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S-3815.1 (companion bill: HB2103) SENATE BILL 5955 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Senators Keiser, Hasegawa, Kauffman, Nguyen, and C. Wilson Prefiled 01/03/24.Read first time 01/08/24.Referred to Committee on Local Government, Land Use & Tribal Affairs. AN ACT Relating to mitigating harm and improving equity in large port districts; amending RCW 53.36.020, 53.54.010, 53.54.020, 53.54.040, and 70A.65.260;
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Port districts authorized to undertake programs for the abatement of aircraft noise,,, must additionally undertake a remedial mitigation program... Remedial mitigation programs must consist of... repair or replacement of failed mitigation equipment... The provision of air quality mitigation equipment to residential, recreational, or educational facilities that will measurably improve air quality... Programs to provide urban forests or green space within an impacted area...
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Commissioners, It’s with an increasingly heavy heart we take in your discussion of the Property Tax Levy every year now. Despite your claims to be the most progressive commission ever, the tax levy is evidence that your relationship with the cities under the flight path, especially fence line communities, is steadily becoming less equitable with
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118th CONGRESS BILLS-118hr4178ih To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sponsors Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Cárdenas, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Sarbanes) introduced the following bill; which
Like many agencies of the Federal Government, the law giving life to the FAA needs to be reauthorized periodically. The last bill was in 2018 and the current version will be passed this year. A reauthorization bill is something of a misnomer. The first page reauthorizes the agency; the remaining hundreds and hundreds of pages
June 12, 2023 United States leadership in technology and innovation, along with a dynamic workforce, will define the future of aviation U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Aviation Subcommittee Chair Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Subcommittee Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced
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Last week the State of California put forward an audacious proposal to regulate emissions from railroads. And you should read it because to us, this the ball game for airport communities. Their plan is a bit like early marijuana law. As it stands, it cannot take effect without an Executive Order from the Biden Administration.
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BILLS-118s1167is [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1167 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1167 To amend title 49, United States Code, to allow additional funds to be provided under the airport improvement program for certain noise mitigation projects, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE
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Greetings, As always, this is behind schedule. However, in addition to the the usual procrastination, things change all the time. Sorry, but for newcomers we always start with some background. If you’ve heard all this, just skip down… Your original Port Package was almost certainly financed through FAA funding called the Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
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