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    2023-05-16 20:24

    HB 1791: Peace With Honor

    The passage of 1791-S.PL acknowledges that the battle for a second airport process (known as the CACC) is lost. But, let’s pretend it’s not. However, if previous efforts (such as the Flight Plan Study of 1989) are any indication, HB-1791 will not only result in years of delay, it will actually work to accelerate the pace
  • 2023-03-21 18:33

    HB1791 testimony to Senate Transportation Committee

    HB1791 is a bill of the 2023 State of Washington Legislative session, which attempts to re-constitute the failed CACC process, commonly known as “the search for a second airport.  As of today, the bill has passed the House and is under review in the Senate. You can follow its progress and provide your own comment
  • 2023-02-12 19:49

    WA needs a new set of thinkers to tackle the idea of a second international airport | Opinion

    THE OLYMPIAN EDITORIAL BOARD February 12, 2023, 5:00 AM Getty Images Are we off the hook for having a giant airport plunked down in a rural area of Thurston County or Pierce County? Warren Hendrickson, the acting chair of the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission, says he considers it “a low probability,” and will recommend against it. He
  • 2023-02-07 00:00

    HB1791-2023 (Second airport siting post CACC)

    AN ACT Relating to studying the need for increased commercial 1 aviation services; amending 2022 c 186 s 213 (uncodified); adding a 2 new chapter to Title 14 RCW; repealing 2022 c 186 s 707 (uncodified); 3 and declaring an emergency.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:5 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds:6 (a) The state's transportation needs are growing and it is 7 imperative that the state plan comprehensively to meet the needs of 8 its citizens, particularly in the fastest growing regions of the 9 state;10 (b) That planning for the future of aviation must take a 11 comprehensive coordinated look at the transportation system as a 12 whole;13 (c) The pandemic interfered with the ability of the commercial 14 aviation coordinating commission to perform a thorough and complete 15 study of the possibility of a new commercial airport to meet the 16 expected growth;17 (d) The creation of a new primary commercial aviation facility 18 has the potential for large impacts on the surrounding communities; 19 and20 H-0998.2 HOUSE BILL 1791 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By Representatives Fey, Dent, Morgan, Barkis, Mena, Couture, Griffey, Bronoske, Ybarra, Christian, Timmons, Donaghy, Berg, and Doglio Read first time 02/07/23. Referred to Committee on Transportation. p. 1 HB 1791 (e) There is expected growth in commercial aviation, general 1 aviation, and air cargo operations.2 (2) The legislature, therefore, intends to replace the commercial 3 aviation coordinating commission with the commercial…