October 27, 1994August 2, 2026

EXH AR037732: Puget Sound Regional Council Resolution No. EB-94-01 — Third Runway at Sea-Tac and Supplemental Airport Studies

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Resolution EB-94-01 adopted October 27, 1994 by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Executive Board, affirming the General Assembly’s Resolution A-93-03 approving a third all-weather runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The Executive Board determined no feasible sites exist for a major supplemental airport in the four-county region and that further supplemental airport studies should not be undertaken. Resolution addresses noise and demand management conditions, environmental impact review, compensation for communities hosting essential public facilities, high speed rail, and long-term Washington State air travel planning. Signed by Mayor Richard Mitchusson of Poulsbo as President and Executive Director Mary McCumber. Appendix B describes existing noise programs including Noise Budget (1991–2001), Nighttime Limitations Program phasing out Stage 2 aircraft, and Acoustical Insulation Program for up to 5,000 residences under Port of Seattle Resolution 3125.

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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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