Senate Bill 5370
S-1785.1 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5370 State of Washington 66th Legislature 2019 Regular Session By Senate Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Warnick, Saldaa, Hasegawa, Wilson, C., and Honeyford) READ FIRST TIME 02/19/19. 1 AN ACT Relating to creating a state commercial aviation 2 coordinating commission; creating new sections; and providing expiration dates.3 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: 5 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that with the 6 increase in air traffic operations, combined with the projections for 7 the rapid expansion of these operations in both the short and the 8 long term, concerns regarding the environmental, health, social, and 9 economic impacts of air traffic are increasing as well. The 10 legislature also finds that advancing Washington's position as a 11 national and international trading leader is dependent upon the 12 development of a highly competitive, statewide passenger and cargo 13 air transportation system. Therefore, the legislature seeks to 14 identify a location for a new primary commercial aviation facility in 15 Washington, taking into consideration the data and conclusions of 16 appropriate air traffic studies, community representatives, and 17 industry experts. Options for a new primary commercial aviation 18 facility in Washington may include expansion of an existing airport 19 facility. It is the intent of the legislature to establish a state 20 commercial aviation coordinating commission to provide a location 21 recommendation by January 1, 2021. p. 1 SSB 5370 1 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) The state commercial aviation 2 coordinating commission is created to carry out the functions of this 3 chapter. The commission shall consist of thirteen voting members. 4 (2) The governor shall appoint nine voting members to represent the following interests:5 6 (a) Four as representatives of commercial service airports and 7 ports, one of whom shall represent a port located in a county with a 8 population of two million or more, one of whom shall represent a port 9 in eastern Washington with an airport runway of at least thirteen 10 thousand five hundred feet in length, and one representing an association of ports;11 12 (b) Three as representatives from the airline industry and the private sector;13 14 (c) A representative from an eastern Washington metropolitan planning organization; and15 16 (d) A representative from a western Washington metropolitan planning organization.17 18 (3) The remaining four members shall consist of: 19 (a) A representative from the department of commerce; 20 (b) A representative from the division of aeronautics of the department of transportation;21 22 (c) The governor or the governor's designee; and 23 (d) A representative from the freight mobility strategic investment board.24 25 (4) A representative of the federal aviation administration and a 26 representative of the Washington state aviation alliance shall serve as nonvoting members.27 28 (5) The governor may appoint additional nonvoting members as deemed appropriate.29 30 (6) The commission shall select a chair from among its membership 31 and shall adopt rules related to its powers and duties under this chapter.32 33 (7) Nonlegislative members are not entitled to be reimbursed for 34 travel expenses if they are elected officials or are participating on 35 behalf of an employer, governmental entity, or other organization. 36 Any reimbursement for other nonlegislative members is subject to 37 chapter 43.03 RCW. The commission has all powers necessary to carry out its duties as prescribed by this chapter.38 p. 2 SSB 5370 1 (8) The department of transportation shall provide staff support 2 for coordinating and administering the commission and technical assistance as requested by commission members.3 4 (9) The governor or the governor's designee shall convene the 5 initial meeting of the commission as soon as practicable. (10) This section expires July 1, 2021.6 7 NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) The state commercial aviation 8 coordinating commission shall review existing data and conduct 9 research as needed to determine Washington's long-range commercial 10 aviation facility needs and the site of a new primary commercial 11 aviation facility. Options for a new primary commercial aviation 12 facility in Washington may include expansion of an existing airport 13 facility. The work of the commission shall include the following: 14 (a) Recommendations to the legislature on future Washington state long-range commercial aviation facility needs;15 16 (b) Identifying a preferred location for a new primary commercial 17 aviation facility. The commission shall make recommendations and 18 shall select a single preferred location by simple majority vote using the following process:19 20 (i) Initiating a broad review of potential sites; 21 (ii) Recommending a final short list of no more than six locations by January 1, 2020;22 23 (iii) Identifying the top two locations from the final six locations by September 1, 2020; and24 25 (iv) Identifying a single preferred location for a new primary commercial aviation facility by January 1, 2021.26 27 (2) The commission shall submit findings and recommendations to 28 the transportation committees of the legislature by January 1, 2021. (3) This section expires July 1, 2021.29 30 NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. (1) The state commercial aviation 31 coordinating commission shall project a timeline for the development 32 of an additional commercial aviation facility that is completed and 33 functional by 2040. (2) This section expires July 1, 2021.34 35 NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. (1) When assessing future Washington state 36 long-term commercial aviation facility needs under this act, the 37 state commercial aviation coordinating commission's recommendations p. 3 SSB 5370 1 must be consistent with the department of transportation's long-term 2 air transportation study. Nothing in this act shall be construed to 3 endorse, limit, or otherwise alter existing or future plans for 4 capital development and capacity enhancement at existing commercial airports in Washington.5 (2) This section expires July 1, 2021.6 --- END --- p. 4 SSB 5370
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