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This document is a Nonproject Environmental Impact Statement, in accordance with SEPA rules WAC 197-11-402 and WAC 197-11-442. The purpose of this document is to provide a description of potentially significant environmental impacts that may occur upon the implementation of regional airport alternatives within the Puget Sound region. A project to update the currently adopted Regional Airport System Plan (RASP) was initiated in 1985 as a concurrent effort with updating the Regional Transportation Plan. As such, its planning horizon was extended from the year 2000 to 2020. The intent was to both broaden the scope of the Regional Airport System Plan and update the forec·asts and inventory to 2020. The first phase of the project addressed the special issues related to helicopter, seaplane, and sport aviation facilities, and to privately owned airports. The second phase consisted of ~pdating the demand/capacity analysis for air ·carrier and general aviation airport facilities. Alternatives for providing airport facilities out to the year 2020 and for mitigating the impacts of airport operations were formulated and evaluated to arrive at a recommended plan. POLICY DIRECTION The update of the RASP was coordinated through the Air Transportation Advisory Committee and under the policy direction of the PSCOG Standing Committee on Transportation and Subregional Councils. SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ACTION The proposed action is to amend the Regional Transportation Plan to include the recommendations for the air system element. The specific recommendations proposed at the conclusion of the RASP update are listed in the following chapter. These recommendations, when…

Vice President: John Enbom, Mayor, Mountlake Terrace Executive Director: Mart Kask This draft report has been prepared for review and policy guidance by: THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION Mrs. Jeanette Williams, Chairman Councilman, City of Seattle Ray Aardal, Commissioner Washington State Transportation Commission Bruce Agnew, Councilman Snohomish County Jack Bujacich, Commissioner Pierce County William Bulley, Secretary Washington State Department of Transportation Richard Hays, Acting Director Pierce County PTBA John Horsley, Commissioner Kitsap County Bruce Laing, Councilman King County Robert Neir, Councilman City of Kirkland Dale Pope, Councilman City of Everett Albert Rosellini, Commissioner Washington State Transportation Commission Vic Sood, Director Community Transit Tom Swanson, Commissioner City of Bremerton Mab Tocher, Councilwoman City of Bellevue