2004 PSRC Re Seb - 04 01 - Sea-Tac Noise.Info

(adopted by PSRC Executive Board December 8, 2004) A RESOLUTION of the Executive Board of the Puget Sound Regional Council related to planning for Long-Term Commercial Air Transportation Capacity WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Regional Council, designated under federal and state laws as the Metropolitan Planning Organization and Regional Transportation Planning Organization for the central Puget Sound region, is responsible for adopting and maintaining regional growth management and transportation strategies and the Metropolitan Transportation Plan for the region; and WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Plan includes an aviation component; and WHEREAS, the Regional Council through its regional planning decision process finds that commercial air transportation is important to the mobility needs of the region’s populace and its economy; and WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the Puget Sound Regional Council, on July 11, 1996, adopted Resolution A- 96-02, which amended the 1995 Metropolitan Transportation Plan to include plans for a third runway at Seattle- Tacoma International Airport, with additional noise reduction measures and implementation and monitoring steps that were included as Appendix G of the MTP; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution A-96-02, the Port of Seattle is constructing the third runway, which will be open for service by the end of 2008; and WHEREAS, Resolution A-96-02 directed the Regional Council to take the following action step regarding long- term commercial air transportation capacity: Recommend that the State, in cooperation with appropriate local jurisdictions and regional transportation planning organizations, implement a comprehensive process for evaluating all options to meet the State of Washington’s long-term…

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