Category : Key Documents(100)
The (100) files, images and basic information we refer to constantly from the Document Library and Resources pages.
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2025-09-12
Legal Services Agreement Regarding Issues Regarding Port of Seattle’s Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP)
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In September 2025, the City of SeaTac, Washington engaged the law firm Leech Tishman Nelson Hardiman to provide legal counsel regarding the Port of Seattle's Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP), specifically in response to an anticipated Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Record of Decision (ROD). The firm's work includes preparing legal analysis, submitting comments, and filing a Petition for Review in either the Ninth Circuit or D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the FAA's environmental findings once published in late 2025. The engagement is capped at $300,000 with an initial $10,000 retainer, and billing rates range from $300–$400 per hour for associates to $540 per hour for lead attorney Steven M. Taber. -
2025-08-12
Passenger Growth – Port Of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting P69
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A Microsoft Teams screen capture from the Port of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting (P69), timestamped 1:09 PM on 8/12/2025, showing a 'Passenger Growth' presentation slide. The slide displays actual passenger totals from 2021–2024 (ranging from 36.2M to 52.6M) alongside a 2025 budget of 53.5M and a 2025 forecast of 53.1M, noting 0.9% forecast growth versus 2024 actual and a -0.7% variance below budget. The speaker identified in the taskbar is Payne, Aubree. -
2025-08-12
Airport Development Fund Balance
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A Microsoft Teams screen share from the Port of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting (P69) shows a slide titled 'Airport Development Fund Balance,' displaying a bar chart with a beginning balance of $739,774 thousand, an ending balance forecast of $830,000 thousand, and a budget of $829,833 thousand, with a bullet noting the $830M ending balance equals 18 months of O&M in 2025. The presenter identified in the lower caption bar is Payne, Aubree, and the meeting timestamp reads 3:00:05 with a system clock of 1:14 PM on 8/12/2025. -
2025-06-01
The Gift of Public Funds Bogeyman
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Noah Purcell (Washington State Solicitor General) and Michelle Saperstein (Assistant Attorney General) argue in the Washington Law Review (Vol. 100, No. 2, 2025) that Washington’s ‘gift of public funds’ doctrine under article VIII, sections 5 and 7 of the Washington Constitution is systematically misunderstood and over-applied by public officials and government lawyers. The article analyzes -
The SAMP
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The un-Sustainable Master Plan The Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) is the fourth major expansion of Sea-Tac. It will add as much new flight capacity as adding a new runway–without adding a new runway. That is why the current environmental review says it requires no compensation or mitigation. But the negative impacts to your community -
2025-01-01
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program: Assessment Technical Report
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Assessment Technical Report for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac Airport) Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program (SIRRPP), prepared by Environmental Science Associates (ESA) for Port of Seattle, January 2025. Covers comprehensive homeowner survey outreach (postcards, survey letters, assessment website, Part 150 Study kickoff meetings), research on building materials expected useful life for sound insulation -
Sustainable Airport Master Plan 2019 Scoping Documents
★1The same documents can be found here. [get_filebird_folder folder_id=170] 1We often provide replicas of important documents, news stories, etc. We refer to this as ‘belt and suspenders’. Although we always recommend that researchers source from the original sites, computers often fail. It’s good to have backup. -
2024-07-12
Noise standards: Aircraft type and airworthiness certification (14 CFR Part 36)
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Title 14 CFR Part 36 sets the federal noise standards that aircraft must meet to receive type and airworthiness certificates from the FAA. It covers a wide range of aircraft, including large commercial jet airplanes, propeller-driven small and commuter planes, helicopters, and tiltrotors, establishing specific noise measurement, evaluation, and limit requirements for each category. These rules are relevant to airports like Sea-Tac because they define the baseline noise performance standards that aircraft operating in the area must satisfy. -
2024-05-16
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024
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The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63) is a comprehensive federal law signed on May 16, 2024, that reauthorizes and updates the Federal Aviation Administration and civil aviation programs across the United States. The Act covers a wide range of topics including aviation safety improvements, aerospace workforce development, cybersecurity, and organizational reforms within the FAA. While the law addresses airport planning and noise compatibility programs, it does not focus specifically on noise policy at individual airports such as Sea-Tac. -
2024-01-01
Flight Corridor Safety Program 2024 – Category III Selection Summary
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Selection summary for the Flight Corridor Safety Program at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, evaluating four firms (AECOM, HNTB, Jacobs Engineering, RS&H) for a $2M contract to manage obstructions consisting of trees and vegetation around the airport. HNTB was awarded the contract after receiving outstanding ratings across all criteria.