Highline Forum 190327 SAMP presentation

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) • Public disclosure of environmental impacts • Objective analysis of potential cumulative environmental impacts according to established procedures • Verification of existing conditions and planning forecasts • Identify ways to avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts • Transparency and engagement key to process • Overlay of environmental laws SAMP NTP Environmental Review Separate NEPA and SEPA documents and process • DRAFT NEPA Environmental Assessment (EA) - NEPA EA allows for federal requirements and guidance to be met - Analysis driven by issues and standards. FAA is lead agency • DRAFT SEPA Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) anticipated - Maximizes agency and public engagement - Analysis driven by issues and standards. Port is lead agency NEPA EIS automatic triggers are new airport, runway, or major runway extension Scoping for SAMP Near-Term Projects Scoping is an early and open process for determining the scope of issues that will be addressed in the environmental review document, soliciting input regarding the SAMP Near-Term Projects, and for identifying concerns regarding the potential environmental effects of those projects The Scoping report is not intended to provide responses to each individual comment. It is intended to identify topics and themes that could inform the environmental review Scoping is a requirement of a SEPA EIS Scoping and Report Overview • Duration: 60 days (7/30–9/28/18; SEPA requirement is 21 days) • Outcome: Scoping report (released 2/26/19) • All comments categorized and grouped • Scoping report – Overview of process –…

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PSCAA Advisory Council Meeting Agenda
Add to CalendarMWednesday Mar 11, 9:00am - 11:35am
1904 3rd Avenue, Suite 105, Seattle, WA 98101
Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]