ยง261-3ย  Legislation, intervention.ย  Thedepartment of transportation may:

(1)ย  Draft and recommend necessary legislation toadvance the interests of the State in aeronautics;

(2)ย  Represent the State in aeronautical mattersbefore federal agencies and other state agencies;

(3)ย  Participate as party plaintiff or defendant or asintervenor on behalf of the State or any municipality or citizen thereof in anycontroversy which involves the interests of the State in aeronautics. [L 1947,c 32, pt of ยง1; RL 1955, ยง15-8; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, ยง26; HRS ยง261-3]