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SEATTLE-- An independent panel of national experts on aircraft-related noise issues has concluded that the Port of Seattle's efforts to reduce noise impacts from Sea-Tac Airport are not sufficient to meet the conditions imposed by the Puget Sound Regional Council for authorization of the third runway. The three-member panel's conclusion was a split decision, with two members finding that the Port has not sufficiently reduced noise impacts, and one member, Panel Chair Scott Lewis, finding that "the Port has met its burden." The majority concluded, "Although the Port of Seattle has scheduled, pursued and achieved an impressive array of noise abatement ·and mitigation programs, the Port has not shown a reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts sufficient to satisfy the noise reduction condition" imposed by the Regional Council. In reaching their conclusions, panel members Scott Lewis, a Boston · attorney, Dr. William Bowlby, a noise expert from Vanderbilt University, and Martha Langelan, an economist and consultant to the U.S. Department of Transportation and Civil Aeronautics Board, completed their involvement in a process initiated as a result of action nearly three years ago by the Regional Council. The Council, as the region's growth and transportation planning agency under federal and state laws, decided in April 1 993 that if certain conditions were met, the proposed third runway at Sea-Tac Airport was the best way to meet the region's long-term air transportation capacity needs. At that time, the Council's General Assembly, composed of elected officials from throughout the region, approved by an…

This. is the FmalDecimon on.Noise ;L~es by. the Expert .Arbitration 'Panel on Noise and D~d(System Mrul!igfj)li61lt issues; (the •'Panel".). ·After making a thorough .and mdependent ev~~ti~n of_aH ~fthe evid~oo and ar~ents. tb.at have been present~d-to us vJith respect to t?e :reduetio~-:n noxse :unpacts , . ~ required by Resolution A~93-03 as a ooooition fur the Puget Sound Regt.onru Councils approval of a trura · runway 11X·Sea-Tac.futt7~tional Airpon; a majority of the Panel:> consisting ofPra.fessor William Bowlby and iVIs.IViarths Lat:igel~ ha,s reaclieti the fo~o·w:tng conclusion:. · Alt~ough the For:t .of Searde has :~cheduleclpursued, and achiev~d an impressive array of noise abatement a.ud:mitig~riri piogt:~.s~.the _POxt hilS not shown a reduction in real on~the-. ground nois~i impacts ·sufficient fu =sati~ th~ uoise redu~ti.on con.diti.on l,mposed by Resolution A-93-03 . . _ _ 1 . - • • .•. ··· ._:_ :.~-:~:~ _ _ .:..-<.-. · ;=· - - ~ - _. ;~ ·~ . . · . ' Mx.~~oott P; ~~;·:€.JA1~ :~(th~·~a.y.~ w~uld· fip(i that the Port has satisfied the requiremen·~s of the ~· . R~.sOimio~ aiuJ, dissent.e.tfonrthisJ:~~~n'::. . · :·: . · · · _. . t . :~· · ·,; · ·. - . · -."'- ' . · ·_;· -.r"""'~ ·.·· ~-= · ··~ .-- ~-~ .:-~ ·. : .::~." .. . :> •• -: - , :' • • • • w<i:.otr~ b.~ow.~a 'stat~ ~f~e,·h'~~9ubd_arid .bistoxy ofthePanelvs consideration ofNoise Issues ~-;, .. · · .. under J;~~- S.QUJ1d·~~me~,p~._(~tpSRC11}1~esollltion A~~3-03, ~- summ.ary ofth~ basis of the '': ... --~orityt.s decl.Sio~:~o~e~datiops…

A RESOLUTION of the Executive Board of the Puget Sound Regional Council, Seattle, Washington, WHEREAS, regional studies completed by the Puget Sound Air Transportation Committee, the Washington State Air Transportation Cormnittee, and the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) have clearly identified a near-term air transportation capacity problem at Sea-Tac International Airport, and concluded that the addition of a third all-weather runway at Sea-Tac would provide adequate capacity for the region through the year 2030; and WHEREAS, the PSRC General Assembly adopted Resolution A-93-03 approving the addition of a third Sea-Tac runway subject to certain conditions, including studying the feasibility of siting a major supplemental airport in the four-county region, and delegating implementation of the resolution to the PSRC Executive Board; and WHEREAS, the PSRC Executive Board established Implementation Steps and has responsibility for the Regional Council's work program, budget and contracts; and WHEREAS, the Executive Board concludes that there are no feasible sites for a major ) supplemental airport within the four-county region and that continued examination of any local sites will prolong community anxiety while eroding the credibility of regional governance; and WHEREAS, the need for a major supplemental airport continues to be questioned, especially in light of emerging long-term transportation initiatives, including high speed rail and demand/system management programs which may reduce long-range air travel demand; and WHEREAS, State law fails to address the issue of incentives and compensation beyond norrnal mitigation for those cornunities which are recipients of essential public facilities; and WHEREAS, the cost of building…

