Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority v. West Virginia Public Port Authority

This case arises upon certified question from the Circuit Court of Kanawha County and concerns interpretation of a provision found in the West Virginia Port Authority Act, West Virginia Code §§ 17-16B-1 to -22 (1996). The statutory question presented is whether the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority1 (hereinafter “Regional Authority”) qualifies as the “affected public agency” within the meaning of West Virginia Code § 17-16B-6(b)(15). The circuit court answered the certified question in the affirmative. After closely examining this issue, we determine that, in the context of the…