This section defines terms used in the Chapter, including airport, airport facilities, approval date, the Baton Rouge Regional Airport Authority, the board, the chief executive officer, enplanement, FAA, fiscal year, local government, metropolitan council, regional authority, and sponsor.
§702. Definitions A. As used in this Chapter: (1) "Airport" means as defined in R.S. 2:1. (2) "Airport facilities" means any of the following at an airport: (a) Movable or immovable property or an interest in movable or immovable property used for the landing, taking off, taxiing, parking, or storing of aircraft, or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo, an appurtenant area used for an airport building or other facility, and any appurtenant right-of-way. (b) Movable or immovable property including an easement, used for over-flight, noise abatement, a clear zone, a side transition zone, an environmental mitigation requirement, utilities, a drainage system, a right-of-way, or any other requirement imposed as a condition of approving the acquisition, construction, expansion, or operation of other airport facilities, whether located within the boundaries of the parish of East Baton Rouge or not. (c) Structures, buildings, and improvements, including aeronautical and nonaeronautical, commercial or noncommercial structures, concessions, roadways, beacons, markers, communication systems, and navigational aids. (d) Any other improvements or facilities necessary, useful, or intended for use in the operation of an airport. (3) "Approval date" means the date of the issuance by the Federal Aviation Administration to the regional authority assuming operational jurisdiction of the airport of a certificate under 14 CFR Part 139 with respect to the airport, and the concurrence by the Federal Aviation Administration of the designation of the regional authority as a sponsor of the airport, including the Federal Aviation Administration's approval of the assignment of existing grant agreements to the regional authority. (4) "Baton Rouge Regional Airport Authority" means a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of this state. The authority shall exercise such powers and duties as herein specified or as necessary or convenient to carry out its purposes. (5) "Board" means the governing body of the regional authority appointed by the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council. (6) "Chief executive officer" means the chief administrative officer of the regional authority. (7) "Enplanement" means a domestic, territorial, or international revenue passenger who boards an aircraft that departs from the airport. (8) "FAA" means the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States Department of Transportation, or any successor agency. (9) "Fiscal year" means the annual period that is the fiscal year of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council or another annual period established by the board. (10) "Local government" means the city of Baton Rouge, parish of East Baton Rouge, otherwise known as the "City-Parish", that creates the regional authority through the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council and shall not include any governmental official who is not seated on the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council. (11) "Metropolitan Council" means the Metropolitan Council for the city of Baton Rouge and parish of East Baton Rouge. (12) "Regional authority" means the Baton Rouge Airport Authority created pursuant to this Chapter and governed by a board. (13) "Sponsor" means a public agency authorized by 49 U.S.C. 47101 to 47134 to submit requests for, accept, and be responsible for performing all of the assurances associated with accepting grant agreements with respect to airports from the FAA or this state, and to perform some duties and responsibilities previously assumed by the local government that owns or operates the airport before the transfer of operational jurisdiction of the airport to the regional authority created pursuant to this Chapter by virtue of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council's acceptance before the approval date of grants for the benefit of the airport from the FAA or another agency of the United States or this state. Acts 2025, No. 118, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.