Officials at PDX could start charging travelers $18 to get through security if they don’t have REAL IDs

The Transportation Security Administration proposed on Thursday charging adults who fly in the U.S. — including from Portland International Airport — an $18 fee if they don’t have a REAL ID .

The fee would help pay for upgraded technology to verify the identities of travelers if they don’t present “acceptable” forms of identification that also include passports, passport cards or military identification, according to a notice posted by TSA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees it. Travelers can view the full list of approved forms of identification here .

It’s unclear what exactly the “modernized alternative identity verification program” would entail, but TSA said it would use “biographic and/or biometric information” to confirm travelers’ identities. Th