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  • 2025-06-24

    2025 state legislative session review: briefing to Port Of Seattle Commission

    This June 2025 briefing presented to the Port of Seattle Commission reviews the outcomes of the 2025 Washington State Legislative Session, covering the state budget, major revenue legislation, and Port of Seattle policy priorities. It highlights legislative successes and ongoing work, as well as planning for the 2026 interim period. Note: this document focuses on statewide budget and Port priorities broadly and does not specifically address Sea-Tac Airport noise policy.
    TagsBudget, legislative priorities, Port Of Seattle, Port Of Seattle Commission, state legislature
  • 2025-06-24

    2025 state legislative session review: briefing to Port Of Seattle Commission

    A briefing presented to the Port of Seattle Commission on June 24, 2025, reviewing the 2025 state legislative session. The presentation covers the state budget overview, revenue package and major legislation, Port priorities including successes and work in progress, and planning for the 2026 interim. The briefing was delivered by Port staff and contract lobbyists.
    TagsBudget, legislative priorities, Port Of Seattle, Port Of Seattle Commission, state legislature
  • 2025-01-01

    Des Moines 2025 Legislative Priorities Document

    Official legislative priorities document from the City of Des Moines (Washington) City Council for 2025, covering public safety, funding requests, airport issues, historic preservation, and ferry development. Airport-related priorities include supporting a permanent air quality monitor, State funding for an independent airport community impacts study evaluating the SAMP, enhancements to SB5955 and RCW53 for sound insulation and public health mitigation, and the joint StART Airport Community Legislative Agenda.
    TagsCity Of Des Moines, Highline Forum, legislative priorities, SAMP, Sea-Tac Airport
  • 2025-01-01

    City of SeaTac state legislative agenda 2025

    The City of SeaTac's 2025 State Legislative Agenda outlines the city's top priorities and policy goals for the Washington State Legislature, with aviation impacts—including airport noise and soundproofing—listed as a leading concern. The City specifically urges the Legislature to allocate an additional $5 million to the Port District Equity Fund, established in 2024, to repair failed soundproofing in homes affected by Seattle-Tacoma International Airport noise. Additional priorities include fire service funding, public safety, affordable housing, and infrastructure investments tied to the city's unique role as host to the region's major international airport.
    TagsCity Of SeaTac, legislative priorities, local government funding, Sea-Tac Airport, state legislature
  • 2025-01-01

    2025 StART State Leg Priorities 10.17

    A policy document from the SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table outlining shared priorities for the 2025 Washington State Legislative Session, including noise insulation repair, regional airport capacity, air quality programs, Sustainable Aviation Fuel production, and ground transportation decarbonization near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
    Tagslegislative priorities, Noise Mitigation, Sea-Tac Airport, StART, Sustainable Aviation Fuels
  • 2025-01-01

    City of SeaTac state legislative agenda 2025

    The City of SeaTac's 2025 State Legislative Agenda outlines the city's top priorities and policy goals for the Washington State Legislature, with aviation impacts—including airport noise and soundproofing—listed as a leading concern. The City specifically urges the Legislature to allocate an additional $5 million to the Port District Equity Fund, established in 2024, to repair failed soundproofing in homes affected by Seattle-Tacoma International Airport noise. Additional priorities include fire service funding, public safety, affordable housing, and infrastructure investments tied to the city's unique role as host to the region's major international airport.
    TagsCity Of SeaTac, legislative priorities, local government funding, Sea-Tac Airport, state legislature
  • 2025-01-01

    City of Burien 2025 State Legislative Agenda

    Official policy document from the City of Burien outlining its 2025 state legislative priorities across three categories: Healthy and Thriving Communities, Quality of Life and Economic Development, and Behavioral Health. Key items include housing funding, migrant assistance, property tax cap reform, law enforcement training, and behavioral health co-responder programs.
    TagsCity of Burien, Highline Forum, Housing, legislative priorities, state legislature
  • 2025-01-01

    City of Burien 2025 State Legislative Agenda

    Official policy document from the City of Burien outlining its 2025 state legislative priorities across three categories: Healthy and Thriving Communities, Quality of Life and Economic Development, and Behavioral Health. Key items include housing funding, migrant assistance, property tax cap revision tied to inflation (up to 3%), behavioral health workforce expansion, and Washington World Cup readiness investments.
    TagsCity of Burien, Highline Forum, Housing, legislative priorities, Washington State Legislature
  • 2025-01-01

    City of Burien 2025 Federal Agenda

    The City of Burien's 2025 Federal Agenda outlines the city's lobbying priorities, including a strong focus on reducing the impact of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on surrounding communities. Key airport-related goals include supporting the FAA Reauthorization Act to reduce airport noise and emissions, conducting a new SEA-TAC noise study, and securing funding from the Port of Seattle for airport-impacted communities. The agenda also addresses broader city priorities such as infrastructure funding, environmental initiatives, public safety, and housing policy.
    TagsCity of Burien, FAA Reauthorization, Highline Forum, legislative priorities, Sea-Tac Airport, SR509
  • 2025-01-01

    2025 City of Des Moines City Council State Legislative Priorities

    The City of Des Moines, Washington outlined its 2025 state legislative priorities, which include several airport-related concerns such as establishing a permanent air quality monitor, funding an independent study on the impacts of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Master Plan (SAMP), and expanding sound insulation repair and replacement programs. The city also seeks enhancements to SB5955 and RCW53 to allow unconstrained funding for mitigating public health impacts from airport operations. Additional priorities include public safety funding, property tax reform, replacement of the Redondo Fishing Pier, historic preservation, and development of electric passenger-only ferry routes connecting Des Moines.
    Tagsairport issues, City Of Des Moines, ferry development, Highline Forum, legislative priorities, SAMP

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Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
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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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