In September 2013, the FAA's Seattle Airports District Office issued a grant offer of $3,900,000 to the Port of Seattle for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport under AIP Project Number 3-53-0062-131-2013. The grant required acceptance by the airport sponsor no later than September 13, 2013, with proper execution of the Grant Agreement by authorized officials and the sponsor's attorney. The fully executed agreement was confirmed and transmitted on September 12, 2013.

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A letter from the FAA Seattle Airports District Office to Mark Reis, Managing Director of the Port of Seattle Aviation Division, transmitting a grant offer of $3,900,000 for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport under AIP Project Number 3-53-0062-131-2013. The letter instructs the sponsor to accept and execute the Grant Agreement by Friday, September 13, 2013, and return a signed copy. Environmental requirements for the grant have been met in accordance with FAA Order 5050.4B.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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