(1) Upon request from an owner of a private airport, the department shall determine whether to designate a private airport as a significant private airport.
(2) The department shall designate a private airport as a significant private airport if the department determines that the private airport:
(a) is registered with the Federal Aviation Administration;
(b) appears on aeronautical charts published by the Federal Aviation Administration; and
(c) has significant infrastructure investment, such as a paved runway, lighting, fuel facilities, or more than 20 based aircraft.
(3) If the department designates a private airport as a significant private airport, the department shall notify the relevant municipality or county of:
(a) the department's designation; and
(b) the municipality's or county's responsibility to make the recording described in Section 10-20-214 or 17-71-504.