This state recognizes the authority of the federal government to regulate the operation of aircraft and to control the use of the airways, and nothing in this act shall be construed to give the department the power to so regulate and control safety factors in the operation of aircraft or to control use of the airways. This section does not affect the state’s power to regulate the intrastate rates of common carriers by air, and such power is hereby reserved to the state.
Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 21240
Powers and Duties
Known as the State Aeronautics Act
The act spans §§ 21001 to 21712 (174 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 72 Cal. App. 4th 366 - City of Burbank v. Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority (1999)
Most recently applied in 72 Cal. App. 4th 366 - City of Burbank v. Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority (May 1999)
Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 138.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.