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WSDOT FAQ document for the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) addressing the most frequently asked public questions across eight topic areas: CACC structure/representation/process, environmental concerns, location-specific questions, public outreach, coordination with federal agencies, capacity, infrastructure needs, and high speed rail. Covers the 2022 Washington Aviation System Plan (WASP) Update funded by the FAA, greenfield airport sites in Thurston County and Pierce County, the Nisqually River watershed and Medicine Creek Treaty, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), Senate Bill SB5370, and prior studies including the 1992 PSRC Flight Plan Report, 2009 LATS/WASP, 2017 WASP Update, 2018 JTC Air Cargo Movement Study, and 2021 PSRC Aviation Baseline Study. Explains that CACC’s 27 volunteer members were appointed by the Governor under SB5370 and that any final site recommendation goes to the State Legislature.