The department shall call for bids for the operation of any state-owned airport and shall lease the airport for a term not to exceed five years to the highest qualified bidder or bidders. No person shall be granted any authority to operate the airport other than as a public airport or to enter into any contracts, leases, or other arrangements in connection with the operation of the airport which the department might not have undertaken under Section 21637. The state may operate an airport only if no acceptable bid is received.
Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 21638
State Airports and Air Navigation Facilities
Known as the State Aeronautics Act
The act spans §§ 21001–21712 (174 sections).
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.