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House Bill 1538 - Aviation and Aerospace Advisory Committee (2021 Regular Session)

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House Bill 1538, State of Washington, 67th Legislature, 2021 Regular Session, by Representatives Dent, Orwall, Boehnke, Sutherland, Ryu, Jacobsen, Wicks, Eslick, Lovick, Hoff, Chambers, Chandler, and Slatter, relating to establishing an aviation and aerospace advisory committee. Read first time 02/16/21, it was referred to the Committee on Community & Economic Development. Section 1 requires the director of the department of commerce, or the designee, to appoint and maintain the committee to advise the director and the secretary of the department of transportation. The department of commerce must provide staff support. Members serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel expenses, and are immune from civil liability for official acts performed in the course of their duties.

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     H-0899.1

                                 HOUSE BILL 1538


     State of Washington       67th Legislature          2021 Regular Session

     By Representatives Dent, Orwall, Boehnke, Sutherland, Ryu, Jacobsen,
     Wicks, Eslick, Lovick, Hoff, Chambers, Chandler, and Slatter

     Read first time 02/16/21.     Referred   to   Committee   on   Community   &
     Economic Development.




1        AN ACT Relating to establishing an aviation            and   aerospace
2    advisory committee; and creating a new section.


3    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:


 4       NEW SECTION.    Sec. 1.    (1) The director, or the director's
 5   designee, of the department of commerce must appoint and maintain an
 6   aviation and aerospace advisory committee to generally advise the
 7   director of the department of commerce and the secretary of the
 8   department of transportation on matters related to aviation and
 9   aerospace in Washington state. This includes, but is not limited to,
10   developing recommendations regarding capital budget requests related
11   to aviation and aerospace needs and developing strategies to enhance
12   the safe and effective use of public use airports and aerospace
13   facilities in Washington state. The aviation and aerospace advisory
14   committee must also advise the director and secretary, or their
15   designees, and make recommendations on the following matters:
16       (a) Employment of emerging aviation and aerospace technologies to
17   include unmanned, autonomous, and alternative propulsion systems;
18       (b) New, changed, or proposed federal regulations;
19       (c) Industry needs to remain nationally and internationally
20   competitive;
21       (d) Policy considerations;
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 1       (e) Funding priorities and capital project needs;
 2       (f) Methods to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
 3       (g) Workforce development needs and opportunities;
 4       (h) Multimodal requirements; and
 5       (i) Other matters pertaining to the aviation and aerospace
 6   industries as the aviation and aerospace advisory committee deems
 7   appropriate.
 8       (2) The director of the department of commerce, or the director's
 9   designee, may appoint members to the aviation and aerospace advisory
10   committee as the director or the director's designee determines is
11   the most helpful in the discharge of the committee's duties. However,
12   at a minimum, the director or the director's designee must invite the
13   following:
14       (a) Two county commissioners, one from east of the crest of the
15   Cascade mountains and one from west of the crest of the Cascade
16   mountains;
17       (b) An owner of an aviation company and an owner of an aerospace
18   company or their representatives;
19       (c) The director or the director's designee of the aviation
20   division of the department of transportation;
21       (d) Two individuals with the title of airport director, one from
22   an airport located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains and one
23   from an airport located west of the crest of the Cascade mountains;
24       (e) Advisory members from the federal aviation administration;
25       (f) The aerospace lead from the department of commerce or a
26   representative of the department;
27       (g) A representative of a statewide environmental organization;
28       (h) A representative of the military department;
29       (i) Representatives from airport associations;
30       (j) Representatives from an aviation and aerospace educational
31   program; and
32       (k)    Representatives   from   both   aviation    and   aerospace
33   associations.
34       (3) The director of the department of commerce and the secretary
35   of the department of transportation or their designees serve as the
36   administrative cochairs for the aviation and aerospace advisory
37   committee.
38       (4) The department of commerce must provide staff support for all
39   committee meetings.


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 1       (5) The aviation and aerospace advisory committee must meet at
 2   the call of the administrative cochairs for any purpose that directly
 3   relates to the duties set forth in subsection (1) of this section or
 4   as otherwise requested by the director, secretary, or their designees
 5   as the administrative cochairs.
 6       (6) The cochairs may seek recommendations and input from the
 7   aviation and aerospace advisory committee to inform the legislature
 8   on aviation and aerospace issues.
 9       (7) Each member of the aviation and aerospace advisory committee
10   serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel expenses
11   as authorized in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
12       (8) The members of the aviation and aerospace advisory committee,
13   or individuals acting on their behalf, are immune from civil
14   liability for official acts performed in the course of their duties.

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