![]() ![]() The bill passed by the Senate on Monday, and by the House on Friday, authorizes $63.4 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration over four years. She said the bill overall brings a lot of benefits to Washington, including funding for the Tri-Cities Airport to repave a runway and make improvements to a ramp in the general aviation area.Īirport Director Ron Foraker said the runway repair had been planned for last year, but was postponed because of uncertainty. ![]() "I am hoping people will take a serious look at the Tri-Cities," she said. "It's not for sure it is even going to our state."Ĭantwell said she believes the center would be a good fit with the biofuels research being done by Washington State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - and would be a boost for jobs in Central Washington. "We don't know where it will be located," Cantwell, D-Wash., told the Herald after the Senate approved the $63.4 billion FAA bill 75-20 on Monday. Maria Cantwell hopes a bill reauthorizing funding for the Federal Aviation Administration will bring a new jet fuel research center to the Tri-Cities. ![]()
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