6124 - Agreement of maintenance. - Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 6124. Agreement of maintenance. (a) Terms.--Prior to applying for an appropriation under section 6122 (relating to allocation of funds), every public airport owner shall enter into an agreement with the department. This agreement shall specify that the owner shall continue to maintain the property for which the grant will be sought as an airport, at least equal in size and capacity to its size and capacity as of the owner's initial grant application, for a period of not less than ten years. (b) Covenant.--The agreement specified under this section shall be a covenant which runs with the land and, upon the acceptance of any grant, the covenant shall be deemed extended for one additional year. (c) Violation.--Any violation of the agreement shall make the owner liable for the repayment of the total appropriation for that year plus a penalty of two times the grant. In any action wherein the owner is found to have violated the agreement, the department shall receive all costs of prosecution.