This is a library catalog listing documents from 1995 related to Sea-Tac International Airport's planned expansion, including a third runway proposal. The documents cover environmental impact statements, noise studies, community group objections, legal appeals, and financial analyses from sources such as the FAA, Port of Seattle, and local community associations. The catalog was compiled to track public records and research materials relevant to airport noise policy and development decisions in the Seattle region.

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A library catalogue listing documents published in 1995 related to Sea-Tac Airport, including environmental impact statements, noise studies, and community comments. Items include the FAA Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Master Plan Update at Sea-Tac, RCAA comments on the DEIS, Port of Seattle budget documents, and studies on aircraft noise impacts. Documents were accessioned between late 1996 and mid-1997.

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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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