Category : Legislation(148)
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2025-05-20Transportation Budget – Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5161
★Section 213 appropriates $16,055,000 for the Commercial Aviation Work Group. Washington State transportation budget bill for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Ferguson with partial vetoes. The bill includes appropriations for transportation improvements and is dedicated to the memory of Senator Bill Ramos. -
2025-02-11House Bill 1948 – Environmental Justice for Large Port Districts
★Washington State House Bill 1948 introduced in the 2025 legislative session, relating to reducing environmental and health disparities and improving the health of Washington state residents in large port districts. The bill requires qualifying port districts to include environmental justice implementation plans and community engagement plans in their strategic planning. -
2025-01-23HB 1303 Bill Analysis – Increasing environmental justice by improving government decisions
★Analysis of Washington State House Bill 1303 which adds environmental justice considerations to SEPA review processes, requires environmental justice impact statements for projects in certain communities, and prohibits approvals for new air contaminant sources in specified communities under the Clean Air Act. -
2024-10-08Port of Seattle Order No. 2024-12 – North SeaTac Park for Recreational Use
★Port of Seattle Commission order directing the Executive Director to prepare documentation and establish a timeline for permanently designating North SeaTac Park for recreational uses under the 2024 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act. The order includes budget allocation for park improvements and requires legally binding frameworks to ensure permanent protection. -
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2023-11-15Federal Register Policy on Definition of Aeronautical Activities
★ 32FAA proposes to update its definition of ‘aeronautical activity’ to include unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), advanced air mobility (AAM), and commercial space launch operations. The revised definition affects airport operators’ obligations under Federal grants to maintain airports for public aviation use. -
FAA Order JO 7110.65Z – Air Traffic Control
★This order prescribes air traffic control procedures and phraseology for use by personnel providing air traffic control services. Controllers are required to be familiar with the provisions of this order that pertain to their operational responsibilities and to exercise their best judgment if they encounter situations not covered by it. Effective: May 19, 2022 Change: -
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CFR Title 14 Part 161 NOTICE AND APPROVAL OF AIRPORT NOISE AND ACCESS RESTRICTIONS
★ 32Title 14: Aeronautics and Space PART 161—NOTICE AND APPROVAL OF AIRPORT NOISE AND ACCESS RESTRICTIONS Contents Subpart A—General Provisions §161.1 Purpose. §161.3 Applicability. §161.5 Definitions. §161.7 Limitations. §161.9 Designation of noise description methods. §161.11 Identification of land uses in airport noise study area. Subpart B—Agreements §161.101 Scope. §161.103 Notice of the proposed restriction. §161.105 Requirements for new entrants. §161.107 Implementation of the restriction. §161.109 Notice of