A new bill would push back the state's timeline to identify a location to build a new airport that lawmakers said is badly needed to alleviate capacity concerns at SeaTac and accommodate anticipated growth in the Puget Sound region over the next three decades. The Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission narrowed the list of potential locations for a new airport down to three spots: two in rural Pierce County, near Graham and Roy, and one in Thurston County, southeast of Olympia. The list has elicited public outcry from local lawmakers and residents alike, citing concerns over lowering property values, environmental degradation and lack of infrastructure. Many expressed concern over having to give up their homes and land to make way for the new facility. House Bill 1791, sponsored by Representative Jake Fey, D - Tacoma, would replace the current commission with a new workgroup consisting of 19 voting members with a deadline to submit a progress report to Gov. Jay Inslee by Jan. 1, 2024. The bill would require the workgroup to consider the impacts expanding a current facility or creating a new commercial airport would have on community members, quality of life and the environment, among other factor. READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/new-airport-washington-state-proposed-bill/281-5a03ec42-a82b-4a45-8f9c-e7c310af3c9b