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A January 1995 order from Washington State's Puget Sound Regional Council Expert Arbitration Panel addresses noise reduction requirements at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Panel ruled that the Port of Seattle must provide objective, measurable evidence of meaningful real-world noise reductions in surrounding communities by 1996, not merely demonstrate compliance with existing Noise Budget goals or monitoring programs. The Panel also found the Port's proposed Noise Validation Methodology insufficient, citing concerns that the 11 existing remote monitoring stations did not adequately represent the full range of noise experienced by impacted residents.

Resolution EB-94-01 adopted October 27, 1994 by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Executive Board, affirming the General Assembly’s Resolution A-93-03 approving a third all-weather runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The Executive Board determined no feasible sites exist for a major supplemental airport in the four-county region and that further supplemental airport studies should not

In May 1994, the Puget Sound Regional Council announced that consultants had identified 12 potential sites for a major supplemental airport in the central Puget Sound region, narrowed down from an initial list of 25 candidates. The sites, stretching from Stanwood in the north to the Tanwax Lake area in Pierce County in the south, were deemed to have no flaws severe enough to rule them out from further consideration. The study was part of a broader effort to determine whether a supplemental airport could relieve pressure on Sea-Tac and potentially eliminate the need for a controversial third runway.

This archival record (Box 01290, Historical Box 1322) contains administrative files from 1992–1994 related to Sea-Tac Airport planning and noise policy, including litigation documents, Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) comments on a proposed third runway, capacity enhancement plans, and correspondence from citizens, city officials, and state agencies. It also includes records tied to Implementation Resolution A-93-03, covering communications with groups such as Apogee, Bricklin Gendler, and the Airport Communities Coalition. The files were prepared by Angie Daniels and are classified under the Department Subject Files record series.

This archival box (Box No. 01286, Historical ID 1318) contains records from the Puget Sound Regional Council's Administration office spanning 1994–1996, related to airport litigation and noise policy at Sea-Tac Airport. The materials include Expert Arbitration Panel audio tapes, meeting minutes, procedural and final orders, and MSA Coordinating Committee correspondence and agendas covering topics such as Phase II noise issues, demand/system management, and compliance reporting. The records are stored at the Washington State Archives and were prepared by Angie Daniels.

This archival box (Historical Box No. 1319) contains administrative records from 1994–1996 related to Sea-Tac Airport noise and site planning, including MSA Expert Panel correspondence, airport litigation documents, Puget Sound Regional Council feasibility study materials, and Port of Seattle Noise Management Reports. The files document working group meetings, legal correspondence, executive board decisions, and public hearing review packets connected to major supplementary feasibility studies and land use/noise compatibility planning. Records are held at the Washington State Archives.

In April 1993, the Puget Sound Regional Council adopted Resolution A-93-03, amending its Regional Airport System Plan to address long-term commercial air transportation needs for the central Puget Sound region. The resolution established a dual-track strategy of pursuing both a major supplemental airport within the four-county area and a third runway at Sea-Tac Airport, with the third runway to be authorized by April 1, 1996 unless a viable supplemental site could eliminate that need. Key conditions attached to the third runway approval included independent evaluation of demand management programs and measurable noise reduction performance objectives, while small supplemental airports such as Paine Field were eliminated as preferred alternatives.