Section 170004 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 1.
170004
. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Airports help to link local, regional, statewide, national,
and global economic activities. Airports are also essential features
of comprehensive transportation systems, that include streets and
highways, rail transit, transit over water, and mass transit.
(b) It is essential to the public health, safety, and welfare that
airports be developed and operated in the San Diego County region so
that those airports promote economic development, protect
environmental quality, and enhance social equity.
(c) The significant regional consequences of airport planning,
development, and operations require the creation of a regional
airport authority.