(1) The Transportation Cabinet may reimburse any airport board for direct financial aid, or benefits and services in lieu thereof, which the airport board has expended for the development of commuter air carrier services that provide regularly scheduled passenger, mail and cargo service or any combination thereof to the airport terminus operated by the airport board.
(2) Any airport board established pursuant to KRS 183.132 through 183.138 is authorized to provide direct financial aid, or benefits and services in lieu thereof, to commuter air carriers that provide regularly scheduled passenger, mail, and cargo service or any combination thereof to their community.