{"data":{"id":"us-me/6-m.r.s.-173","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"6 M.R.S. §173","heading":"Procedures; legal effect","body":"1.  Necessary provisions.  An airport authority charter must include the following that are not specified in this chapter:\nA.  The corporate name of the airport authority;\nB.  The territorial limits of the airport authority;\nC.  The number of directors of the airport authority;\nD.  The appointing authority responsible for appointing or the method of electing the first board of directors;\nE.  The terms of the directors who are elected or appointed subsequent to the first board.  Terms of the first board are determined pursuant to section 174, subsection 4;\nF.  Whether the directors, subsequent to the first board, are appointed or elected.  Reference must be made to the appropriate subsections of section 174; and\nG.  The procedures for a local referendum on the creation of the airport authority.\n2.  Optional provisions.  An airport authority charter may include provisions relating to:\nA.  Special qualifications of directors, other than the residency requirement established under section 174;\nB.  Additional purposes and powers beyond those specified in this chapter;\nC.  Specific rights or responsibilities of founding entities;\nD.  Authorization for the airport authority to acquire the rights, interests, property and assets and assume the debts and liabilities of an airport sponsor; and\nE.  Any other powers or duties necessary to the accomplishment of the purposes for creating the airport authority.","path":["TITLE 6: AERONAUTICS","CHAPTER 10: AIRPORT AUTHORITIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/6/title6sec173.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:23Z","sha256":"d54ab0ed203b33234f8ab10b0cca3d2623f37466e966aaac3f9f6f7ac57c2297","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/6-m.r.s.-172","next":"us-me/6-m.r.s.-174"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}