§13-2D-10. No contribution by county.
No county court shall have the power to pay out of its
general funds, or otherwise contribute, any of the cost of
acquiring or constructing an airport or its appurtenances and
facilities, which is to be financed out of the proceeds of the
sale of revenue bonds issued under the authority of this article:
Provided, That this provision shall not be construed to prevent a
county from paying for the acquisition of property for an airport
or for the construction, equipment, improvement, maintenance and
operation of any airport pursuant to other provisions of this
code so long as any such acquisition of property or the
construction, equipment, improvement, maintenance and operation
of such airport is not financed by the proceeds from the sale of
revenue bonds issued under the authority of this article:
Provided, however, That this provision shall not be construed to
prevent a county from accepting donations of property to be used
as a part of any such airport. The bonds issued pursuant to this
article shall be payable solely from the revenue derived from the
airport, less operating and maintenance cost and expenses, and
shall not constitute an indebtedness of the county within the
meaning of any constitutional provision and it shall be plainly
stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the
provisions of this article and that it does not constitute an
indebtedness of the county within the meaning of the constitution
of West Virginia.
No county court shall have the authority under this article
to levy any taxes for the purpose of paying any part of the cost of acquiring an airport to be financed under the provisions of
this article. However, all necessary preliminary expenses
actually incurred by a county court in the making of studies,
surveys, taking options, preliminary planning, and all other
expenses necessary to be paid prior to the issuance, sale and
delivery of the revenues bonds, may be paid by such county court
out of any surplus contained in any item of budgetary
appropriation or any revenues collected in excess of anticipated
revenues, which shall be reimbursed and repaid out of the
proceeds of the sale of the revenue bonds.