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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.

Resolution A-93-03 adopted by the Puget Sound Regional Council General Assembly on April 29, 1993, amending the 1988 Interim Regional Airport System Plan (RASP) for long-term commercial air transportation capacity needs of the central Puget Sound region (King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish counties). Establishes as preferred alternative a major supplemental airport in the four-county area plus

In April 1993, the Puget Sound Regional Council adopted Resolution A-93-03, amending its 1988 Regional Airport System Plan to address long-term commercial air transportation needs in the central Puget Sound region. The resolution established a preferred 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 subject to conditions including noise reduction performance objectives and demand management efforts. The resolution also eliminated small supplemental airports such as Paine Field as a preferred alternative and called for site-specific environmental impact studies on the proposed Sea-Tac third runway.

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.

This April 1993 confidential legal report, prepared by law firm Cutler & Stanfield for the Airport Communities Coalition, examines the legal issues surrounding the proposed expansion of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, including the construction of a third runway. It reviews the powers and responsibilities of key governmental entities — including the FAA, the Port of Seattle, the Puget Sound Regional Council, and surrounding cities — in relation to airport planning, noise abatement, and environmental impacts. The report also assesses geographic and environmental conditions in the SEA area, covering noise-sensitive locations, wetlands, air quality, and other factors relevant to community opposition to the expansion.

This January 1993 document from the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs (RCAA) presents materials to the Puget Sound Regional Council's Transportation Policy and Executive Board covering demand management, airport planning, and regional air capacity alternatives. The packet includes analysis of flight delays, airspace and runway capacity issues, and landside capacity concerns prepared by consultants J. Richard Aramburu and Gerald Bogan, along with alternative airport development ideas from locations such as Grays Harbor County, Toledo-Winlock, and Moses Lake. The RCAA, backed by dozens of community groups and several cities in the Sea-Tac area, sought to offer expert-driven solutions to address long-term aviation capacity needs while addressing aircraft noise concerns affecting surrounding neighborhoods.