This February 1, 1973 edition of The Seattle Times covers a range of Washington State legislative news, including debates over oil-spill cleanup legislation, a delayed pay-raise budget, and proposals to create a new county. While the issue touches on environmental regulation and state policy, it does not contain specific coverage of Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.

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A Seattle Times front page from February 1, 1973 covering multiple Washington State legislative issues including debate over oil-spill cleanup legislation, a delayed pay-raise budget, and a proposal to create a new county. Additional stories cover a veteran Republican Senate clerk, a tax cut bill to slash liquor costs, and various other state legislative matters.

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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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