This is a U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee report from July 2024 recommending passage of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2025, totaling approximately $98.7 billion. The bill covers funding for federal agencies including the Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, among others. It represents an increase of roughly $1.25 billion over 2024 appropriations levels.

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Senate Report 118-199 from the Committee on Appropriations accompanying S. 4796, which makes appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development for fiscal year 2025. The bill totals $98,737,000,000, representing an increase of $1,253,000,000 over 2024 appropriations. The report covers funding for agencies including the FAA, FHWA, FTA, FRA, HUD, and related independent agencies.

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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.

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