ARTICLE 6. Airports [50470. - 50479.]

Cal. Government Code - GOV 6.

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Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50470. Section 50470.

Whether governed under general laws or charter, a local agency may acquire property by purchase, condemnation, donation, lease, or otherwise for the purposes of this article and may use any real property which it owns or acquires within or without its limits as a site for an airport. The local agency may erect and maintain hangars, mooring masts, flying fields, and places for flying, take-off, landing, and storage of aircraft, together with signal lights, radio equipment, service shops, conveniences, appliances, works, structures, and other air navigation facilities, now known or hereafter invented, of such number and character and in such places as may be necessary or convenient.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50471. Section 50471.

All or any portion of land acquired by a governmental agency for airport purposes may be used for park or recreation purposes until actually needed for airport development.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50472. Section 50472.

By the methods provided by law, a local agency may incur indebtedness and issue bonds for the purposes of Section 50470.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50473. Section 50473.

A local agency may levy taxes to raise funds to acquire land for the purposes of this article and to pay the principal and interest of bonds issued pursuant to this article.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50474. Section 50474.

In connection with the erection, improvement, expansion, or maintenance of such airports or facilities, a local agency may: (a) Regulate the receipt, deposit, and removal, and the embarkation or debarkation of passengers or property to and from such landing places or moorage. (b) Exact charges, fees, and tolls, and enforce liens for their payment. (c) Lease or assign for operation any space and any necessary or useful appurtenances, appliances, or other conveniences. (d) Own and operate aircraft. (e) Employ pilots. (f) Regulate the use of the airport and facilities and other property or means of transportation within or over the airport. (g) Perform any duties necessary or convenient for the regulation of air traffic. (h) Enter into contracts or otherwise cooperate with the federal government or other public or private agencies. (i) Exercise powers necessary or convenient in the promotion of aeronautics and commerce and navigation by air.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50474.1. Section 50474.1.

(a) An airport operated by a city and county may require a rental car company, in writing, to collect a fee from its customers on behalf of the airport for the use of an airport-mandated common use busing system or light rail transit system operated for the movement of passengers between the terminal and a consolidated on-airport rental car facility. If a rental car company is required pursuant to this section to collect a fee, the following conditions shall apply: (1) The fees shall be calculated on a per contract basis. (2) All fees collected for this purpose constitute debts owed to the airport by the collecting party. The debts are due and payable to the airport quarterly or at any other interval the airport may establish to facilitate collection and insure payment. (3) The fee is a user fee, not a tax. (4) Revenues collected from the fee may not exceed the reasonable costs of providing the busing and light rail transit service and shall not be used for any other purpose. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited to, Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 1939.01) of Title 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, a rental car company that is required to collect fees under this section shall do all of the following: (1) Collect the fee from those of its customers subject to the fee as required in subdivision (a). (2) Clearly disclose the existence of the fee in any radio, television, or print advertisement that states a rental rate applicable to an airport at which the fee is to be imposed, and the amount of the fee at the airport where it is imposed, or a range of fees if the fee is imposed at more than one airport. (3) Clearly disclose the existence of the fee in a telephonic, in-person, or computer-transmitted quotation that states a rental rate applicable to an airport at which the fee is to be imposed and the amount of the fee at the airport where it is imposed. (4) Separately identify the fee on its rental agreement.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50474.3. Section 50474.3.

