TagAirport Noise Law(21)

FAA Record of Approval for Bradley International Airport’s Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program, detailing approved and disapproved noise abatement and land use compatibility measures. The program includes 17 measures comprising 2 noise abatement measures, 10 land use compatibility measures, and 5 continuing program measures.

Legislative memorandum analyzing a striking amendment to HB 2276 that establishes aviation mitigation zones for large regional airports. The amendment requires qualifying port districts to levy $10 million annually for four years (2004-2007) for mitigation purposes and creates an advisory board to assist with grant distribution.

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.

A RESOLUTION of the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle, King County Washington, adopting an updated Noise Remedy Program for Sea-Tac International Airport as an ele- ment to replace the Noise Remedy element of the previously adopted Sea-Tac Communities Plan described in Resolution No. 2626. Wllt:KEAS, the l:'Or't OI '>ea..::t.:.Le· aJ.oug Wl. LU 1..LU~ .IVUln.y . . ..Vdi)!J.t::l..c::.u Sea-Tac Communities Plan and the Port adopted it by Resolution No. 2626 on '• June 8, 1976, as-a-~id~development and environmental compatihiliLy for~th~e ______ __ Airport and its vicinity; WHEREAS, the Sea-Tac Communities Plan contained a major element deal- ing with noise impact and mitigation; WHEREAS, that element contained a series of noise remedy proposals . dealing with property acquisition and measures to reinforce or stabilize other impacted residential areas; WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle in accordance with the Sea-Tac Communities Plan has continued a program of land acquisition for noise compatibility purposes; WHEREAS, such programs are based on extensive technical analysis of noise exposure patterns; WHEREAS, periodic updating of such noise exposure information is desirable to determine changes in noise patterns and to employ more recent measurement technology; WHEREAS, the Port Commission authorized an updated Noise Exposure Study which was completed in June 1982; WHEREAS, a complete update of the Noise Remedy Program portion of the Sea-Tac Communities Plan was authorized by the Commission on October 26, 1982; and WHEREAS, the previous Environmental Impact Statement has been adopted and an addendum has been prepared in compliance with the State Environment Policy…

The STCP is the PLAN adopted by the Port of Seattle and King County. The major th1~st of that PLAN addresses the airport and its noise impacted areas. The Policy Advisory Committee is the group that monitors the PLAN. It is critical that the Port of Seattle and King County understand the needs of those most affected by the PLAN - therefore I would urge that the citizen representatives in that committee come from the noise impacted areas. Sincerely, &J~~~~-tv-JL John Jovanovich State Representative 31st District cc: Virginia Davis JJ:lm FOaTY -S1XTI1 LEG1SlA TURE 1979-10 l.J

Washington State legislation (H-602/79) amending aircraft noise abatement laws. The act modifies distance restrictions for port district noise mitigation programs, changing limits from three miles to six miles beyond runway ends and from fifteen hundred to thirty-three hundred feet from runway centerlines for defining ‘impacted areas’.

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