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It is hereby established that aerial navigation hazards imperil the life and property of those who use airports and of those occupying the land in their vicinity, and that, moreover, if they are in the nature of an obstruction, they reduce the size of the area available for the landing, taking-off, and maneuvering of aircraft and thus tend to hinder, destroy, or impair the usefulness of an airport and the public funds invested in it. It is therefore hereby declared:(a) That the creating or establishing of an aerial navigation hazard constitutes a public nuisance and is prejudicial to the community served by the airport in question;(b) that it is therefore necessary, in the interest of the public health and safety and of the general welfare, to prevent the creating or establishing of aerial navigation hazards, and(c) that this shall be done, insofar as may be lawfully possible, through the exercise of police power. It is hereby further established that the prevention of the creating or establishing of aerial navigation hazards, as well as the elimination, removal, alteration and abatement of, and the marking or the fixing of lights upon existing aerial navigation hazards, are

ng or establishing of aerial navigation hazards, as well as the elimination, removal, alteration and abatement of, and the marking or the fixing of lights upon existing aerial navigation hazards, are public purposes for which the Commonwealth and the political subdivisions thereof can obtain and spend public funds and acquire property or interests therein. History —June 16, 1953, No. 92, p. 326, § 3.