(a) A customer facility charge may be collected by a rental company under the following circumstances: (1) Collection of the fee by the rental company is required by an airport operated by a city, a county, a city and county, a joint powers authority, a special district, or the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority formed pursuant to Division 17 (commencing with Section 170000) of the Public Utilities Code. (2) The fee is calculated on a per contract basis or as provided in subdivision (b). (3) The fee is a user fee, not a tax imposed upon real property or an incident of property ownership under Article XIII D of the California Constitution. (4) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (5), the fee shall be in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10) per contract or the amount provided in subdivision (b). (5) The fee for a consolidated rental vehicle facility shall be collected only from customers of on-airport rental vehicle companies. If the fee imposed by the airport is for both a consolidated rental vehicle facility and a common-use transportation system, the fee collected from customers of on-airport rental vehicle companies shall be in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10) or the amount provided in subdivision (b), but the fee imposed on customers of off-airport rental vehicle companies who are transported on the common-use transportation system is only that amount that is proportionate to the costs of the common-use transportation system. The fee is uniformly applied to each class of on-airport or off-airport customers, provided that the airport requires off-airport customers to use the common-use transportation system. For purposes of this paragraph, “on-airport rental vehicle company” means a rental company operating under an airport property lease or an airport concession or license agreement whose customers use or will use the consolidated rental vehicle facility and the fee as to those customers is a user fee described in paragraph (3). (6) Revenues collected from the fee do not exceed the reasonable costs of financing, designing, constructing, and performing major maintenance on the facility and financing, designing, constructing, and operating any common-use transportation system, or acquiring vehicles for use in that system, and are not used for any other purpose. (7) The fee is separately identified on the rental agreement. (8) An airport shall not require a rental company to collect a customer facility charge from a consumer pursuant to this article if that requirement would result in the rental company collecting more than one customer facility charge from that consumer in connection with a single rental. (9) This subdivision does not apply to fees which are governed by Section 50474.1 or Section 57.5 of the San Diego Unified Port District Act (Chapter 67 of the First Extraordinary Session of the Statutes of 1962). (b) Any airport may require rental companies to collect an alternative customer facility charge, as defined in Section 50474.21, under the following conditions: (1) The airport first conducts a publicly noticed hearing pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2) to review the costs of financing the design and construction of a consolidated rental vehicle facility and the design, construction, and operation of any common-use transportation system in which all of the following occur: (A) The airport establishes the amount of revenue necessary to finance the reasonable costs of designing and constructing a consolidated rental vehicle facility and to design, construct, and operate any common-use transportation system, or acquire vehicles for use in that system, based on evidence presented during the hearing. (B) The airport finds, based on evidence presented during the hearing, that the fee authorized in subdivision (a) will not generate sufficient revenue to finance the reasonable costs of designing and constructing a consolidated rental vehicle facility and of designing, constructing, and operating any common-use transportation system, or acquire vehicles for use in that system. (C) The airport finds that the reasonable cost of the project requires the additional amount of revenue that would be generated by the proposed daily rate, including any rate increase, authorized pursuant to this paragraph. (D) The airport outlines each of the following: (i) Steps it has taken to limit costs. (ii) Other potential alternatives for meeting its revenue needs other than the collection of the fee. (iii) The extent to which rental companies or other businesses or individuals using the facility or common-use transportation system will pay for the costs associated with these facilities and systems apart from the fee collected from rental customers. (2) The airport may not require the fee authorized in this subdivision to be collected at any time that the fee authorized in subdivision (a) is being collected. (3) Pursuant to the procedure set forth in this subdivision, the fee may be collected at a rate charged on a per-day basis subject to the following conditions: (A) Commencing January 1, 2011, the amount of the fee may not exceed six dollars ($6) per day. (B) Commencing January 1, 2014, the amount of the fee may not exceed seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per day. (C) Commencing January 1, 2017, and thereafter, the amount of the fee may not exceed nine dollars ($9) per day. (D) Commencing January 1, 2026, and thereafter, the amount of the fee may not exceed twelve dollars ($12) per day. (E) At no time shall the fee authorized in this paragraph be collected from any customer for more than five days for each individual rental vehicle contract. (4) For any airport seeking to require rental companies to collect an alternative customer facility charge pursuant to this subdivision the following provisions apply: (A) The airport shall post reports on its internet website on an annual basis detailing all of the following: (i) The total amount of the customer facility charge collected. (ii) How the funds are being spent. (iii) The amount of and reason for any changes in the airport’s budget or financial needs for the facility or common-use transportation system. (B) (i) The airport shall complete an independent audit as required by subdivision (b) of Section 50474.21 prior to the initial collection of the customer facility charge. Copies of the audit shall be posted on the airport’s internet website. (ii) Prior to any increase pursuant to this subdivision, the airport shall update the information provided in the initial collection audit completed pursuant to clause (i). Copies of the updated audit shall be posted on the airport’s internet website. (iii) An audit shall be completed every three years after initial collection if the customer facility charge is collected for the purpose of operating a common-use transportation system or to acquire vehicles for use in the system pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 50474.21. A regularly conducted audit of airport finances that includes the customer facility charge information, that satisfies the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 50474.21, and is produced in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles of the Government Accounting Standards Board, shall satisfy the requirements of this clause. The information reported pursuant to this clause shall be compiled into one document and shall be posted on the airport’s internet website accessible to the public. The information reported shall be contained within one easily accessible page contained within the airport’s internet website. (iv) This section shall not be construed to require an airport to audit a common-use transportation system not financed by a customer facility charge and used for the purposes permitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 50474.21. (v) The airport shall post on the airport’s internet website copies of the completed audits required by this subparagraph for a period of six years following the audit’s completion. (C) Use of proceeds of any bonds backed by, or revenues from, alternative customer facility charges shall be limited to construction, design, and major maintenance of the consolidated rental vehicle facility and operating costs of the common-use transportation system, as specified in Section 50474.21. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited to, Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) to Part 1.7 (commencing with Section 7280), inclusive, of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the fees collected pursuant to this section, or another law whereby a local agency operating an airport requires a rental car company to collect a facility financing fee from its customers, are not subject to sales, use, or transaction taxes.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50474.5. Section 50474.5.

