422:9 State Airways System. –
The state airways system is hereby declared to consist of all air navigation facilities available for public use now existing or hereafter established, whether publicly or privately owned and whether natural or man made, except those under the jurisdiction of the federal government. It is hereby declared that jurisdiction over the state airways system is vested in the department and that expenditure of state funds in the interest of safety on any or all of the facilities of this system serves a useful public purpose and satisfies a public need. The department shall prescribe the terms and conditions of the activities authorized for each such facility.