# Ind. Code § 8-22-3-1: Establishment; jurisdiction; name

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T8_A22_C3_S8-22-3-1

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 8-22-3-1
- **Heading:** Establishment; jurisdiction; name
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 8 / Article 22 / Chapter 3 / Section 8-22-3-1

## Text

Sec. 1. Whenever the fiscal body of one (1) or more eligible entities, acting individually or jointly, adopts an ordinance or a resolution in favor of the establishment of an airport authority under this chapter, there is established an airport authority. The authority has jurisdiction over a district with boundaries coterminous with the jurisdictional boundaries of the entity or entities adopting the ordinance or resolution. The authority must have a name including the words "airport authority."

[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: 19-6-2-2 part; 19-6-3-2; 19-6-3.5-1; 19-6-3.5-3 part.]

As added by Acts 1980, P.L.8, SEC.73.

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