StART Dec 4 2019 Airport Cities Federal Policy Letter Congressional

The Honorable Patty Murray The Honorable Maria Cantwell United States Senate United States Senate The Honorable Adam Smith The Honorable Pramila Jayapal United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives The Honorable Rick Larsen United States House of Representatives Dear Senator Murray, Senator Cantwell, Representative Smith, Representative Jayapal and Representative Larsen, We are pleased to write to share our collectively developed near-term priorities for addressing airplane noise and emissions through implementation of existing law and passage of relevant legislation. We look forward to working with you and your staff toward swift and successful completion of these provisions. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) is the 8th busiest airport in the country in terms of passenger volumes and one of the fastest growing – increasing from approximately 31 million travelers served in 2010 to almost 50 million last year. The airport plays a vital role in the region’s ongoing economic vitality, but this growth is straining the capacity of our airport and having significant impacts on our communities. For this reason, the Port and the six cities immediately surrounding the airport have identified federal policies, regulations and programs that we believe are essential to help address local community concerns. Specifically, we have looked at two areas of focus: 1) implementation of provisions of the 2018 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, and 2) passage of legislation that helps address ongoing issues of concern: FAA Reauthorization Provisions While all of the Subtitle D noise provisions are important, we have identified three top…

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