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Port Of Seattle in Violation of Federal Grant Assurance C.6 and State RCW 53.54.020

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Noise Mitigation

This document presents evidence that the Port of Seattle violated Federal Grant Assurance C.6 and Washington State law RCW 53.54.020 in connection with its FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. It compiles 17 items of supporting evidence, including a 1998 congressional request for a GAO audit, state auditor correspondence, findings by Deloitte & Touche identifying violations from 1990 to 1994, and records showing the Port received over $100 million in federal funds tied to noise mitigation commitments it allegedly failed to honor. The materials illustrate the consequences for surrounding communities and governments that held land-use authority under the noise compatibility planning process.

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Document package compiled by Minnie O. Brasher alleging Port Of Seattle violations of Federal Grant Assurance C.6 and RCW 53.54.020 in connection with the FAR 150 Noise Compatibility Program at Sea-Tac Airport. Includes 17 items: letter from Congressman Adam Smith dated May 27, 1998 requesting a GAO audit; letter from Shawn M. Lewis, Washington State Auditor’s Office Special Investigations, to FAA dated June 17, 1998; letters from State Representative Karen Keiser and State Senator Julia Patterson to the Seattle Times dated June 10, 1998; Deloitte & Touche audit findings of Grant Assurance C.6 violations 1990–1994; FAA acceptance letters for Noise Exposure Maps and Noise Compatibility Program dated April 16, 1993 and May 25, 1993; court ruling by Judge McRay on mandatory FAR 150 compliance after federal funding; Port of Seattle Avigation Easement; and documentation that Port Of Seattle received over $100,000,000 in federal funds under FAR 150.

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