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1/24/2020 RCW 14.08.120: Specific powers of municipalities operating airports.
<br />lessees to construct, alter, repair, or improve the leased premises at the cost of the lessee and to
<br />reimburse its lessees for such cost, provided the cost is paid solely out of funds fully collected from the
<br />airport's tenants; to sell any part of such airports, other air navigation facilities or real property to any
<br />municipal or state government, or to the United States or any department or instrumentality thereof, for
<br />aeronautical purposes or purposes incidental thereto, and to confer the privileges of concessions of
<br />supplying upon its airports goods, commodities, things, services, and facilities: PROVIDED, That in each
<br />case in so doing the public is not deprived of its rightful, equal, and uniform use thereof.
<br />(5) Acting through its governing body, to sell or lease any property, real or personal, acquired for
<br />airport purposes and belonging to the municipality, which, in the judgment of its governing body, may not
<br />be required for aircraft landings, aircraft takeoffs or related aeronautic purposes, in accordance with the
<br />laws of this state, or the provisions of the charter of the municipality, governing the sale or leasing of
<br />similar municipally owned property. The municipal airport commission, if one has been organized and
<br />appointed under subsection (1) of this section, may lease any airport property for aircraft landings,
<br />aircraft takeoffs, or related aeronautic purposes. If there is a finding by the governing body of the
<br />municipality that any airport property, real or personal, is not required for aircraft landings, aircraft
<br />takeoffs, or related aeronautic purposes, then the municipal airport commission may lease such space,
<br />land, area, or improvements, or construct improvements, or take leases back for financing purposes,
<br />grant concessions on such space, land, area, or improvements, all for industrial or commercial purposes,
<br />by private negotiation and under such terms and conditions that seem just and proper to the municipal
<br />airport commission. Any such lease of real property for aircraft manufacturing or aircraft industrial
<br />purposes or to any manufacturer of aircraft or aircraft parts or for any other business, manufacturing, or
<br />industrial purpose or operation relating to, identified with, or in any way dependent upon the use,
<br />operation, or maintenance of the airport, or for any commercial or industrial purpose may be made for
<br />any period not to exceed seventy-five years, but any such lease of real property made for a longer period
<br />than ten years shall contain provisions requiring the municipality and the lessee to permit the rentals for
<br />each five-year period thereafter, to be readjusted at the commencement of each such period if written
<br />request for readjustment is given by either party to the other at least thirty days before the
<br />commencement of the five-year period for which the readjustment is requested. If the parties cannot
<br />agree upon the rentals for the five-year period, they shall submit to have the disputed rentals for the
<br />period adjusted by arbitration. The lessee shall pick one arbitrator, and the governing body of the
<br />municipality shall pick one, and the two so chosen shall select a third. After a review of all pertinent facts
<br />the board of arbitrators may increase or decrease such rentals or continue the previous rate thereof.
<br />The proceeds of the sale of any property the purchase price of which was obtained by the sale of
<br />bonds shall be deposited in the bond sinking fund. If all the proceeds of the sale are not needed to pay
<br />the principal of bonds remaining unpaid, the remainder shall be paid into the airport fund of the
<br />municipality. The proceeds of sales of property the purchase price of which was paid from appropriations
<br />of tax funds shall be paid into the airport fund of the municipality.
<br />(6) To determine the charges or rental for the use of any properties under its control and the
<br />charges for any services or accommodations, and the terms and conditions under which such properties
<br />may be used: PROVIDED, That in all cases the public is not deprived of its rightful, equal, and uniform
<br />use of the property. Charges shall be reasonable and uniform for the same class of service and
<br />established with due regard to the property and improvements used and the expense of operation to the
<br />municipality. The municipality shall have and may enforce liens, as provided by law for liens and
<br />enforcement thereof, for repairs to or improvement or storage or care of any personal property, to
<br />enforce the payment of any such charges.
<br />(7) To impose a customer facility charge upon customers of rental car companies accessing the
<br />airport for the purposes of financing, designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining consolidated
<br />rental car facilities and common use transportation equipment and facilities which are used to transport
<br />the customer between the consolidated car rental facilities and other airport facilities. The airport
<br />operator may require the rental car companies to collect the facility charges, and any facility charges so
<br />collected shall be deposited in a trust account for the benefit of the airport operator and remitted at the
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