305.234. Pursuant to the stated intent of section 305.233,RSMo, any city, town or county individually or jointly with anyother city, town or county planning to build, develop, improve orexpand a public airport shall channel such request through thestate department of transportation. Provided further, that landairports serving Civil Aeronautics Board certificated air carriersand so certificated under CFR14 Part 139 are exempt from therequirements of channelization supra; but may request the statedepartment of transportation to provide such service. Thedepartment of transportation is authorized to cooperate withthe government of the United States and any agency or departmentthereof, in the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance andoperation of airports and other navigation facilities in this state and tocomply with the provisions of the laws of the United States andany regulations made thereunder for the expenditure of federalmoney upon such airports and other navigation facilities.
(L. 1978 H.B. 1116 & 1117)