Whenever a local agency rents or leases hangar space at any airport owned or operated by it, the local agency may regulate the conduct of aircraft maintenance or repairs for compensation at or in the hangar space, but may not prohibit the renter or lessee from performing maintenance or repair on aircraft owned or controlled by the renter or lessee.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50474.20. Section 50474.20.

This article shall apply to both of the following in the same manner as it applies to a rental car company and any customer facility charges collected shall be proportionate to the services and infrastructure utilized: (a) A personal vehicle sharing program as defined in subdivision (m) of Section 1939.01 of the Civil Code. (b) Any person or entity that for monetary compensation facilitates sharing or renting passenger vehicles to the public, including via a peer-to-peer internet website, application, or other platform that connects a vehicle owner with a vehicle driver to facilitate sharing or renting a vehicle for consideration.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50474.21. Section 50474.21.

(a) For purposes of this article, “customer facility charge” means any fee, including an alternative fee, required by an airport to be collected by a rental company from a renter for any of the following purposes: (1) To finance, design, construct, and perform major maintenance on consolidated airport vehicle rental facilities. (2) To finance, design, construct, and operate common-use transportation systems that move passengers between airport terminals and those consolidated vehicle rental facilities, and acquire vehicles for use in that system. (3) To finance, design, and construct terminal modifications solely to accommodate and provide customer access to common-use transportation systems. The fees designated as a customer facility charge shall not otherwise be used to pay for terminal expansion, gate expansion, runway expansion, changes in hours of operation, or changes in the number of flights arriving or departing from the airport. (b) The aggregate amount to be collected shall not exceed the reasonable costs, as determined by an audit by an independent auditor paid for by the airport, to finance, design, construct, and perform major maintenance on those facilities. The auditor shall independently examine and substantiate the necessity for, and the amount of, the customer facility charge, including whether the airport’s actual or projected costs are supported and justified, any steps the airport may take to limit costs, potential alternatives for meeting the airport’s revenue needs other than the collection of the fee, and whether and to what extent rental companies or other businesses or individuals using the facility or common-use transportation system may pay for the costs associated with these facilities and systems apart from the fee from rental customers, or whether the airport did not comply with any provision of this section. Copies of the audit shall be posted on the airport’s internet website. In the case of a customer facility charge for a common-use transportation system, the audit shall also consider the reasonable costs of providing the transit system or busing network pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). Any audit required by this subdivision may be included as a part of an audit of an airport’s finances.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50474.22. Section 50474.22.

