(1) In order to support and improve the state aviation system, there is hereby established the state aviation system grant program. The grant program shall be implemented and administered by the division and the board in accordance with the provisions of this section.
Any entity operating an FAA-designated public-use airport may apply to the divisionfor a state aviation system grant to be used solely for aviation purposes. Applications shall contain such information as may be required by the division and shall be filed in accordance with procedures established by the division. In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the division, that the grant shall be used solely for aviation purposes as defined in section 43-10-102 (3). The division shall evaluate grant applications based upon criteria established by the division and make recommendations to the board on the awarding of grants. Any grant proposed by the board shall be submitted to the governor's office for review and recommendation prior to a final decision. The governor shall accomplish his review and recommendation within thirty days of submittal of the grant proposal by the board. The board shall make final decisions on the awarding of grants subject to the availability of moneys in the aviation fund created in section 43-10-109. The board shall establish procedures to ensure that grants awarded pursuant to the provisions of this section are used solely for aviation purposes as required by this subsection (2).
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (HB 09-1066), ch. 82, p. 302, § 3, effective August5, 2009.)
Repealed.
In addition to grants authorized pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the divisionitself may be a recipient of a state aviation system grant, but only for purposes of implementing a statewide aviation project that would not otherwise be implemented by an entity operating an FAA-designated public-use airport. Any application for such a grant shall be submitted to the governor's office for review and recommendation prior to a final decision. The governor shall accomplish his review and recommendation within thirty days of submittal of the proposal by the board. The board shall make final decisions on the awarding of grants to the division for a statewide aviation project subject to the availability of moneys in the statewide aviation fund created in section 43-10-109.
Source: L. 91: Entire section added, p. 2394, § 17, effective July 1. L. 91, 1st Ex. Sess.: Entire section added, p. 3, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2001: (4) repealed, p. 1287, § 81, effective June 5. L. 2009: (2) and (3) amended and (5) added, (HB 09-1066), ch. 82, p. 302, § 3, effective August 5.
Editor's note: The amendments to this section made by chapter 1, L. 91, First Extraordinary Session, page 3, section 5, supersede the amendments made by chapter 330, L. 91, page 2394, section 17. Although both acts contained a July 1, 1991, effective date, the Governor did not sign the act enacted at the First Extraordinary Session until July 5. The act contained in chapter 1 from the First Extraordinary Session was subject to an interrogatory submitted to the Supreme Court by the Governor. The court held the act constitutional on its face. (See In re House Bill 91S-1005, 814, P.2d 875 (Colo. 1991).)