The Transportation Security Administration now says it will start charging $45 — more than double the previously proposed fee — to any adult travelers who show up at U.S. airports without a REAL ID , a passport, military identification or other “acceptable” form of identification.

The fee will potentially be levied against hundreds of travelers passing through security checkpoints at Portland International Airport each day. According to data provided by the Port of Portland, which operates the airport, an average of about 24,000 travelers pass through TSA’s security checkpoints on a given day and about 2% of travelers fail to carry TSA-approved identification. They must go through additional screening — for which federal officials now plan to charge.

TSA proposed a new fee of $18

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