No political subdivision or municipality authority, whether acting alone or jointly with another political subdivision or municipality authority, or with the Commonwealth, shall submit to any Federal agency or department of the United States any project application under the provisions of any Act of Congress which provides airport planning funds, or airport construction and development funds for the expansion and improvement of the airport system, unless the project and the project application have been first approved by the Department of Transportation. No political subdivision or municipality authority shall, except as hereinafter provided, directly accept, receive, receipt for, or disburse any funds granted by the United States under such act, but it shall designate the Department of Transportation, as its agent and in its behalf to accept, receive, receipt for, and disburse such funds; if the Department of Transportation shall have first approved the project, the political subdivision or municipal authority may directly accept, receive, receipt for or disburse such project moneys. It shall enter into an agreement with the Department of Transportation, prescribing the terms and conditions of such agency, in accordance with Federal laws, rules and regulations, and applicable laws of this Commonwealth. Such moneys as are paid over by the United States Government shall be received by the Commonwealth and immediately paid over to the political subdivision or municipality authority for application to the designated project under such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the United States Government in making such grants.
All incorporated towns in this Commonwealth are hereby authorized and empowered to acquire, by lease, purchase or condemnation, any land, lying either within or without the limits of such incorporated towns, which, in the judgment of the corporate authorities thereof, may be necessary and desirable for the purpose of establishing and maintaining municipal airports, airdromes, aviation landing fields, intermediate landing fields and airport facilities.
The proceedings for the condemnation of lands including the acquisition of title and possession, and for the assessment of damages for property taken, injured or destroyed, shall be conducted in accordance with the act of June 22, 1964 (P.L.84), known as the "Eminent Domain Code."
Any incorporated town of this Commonwealth, acquiring land under the provisions of this act [act of May 25, 1933, P.L.1017, No. 228], is authorized and empowered to establish, equip, condition, operate and maintain the same as a municipal airport, airdrome, landing field, or intermediate landing field, and may lease the same, or any part thereof, to any individual or corporation desiring to use the same for aviation purposes; and any incorporated town of this Commonwealth may enter into a contract, int he form of a lease, providing for the use of said land, or any part thereof, by the Government of the United States or by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the use by said Government or Commonwealth of said land for aviation purposes, upon nominal rental or without consideration.
Any incorporated town, acquiring land under the provisions of this act [act of May 25, 1933, P.L.1017, No. 228], is authorized and empowered to acquire, by lease or purchase, land for aviation purposes, as hereinbefore provided; jointly with any county, city, borough, incorporated town, township, or political subdivision of this Commonwealth, and is hereby authorized and empowered to operate and maintain said airport, airdrome, landing field, or intermediate landing field, jointly, with any county, city, borough, incorporated town, township, or other political subdivision of this Commonwealth, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the proper authorities of the county, city, borough, incorporated town, township, or other political subdivision of this Commonwealth.
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