NRS 494.030 Establishment, maintenance and operation of airports and air navigation facilities.

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1. The State is authorized, out of moneys made available for the purposes of this chapter:

(a)To plan, establish, develop, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain and operate airports and air navigation facilities either within or without the territorial boundaries of this State.

(b)To contract or otherwise provide, by condemnation if necessary, for the removal or the relocation of all private structures, railways, mains, pipes, conduits, wires, cables, poles and all other facilities and equipment which may interfere with the location, expansion, development or improvement of such airports, restricted landing areas, and other air navigation facilities, or with the safe approach thereto or takeoff therefrom by aircraft.

(c)To pay the cost of removal or relocation.

(d)To pay the cost of construction, installation, equipment, maintenance and operation at such airports of buildings and other facilities for the servicing of aircraft or for the comfort and accommodation of air travelers and the purchase and sale of supplies, goods and commodities as an incident to the operation of its airport properties.

2. For such purposes the State may use any available property that it may now or hereafter own or control and may, by purchase, gift, devise, lease, eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, acquire property, real or personal, or any interest therein, including easements in airport hazards or land outside the boundaries of an airport or airport site, as are necessary to permit safe and efficient operation of the airport or to permit the removal, elimination, obstruction, marking and lighting of airport hazards, or to prevent the establishment of airport hazards.