Will the Relocation of Gwangju Military Airport Accelerate?... 'Special Act' Passes National Assembly Plenary Session

Song Gap-seok, a member of the National Assembly (Gwangju Seo-gu Gap, Defense Committee), who sponsored the "Special Act for the Relocation of Gwangju Military Airport," finally saw it pass the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 13th, along with the "Daegu-Gyeongbuk Integrated New Airport Act."

Although the bill passed the Defense Committee on the 6th, the special act for the relocation of Gwangju Military Airport was at risk of failing to pass the plenary session on the 13th due to the non-convening of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. To ensure its passage, Assemblyman Song persistently persuaded the ruling and opposition floor leaders, leading to a one-point review by the Legislation and Judiciary Committee and narrowly securing its approval in the plenary session.

The main contents of the special act stipulate matters necessary for the relocation of Gwangju Military Airport, support for the surrounding areas of the relocation site, and development of the former site, while specifying government and local government support to facilitate the smooth progress of the relocation project.

It enables national funding support for the shortfall between donations and grants, increasing the acceptability of preliminary relocation candidate sites, and establishes grounds for project agents to actively participate in the project.

Additionally, the act includes provisions allowing support for the relocation area through deliberations by the Military Airport Relocation Project Support Committee. Even before the selection of the relocation site, discussions on support for the relocation area can be proactively conducted at the support committee meetings attended by vice ministers from each ministry.

Assemblyman Song said, “As promised from the beginning, I am very honored that the special act for the relocation of Gwangju Military Airport has finally passed today along with the Daegu-Gyeongbuk New Airport Act,” adding, “The Gwangju Military Airport relocation project, which has not been resolved for 25 years, will now gain significant momentum.”

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