TITLE Flight Plan Project. Materials distributed at the Flight Plan workshops for the Regional Council's Transportation Policy Board and Executive Board DATE Jan 1993 Feb 1993 PHYS DESC 1v (binder) CONTENTS Airport Documents binder number: FP-1 Documents group: Flight Plan I. Workshop #1, Jan 14, 1993 1A. Flight Plan Decision Process (overheads), 1B. Working Paper No. 1 (Draft): Demand Management and System Management 1C. The Washington State Trade Picture (brochure), Air Washington 1D. Letter to Jim Street re: Port of Seattle Resolution 3125, from Port Commissioners Davis and Grant. Dec 12, 1992 Volume 1. Regional Commission on Airport Affairs (bound, filed separately) II. Workshop #2, Jan 21, 1993 2A. Regional Airport System Alternatives (overheads). 2B. Working Paper No. 2 (Draft): Impact Abatement and Mitigation. 2C. Working paper No. 3 (Draft): Implementation. 2D. Demand Management: Summary of Key Points (one page). Puget Sound Air Transportation Committee. Aug 15, 1991 2E. Review of Flight Plan Demand and Capacity Analysis. Richard de Neufville for the Washington State Air Transportation Commission. Oct 31, 1992 2F. Report on Workshop #1. - RCAA list of speakers. Jan 14, 1993 - Noise and Critical Variables Related to Education. Bob Rayborn, Ph.D. May 5, 1992 Volume II. Regional Commission on Airport Affairs (bound, filed separately) III. Workshop #3, Jan 28, 1993 3A. Survey on Delay and on Construction Costs (overheads). Apogee Research, Inc. 3B. Judy Runstad. Letter on High Speed Ground Transportation. Jan 27, 1993 3C. Membership List. Air Washington 3D. Comments from Peter Eglick, Attorney for Save…

Flight Plan Project Draft Final Report and Technical Appendices (including Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement) Flight Plan Study findings and draft recommendations for the long-term air carrier system needs of the Puget Sound Region DATE: January 1992 SOURCE OF COPIES: Puget Sound Regional Council Information Center 216 First Avenue South Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 464-7532 SPONSORSHIP: The Flight Plan Project was sponsored by the Puget Sound Regional Council and The Port of Seattle and by grants from the Federal Aviation Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation. PUGET SOUND AIR TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE PAUL BARDEN King County Council M. R. DINSMORE Port of Scnttle RAY DWSMORE Port of Olympia ROY PERGUSON State Representative DAVID FIELD Wderal Aviation Administration BERNARD FREDMAN Snal~omisli Connty Citizen WILLIAM HAMILTON State Dcparlment of Transportation FRANK HANSEN Mayor of SeaTac OWIN HICKS Thurston County Citizen RICHARD KENNEDY Dos Moincs City Council ROBERT LARSON Mayor of Slanwood IIARRY LEHR Alaska Airlincs DARLENE MADENWALD Wasltington Environmental Council - P & D Aviation Pararnctrix, hc. Mestre Greve & Associates CHAIRMAN ROBERT WALLACE Paciflc Group Properties Membershia Roster l!dsmt& Poter Beaulieu, Pmject Manager, Puget Sound Regional Com>cil Michael Feldman, PIoject Manager, Port of Seattic JOHN MCCARTHY Commissionar, Port of Tacoma LEMCLAUGHLIN Snohomish County Council JOHN MCNAMARA Air Transport Association PAlGE MILLER Comm!ssiancr, Port of Sealtlc RBNBB MONTGELAS Office of the Governor GREG MYKLAND Tacoma City Council u r NARODICK Representing King Caunty Business MART1N NEEB Pierce Caunty Ciliwn ROBERT NEIR Kirkland City Council GREG NICKELS King County Council ED NIELSON United…

Re: Flight Plan: Non-Project (Programmatic) Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Dear Reader:. The central Puget Sound region is faced with growing demand for commercial air the existing Seattle-Tacomatransportation services and a limited capacity at _ • " Sea Tac Without :_n_ionof " ort ca acity or other steps toInternaUon_..Airport.( .- ). exp ;- . _ .p ....... address the increase m m_d-to long-range travel neeos, me result wu/o.e oetays .mrmr travelers, which could ultimately affect the region's economy. The soluuon to this challenge must strike a balance between environmental impacts, quality of life faaors, and the travel needs of the region's populace. The Flight Plan Project has been a joint effort of the PugetSound RegionalCouncil and the Port of Seattle. The project was initiated bythe Puget bouno _oundl ox Governments (predecessor to the Puget Sound Regional Council) and the Port of Seattle to research airpon system alternatives to meet the region's long-term air transportation needs. (On October 1, 1991 the Puget Sound Council of Governments (r_L._u) was dissolved and replaced by the Puget Sound Regional Coundl.) The PSCOG ano me Port established the Puget Sound Air Transportation t_ommittee (PSATC), whi_ was composed of citizens, elected officials and private sector interests, to propose solutions to the region's air transportationneeds. The Flight Plan s Draft Report, prepared by the Re_ionaJ Council and the Port of Seattle and issued on January 7, 1992, included a.non- project, draftenvironmental impact statement (DEIS) re_gardingthe PSATC's ad_ ory recommendations. Section 1.1.3 of this FEIS describes me changes…