1791-S AMH ORWA HIRS 047

SHB 1791 - H AMD 174

By Representative Orwall

ADOPTED 03/08/2023

On page 1, beginning on line 18, after "for" strike "large impacts on the surrounding communities; and" and insert "environmental, health, social, and economic impacts on the surrounding communities, and the legislature recognizes any preferred location will require substantial environmental, land use, governance, and funding decisions from federal, state, and local governments;"

On page 1, line 21, after "operations" insert "; the Puget Sound regional council May 2021 regional aviation baseline study final report estimates that by 2050 capacity restrictions in the central Puget Sound will create a gap between the demand for aviation activities and the capacity for those activities; and

(f) The exploration of alternatives to Seattle-Tacoma international airport is critical to address this anticipated demand through a variety of transportation strategies that may include the creation or expansion of other airports"

EFFECT: Modifies the intent statement to:

specify types of impacts of a primary commercial aviation facility on a community,

recognize that any preferred location will require substantial future decisions for federal, state, and local governments,

reference the projected gap between aviation demand and capacity, and

state that the exploration of an alternative to Seattle-Tacoma International airport is critical to addressing anticipated demand.

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