Gadeok New Airport Special Law’Countdown’ Booulkyung’s History Changes
Reporter Min Ji-hyung [email protected]
Input: 2021-02-21 16:22:51Revision: 2021-02-21 19:43:22Posted: 2021-02-21 18:07:05 (p. 01)
A bird’s-eye view of Gadeok New Airport in Busan. Busan Ilbo DB
The Gadeok New Airport Special Act was decided by the opposition parties on the 19th by the National Land, Infrastructure and Transport Committee. Unless there is an unusual change, the special bill will be handled at the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 26th. Although the future tasks such as enactment of enforcement decree and pre-feasibility study are difficult, it can be evaluated that Gadeok New Airport, a 20-year longing for Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam, has entered the’irreversible stage’. In addition, it was 86 days after the Democratic Party issued the’Special Act to Promote the Construction of New Airports on Gadukdo Island’ on November 26 last year, with the then chairman of the Policy Committee as the chairman of the policy committee on November 26th last year.
Resolution of a special law on the agreement between the opposition parties
26th plenary session passed’countdown’
Target of opening of ports before 2030 Busan Expo
Congratulations on Lee Nak-yeon, “The History of Booul Gyeong Changes”
Future tasks such as establishment of airport corporation remain
Democratic Party leader Nak-yeon Lee, who promised to promote the Gadeok New Airport after raising a committee to re-verify the Gimhae New Airport Plan as Prime Minister, and moving to the ruling party’s chairman, said on Facebook that day, “The history of Booulkyung will change. Gadeok New Airport is finally in sight. Congratulations to all citizens of Booul-gyeong City,” congratulations on the passage of the Standing Committee of the Special Law. Representative Lee said, “We will open the airport before the 2030 Busan Expo,” and said that he would put a period until the opening of Gaduk New Airport. Democratic Party chief spokesman Choi In-ho made an official comment saying, “For the national interests of the Republic of Korea and the development of the Booul-gyeong, and for the smooth promotion of Gaduk New Airport, President Lee Nak-yeon and the Democratic Party repeatedly pledge to do their best.”
The bill passed the standing committee on this day is presented to the general meeting of the National Assembly Legislative Judicial Committee on the 25th after a period of deliberation (5 days). The passing of the Judiciary Committee is close to a pre-determined fact as both Rep. Baek Hye-ryeon, a secretary of the Democratic Party’s Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Kim Do-eup, a secretary of the People’s Power, both agree to resolve the original bill as it passed the National Land Commission. If the bill exceeds the threshold of the judiciary committee, the’special bill for the construction of Gadeokdo New Airport’ will be enacted at the plenary session held on the 26th.
The core of the Special Act is to specify the area of Gadeokdo Island in Gangseo-gu, Busan as a new airport in the Southeast Region, and to contain a provision (Article 7) that can exempt the preliminary feasibility study for economic feasibility in large-scale national projects. Compared to the legislation originally initiated by the Democratic Party and the People’s Power of Busan, special provisions have disappeared, but there is no small meaning that the minimum legal provisions for opening the port before December 2029 were utilized. In a special law review report, Rep. Lee Heon-seung, chairman of the subcommittee of the bill, explained, “We have stipulated the necessary procedures for the efficient and prompt implementation of the new airport construction project, and (according to this bill) the 6th comprehensive airport development plan was established.” did.
It also contains the contents of building an airport using national finances (Article 14) and designating a planned development area within 10 km from the boundary of the planned airport construction site (Article 12). In the case of contracts for construction goods and services, the provision of preferential treatment (Article 18) to companies in the vicinity and establishing a new airport construction promotion team (Article 13) by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport were also included. However, it remains regrettable that provisions such as’Early Construction for Successful Hosting of 2030 Busan Expo’, simplification of pre-feasibility studies, and establishment of a separate airport construction were not reflected in the bill.
While focusing on the construction of a new airport in the area of Gadeok Island, the provisions to indirectly support airport construction such as the exemption from environmental impact assessment and the construction of surrounding infrastructure will remain as legislative tasks in the future. Democratic Party Rep. Cho Eung-cheon, a secretary of the ruling party of the National Land, Infrastructure Commission, said at a general meeting of the Standing Committee on the 19th, “I did not review the bill and questioned or questioned the bill.” “All new cities and industrial complexes other than the airport were deleted, and the minimum facilities required for airport operation. “It was limited to only Romans,” he convinced lawmakers who opposed some of the bill.
Local civil society and politics were welcomed at once. Preliminary candidates for the ruling and opposition parties who ran for the Busan mayoral by-election made a voice saying, “The development of Busan has begun. Busan City said, “Thanks to the eight million Booul-gyeong city and local residents gathering their will,” and said, “The special law was passed, and it has crossed the 9th ridge for the confirmation of Gadeok New Airport.”
Reporter Min Ji-hyung [email protected]