facilities or rights of way, together with all airport buildings and facilities located on them. See Utah Code 72-10-301
  • Airport authority: means a political subdivision of the state, other than a county or municipality, that is authorized by statute to operate an airport. See Utah Code 72-10-102
  • Commercial airport: means a landing area, landing strip, or airport that may be used for commercial operations. See Utah Code 72-10-102
  • Construction: means the construction, reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of the highways, including the acquisition of rights-of-way and material sites. See Utah Code 72-1-102
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201. See Utah Code 72-1-102
  • Municipality: means any county, city, town, or political subdivision of this state. See Utah Code 72-10-301
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) The state, a county, municipality, or airport authority may not directly accept, receive, receipt for, or disburse any funds granted by the United States under the act, but it shall designate the department as its agent and in its behalf to accept, receive, receipt for, and disburse the funds.
(3) The state, a county, municipality, or airport authority shall enter into an agreement with the department, prescribing the terms and conditions of the agency in accordance with federal laws, rules, and regulations and applicable laws of this state.
(4) Money paid by the United States government shall be retained by the state or paid to a county, municipality, or airport authority under terms and conditions imposed by the United States government in making the grant.