Opinion of the Justices

To the House of Representatives:

The undersigned the Justices of the Supreme Court have considered the inquiry contained in your resolution with reference to House Bill No. 164, entitled: “An Act Relating to the General Exemption from Property Taxes of Certain Privately-Owned Airports,” and submit this opinion in answer thereto.

Section one of the bill is a legislative declaration of purpose and finding “that use by the public of certain privately owned airports is necessary for the proper operation of the state airways system and that the encouragement of the owners of such airports to make…