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Eric Schinfeld, Sr. Manager, Federal Government Relations, Port of Seattle Item No. 8c Meeting Date: December 11, 2018 Overview • Priority Agenda Items – Port-wide, Aviation & Maritime • Additional Issues – Supporting or Engaging – Monitoring • Next steps – Seek Commission adoption today – Engage Congress, Administration and key stakeholders to support and enact Priority Agenda Items – Port-wide • Welcoming and Competitive Immigration & Trade Policies: – Immigration policies that ensure Port success as well as welcoming of local immigrants and refugees – Productive, strategic engagement on trade, ensuring tariffs and quotas are targeted and a last resort; prioritize trade promotion and infrastructure with tariff collection revenues. Top Port Priorities Priority Agenda Items – Aviation • Sufficient Infrastructure Funding and Flexibility: – Raise the federal PFC cap, maintaining Commission oversight • Efficient and Safe Airport Operations: – Partner with CBP to ensure success of the International Arrivals Facility (staffing, ORAT) – Partner with TSA to reduce wait times (staffing, canines and technology) • Increased Airport Community Focus: – Increased FAA engagement with local communities, including dedicated regional staffing for this purpose – Federal study of overflight noise on human health – Increased flexibility to address community needs • Expanded Sustainable Aviation Fuels Deployment: – Use of airport & federal grant revenue for benefits of fuel switching – Federal incentives for research, as well as feedstock processing and fuel production facilities

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