Nat'l Land Committee Passes 'Daegu·Gyeongbuk New Airport Special Act'... Plenary Session on 30th

The special law for the construction of a new airport in the Daegu·Gyeongbuk (TK) region passed the National Assembly standing committee on the 23rd. The bill is expected to be submitted to the plenary session on the 30th after review by the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee.

On the day, the National Assembly Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee held a plenary meeting and passed the bill to enact the "Special Act for the Construction of the Daegu·Gyeongbuk Integrated New Airport."

The bill includes a government funding support plan based on a 'donation in exchange for transfer' method, where the project operator donates facilities to the county and receives the base site for development. It also contains grounds for national support such as exemption from preliminary feasibility studies for the new airport construction project and permits for development projects on previous sites.

On the 21st, the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee’s Transportation Bill Review Subcommittee merged and reviewed three versions of the special law (Joo Ho-young’s, Hong Joon-pyo’s, and Choo Kyung-ho’s) and passed a revised version as the committee’s alternative. In particular, provisions that could conflict with the Gadeok New Airport were deleted or modified.

Choi In-ho, a Democratic Party member and chair of the Transportation Bill Review Subcommittee, explained earlier on Facebook, "Expressions conflicting with the hierarchy of Gadeok New Airport such as 'central airport,' 'medium- to long-distance flights,' and 'maximum weight aircraft,' as well as provisions for national financial support for the development of previous and planned relocation sites, were deleted," adding, "This prevented excessive national funding of over approximately 10 trillion won."

Regarding the differential support for the donation in exchange for transfer project, he stated, "Since settlement will be made at least after 2031, there will be no overlap in national funding support during 2024?2030, the period of national funding for Gadeok New Airport," emphasizing that the construction of Gadeok New Airport, targeted to start in 2024 and be completed in 2029, will proceed without disruption.

Thus, the Gadeokdo in Busan and the Daegu·Gyeongbuk new airport projects are expected to gain momentum with bipartisan support.

The Daegu·Gyeongbuk New Airport Special Act passed on this day is scheduled to go through the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee on the 28th and be submitted to the plenary session on the 30th for approval procedures.

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