Exhibit 3-3 from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Environmental Assessment for the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Near-Term Projects, prepared by Landrum & Brown, dated October 2024 (Draft). The map depicts the Biological Resources ESA Study Area boundary (shown in blue dashed line) surrounding the airport property, extending to Puget Sound to the west and encompassing nearby waterways including Miller Creek and Walker Creek.

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The APE. This map exhibit from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Environmental Assessment shows the Biological Resources Study Area (ESA Study Area) for the Sustainable Airport Master Plan near-term projects. The map depicts the airport property in gray, water features in light blue, and the biological resources study area boundary outlined in blue dashed lines. The study area extends to include portions of Puget Sound to the west and surrounding watersheds including Miller Creek and Walker Creek.

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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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