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Eric ffitch, Manager, State Government Relations, Port of Seattle Trent House, Contract Lobbyist, Port of Seattle Item No. 8b Date: December 11, 2018 Status Check-in • Presented to Commission on 11/27/18 • Received written feedback from subject matter experts, executive team, commission staff, and commissioners before and after 11/27 presentation • Commission memo (and appendix slides in this presentation) includes redline additions that reflect feedback • Seeking Commission adoption in today’s meeting Questions? Priority Agenda Items Workforce development: Support proposals to enhance public investment in workforce development in the maritime, manufacturing, and industrial sectors. This includes proposed amendments to port statute to clarify the authority of port districts to continue to play a role in workforce development in these sectors. Transportation access to Sea-Tac Airport: Continued state support for funding of transportation networks that serve essential public facilities, including funding to follow on a study underway at the Washington State Department of Transportation to upgrade State Route 518; and funding for potential early implementation of the Puget Sound Gateway program Upgrades to these critical freight corridors seek to address current and future demand related to increased regional development, including airport growth, that will affect transportation demand on that corridor and transportation impacts to residents. Focus on Reducing Emissions, Growing Jobs, Increasing Opportunities Clean Fuels Standard: Support enactment of legislation that will incent the implementation of transportation fuels that reduce emissions related to port operations. Specifically, support adoption of a clean fuels standard that supports the deployment of clean transportation fuel…
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