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Resolution No. 3650 was adopted by the Port of Seattle Commission on May 3, 2011, updating the Port's policies and procedures under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) to reflect changes in law and improve effectiveness. The resolution requires the Port to analyze and, where appropriate, mitigate the environmental impacts of its proposals, including consideration of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. It supersedes all prior related resolutions and formally designates policies that may be used to condition or deny actions under SEPA's substantive authority.

The City of Burien's 2009 Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) examines redevelopment options for the Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA), located near Sea-Tac Airport. Three alternatives are evaluated, including rezoning the area to allow airport-compatible uses such as light industrial, office, and limited retail (Alternative 1), a more restricted version without auto or general retail sales (Alternative 2), or maintaining the existing SPA-4 zoning with no changes (Alternative 3). The document is relevant to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy as all proposed land use changes are explicitly designed to ensure compatibility with airport operations in the surrounding community.

The VISION 2040 Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement, published by the Puget Sound Regional Council in July 2007, identifies a Preferred Growth Alternative for managing forecasted population and development growth in the Puget Sound region through the year 2040. It supplements a May 2006 Draft EIS that examined four conceptual growth alternatives, adding analysis of environmental impacts associated with the preferred option. The document was prepared in accordance with Washington State's Environmental Policy Act and invites public comment on regional growth planning policies.

This 2002 executive briefing presents the draft Master Plan and environmental review documents (SEPA/EIS and NEPA/EA) for King County International Airport (Boeing Field), located five miles south of downtown Seattle. The airport, which covers 594 acres and hosts 150 tenant businesses and 479 based aircraft, recorded approximately 290,000 flight operations in 2001. The FAA accepted the Master Plan in Fall 2001 and approved the Airport Layout Plan in March 2002, setting the stage for future development and noise impact assessments.

Washington Court of Appeals Division One order granting in part Port Of Seattle’s motion for reconsideration of the November 15, 1999 opinion in No. 43100-5-I. Parties include City of Des Moines, City of Burien, City of Federal Way, City of Normandy Park, City of Tukwila, Highline School District No. 401, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) as

Resolution No. 3211 of the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle, King County, Washington, repealing sections 15.4 and 21 and subsections 21.1, 21.2, 21.3, 21.4, and 21.5 of Port Resolution 3028, and adopting new SEPA administrative appeal procedures under ch. 43.21C RCW and chapter 197-11 WAC. Establishes appealable SEPA decisions (EIS adequacy and issuance

This 2002 staff report from the City of SeaTac and City of Des Moines addresses an appeal by King County Water District #54 challenging an environmental (SEPA) determination related to the Des Moines Creek Basin Restoration Projects, a multi-agency effort to reduce stormwater damage and protect water quality near the Tyee Golf Course. The water district argued that the environmental review failed to adequately address potential impacts to the Highline aquifer, which serves as its sole water supply source. The hearing was scheduled before a Hearing Examiner on October 10, 2002.

Port Of Seattle’s reply memorandum supporting its motion for partial summary judgment on Issue No. 14 (‘Did Ecology and the Port comply with SEPA?’) in PCHB Case No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition (ACC) and Citizens Against Sea-Tac Expansion (CASE) v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Argues the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB) lacks

Declaration by Roger A. Pearce, attorney for Port Of Seattle, filed February 25, 2002 in PCHB No. 01-160, Airport Communities Coalition v. Department of Ecology and Port Of Seattle. Supports Port Of Seattle’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on SEPA Issue. Identifies and authenticates three exhibits from the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the

ACC (Airport Communities Coalition) and CASE response filed with the Pollution Control Hearings Board (PCHB No. 01-160) opposing Port Of Seattle’s motion for partial summary judgment on SEPA issues. Argues Ecology’s CZMA certification concurrence failed to properly assess SEPA compliance given significant new plans including the Natural Resources Mitigation Plan (November 2001), Comprehensive Stormwater Management