Washington State Senate Bill 3076, introduced in January 1974, aimed to combat noise pollution by granting the Department of Social and Health Services authority to establish statewide noise emission standards, including regulations covering motor vehicles and aircraft. The bill required the department to set maximum permissible noise levels, monitor emissions, and enforce compliance through hearings, orders, and sanctions. Violations were classified as misdemeanors, punishable by fines of up to $100 per day, with each day of violation counted as a separate offense.

Notes

Washington State Senate Bill 3076, introduced during the 43rd Legislature’s 3rd Extraordinary Session, relating to noise abatement and control. The bill authorizes the Department of Social and Health Services to establish noise emission standards, investigate complaints, issue orders, and enforce compliance. Violations are classified as misdemeanors punishable by fines up to $100 per day.

Sidebar On/Off

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.

continue...

V V

Notes

Message