(a) For purposes of this section, “customer facility charge” means any fee, including an alternative fee, required by the Los Angeles International Airport to be collected by a rental company from a renter for any of the following purposes: (1) To finance, design, construct, or otherwise improve consolidated airport vehicle rental facilities. (2) To finance, design, construct, operate, maintain, or otherwise improve common-use transportation systems that move passengers between airport terminals and those consolidated vehicle rental facilities, and acquire vehicles for use in that system. (3) To finance, design, construct, or otherwise improve terminal modifications solely to accommodate and provide customer access to common-use transportation systems. The fees designated as a customer facility charge shall not otherwise be used to pay for terminal expansion, gate expansion, runway expansion, changes in hours of operation, or changes in the number of flights arriving or departing from the airport. (b) The aggregate amount to be collected shall not exceed the reasonable costs, as determined by an audit by an independent auditor paid for by the airport, to finance, design, construct, operate, maintain, or otherwise improve, as applicable, those facilities, systems, and modifications. The auditor shall independently examine and substantiate the necessity for, and the amount of, the customer facility charge, including whether the airport’s actual or projected costs are supported and justified, any steps the airport may take to limit costs, potential alternatives for meeting the airport’s revenue needs other than the collection of the fee, and whether and to what extent rental companies or other businesses or individuals using the facility or common-use transportation system may pay for the costs associated with these facilities and systems apart from the fee from rental customers, or whether the airport did not comply with any provision of this section. Copies of the audit shall be posted on the airport’s internet website. In the case of a customer facility charge for a common-use transportation system, the audit also shall consider the reasonable costs of providing the transit system or busing network pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). Any audit required by this subdivision may be included as a part of an audit of an airport’s finances. (c) The authorization under this section for an airport to impose a customer facility charge shall become inoperative when bonds, capital contributions, availability payment contracts, lease agreements, or other forms for financing are paid or reimbursed. The maximum term for financing under this section shall not exceed 35 years. (d) This section shall not apply to any fee, including an alternative fee, required by an airport other than the Los Angeles International Airport to be collected by a rental company from a renter.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50475. Section 50475.

A local agency operating or maintaining an airport may grant leases, licenses, concessions, and other privileges, regarding aviation facilities to the state or the United States, for the use or occupation of hangars, structures, works, or other aviation facilities by the Department of Defense, National Guard, or other state or federal departments or agencies in connection with aviation or air commerce.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50476. Section 50476.

The legislative body may acquire or construct hangars, structures, works, or other facilities on the airport required for such uses and may enter into contracts with the State or the United States.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50477. Section 50477.

The contracts, leases, licenses, concessions, or privileges shall be subject to the same limitations as to duration of term provided by law for the granting of leases, licenses, concessions, or privileges to, or the entering into of contracts with, private persons or agencies.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50478. Section 50478.

(a) A local agency may lease or sublease property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by it for a period not to exceed 50 years for airport purposes or purposes incidental to aircraft, including all of the following: (1) Manufacture of aircraft, airplane engines, and aircraft equipment, parts, and accessories. (2) Construction and maintenance of hangars, mooring masts, flying fields, signal lights, radio equipment, service shops, conveniences, appliances, works, structures, and other air navigation, aircraft, and airplane engine manufacturing plants and facilities. (b) A local agency and the leaseholder may do any of the following with respect to a lease or sublease entered into pursuant to subdivision (a): (1) Amend the lease or sublease to extend the duration of the lease or sublease, up to a maximum of 50 years per extension. (2) Terminate the lease or sublease and enter into a new lease or sublease consistent with the requirements of subdivision (a), up to a term of 50 years, with the same or a related party, to provide for the addition of improvements to the leasehold for the sustainability of the airport. (3) Transfer an existing lease or sublease to a new or related entity and issue a new lease not to exceed a term of 50 years.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 50479. Section 50479.

(a) On or before January 1, 2016, the airport manager of an airport operated by a city, county, city and county, or airport district that conducts commercial operations and that has more than one million enplanements a year shall provide a room or other location at each airport terminal behind the airport security screening area for members of the public to express breast milk in private that meets both of the following conditions: (1) Includes, at a minimum, a chair and an electrical outlet. (2) Is located outside of the confines of a public restroom. (b) (1) Terminal One at the San Diego International Airport is exempt from providing a room or other location behind the airport security screening area, but shall provide a secure room located in the same terminal prior to entering the security screening area that meets all of the other conditions of subdivision (a). Terminal One at the San Diego International Airport shall comply with subdivisions (a) and (d) upon construction of a new terminal or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of the existing terminal. (2) The commuter terminal at the San Diego International Airport is exempt from this section, except that it shall comply with subdivisions (a) and (d) upon construction of a new terminal or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of the existing terminal. (c) An airport that conducts commercial operations with less than one million enplanements a year shall comply with subdivisions (a) and (d) upon new terminal construction or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of an existing terminal. (d) Upon construction of a new terminal or the replacement, expansion, or renovation of an existing terminal, an airport shall provide a sink in any room or other location designated to comply with this section. (e) As used in this section, “renovation of an existing terminal” means the repurposing of more than 25 percent of the space in the terminal.

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