Item No. 7a_Supp 
Meeting Date: November 28, 2017 
Draft 2018 Federal Legislative Agenda 
Briefing to Port of Seattle Commission 
November 28, 2017 
Pearse Edwards, Director, Government Relations, Port of Seattle 
Eric Schinfeld, Sr. Manager, Federal Government Relations, Port of Seattle 



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Overview 
Priority Agenda Items  Port-wide, Aviation & Maritime 
Additional Issues 
Supporting or Engaging 
Monitoring 
Next steps 
Incorporate Commission feedback 
Seek Commission adoption at 12/12 meeting 

Questions? 
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Priority Agenda Items  Port-wide 
Welcoming and Competitive Immigration & Trade Policies: 
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program 
"Travel ban" executive order 
Comprehensive immigration policies that ensure the Port, its partner and its
customers have the workforce to succeed in the global economy. 



Top Port Priorities 
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Priority Agenda Items  Aviation 
Sufficient Infrastructure Funding and Flexibility: 
Long-term FAA Reauthorization 
Federal infrastructure investment package. 
Raise the PFC cap, maintaining Commission oversight 
Efficient and Safe Airport Operations: 
Increase deployed TSA passenger screening canine teams 
Allow airports to train canines for local TSA use 
Preserve TSA funding for Law Enforcement Officer reimbursement grants 
Increase CBP airport staffing 

Top Port Priorities 
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Priority Agenda Items  Aviation (con't) 
Increased Community Focus: 
FAA direct engagement with local communities 
Eligibility of airport-area public schools for FAA AIP noise insulation grant funding 
Federal study on aviation activity and ultrafine particulate emissions 
Greater flexibility for airports to address community needs: workforce & economic
development, Project Labor Agreements, and disadvantaged business contracting 
Expanded Aviation Biofuels Deployment: 
Authority to use airport revenue to support fuel switching 
Incentives for feedstock and production facilities 

Top Port Priorities 
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Priority Agenda Items  Maritime 
Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) Reform: 
Reform the HMT to not disadvantage US ports and provide greater equity for donor ports 
$50 million for the "donor port" HMT rebate program 
Fishing Fleet Modernization: 
Reforms NOAA's Fisheries Finance Program (FFP) 
for fishing vessels 
Increase the FFP loan authority 
Seattle Harbor Deepening: 
Deepening of federal channels serving T-18, T-30 and T-5 

Top Port Priorities 
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Priority Agenda Items  Maritime (con't) 
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks Funding: 
Funding for continued federal operation and maintenance of the locks 
National Freight Policy and Funding: 
Funding for a strengthened national multimodal freight strategy 
and related grant programs 
Terminal 5 Modernization Project: 
Funding for the Terminal 5 Modernization Project 
Safe and Efficient Cargo Screening: 
Adequate CBP staffing levels 
Ensure the federal responsibility for funding CBP services, equipment and facility development 
Puget Sound Restoration: 
Federal resources for Puget Sound restoration 

Top Port Priorities 
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Additional Priority Issue Areas: Port-wide 
Sufficient Infrastructure Funding and Flexibility: 
Tax reform that creates revenue to fund infrastructure programs,
reduce Port bond financing costs and addresses the HMT 
Welcoming and Competitive Immigration & Trade Policies: 
Trade policies that open new markets and level playing fields, while
protecting workers and the environment 
Increased Community Focus: 
Funding and policies for economic development, tourism
development and workforce development 
Funding for emissions reduction and water quality programs 
Improve human trafficking prevention and intervention efforts 
Support and Engage 
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Additional Priority Issue Areas: Aviation 
Sufficient Infrastructure Funding and Flexibility: 
Support for progress on current and future capital projects 
Efficient and Safe Airport Operations: 
Ensure ATC supports statewide airports and community needs; long-term investment predictability 
Increased systems and policies for safety management and airfield risk. 
Increased Community Focus: 
Support for innovative strategies to offset air quality 
emissions associated with increased air traffic growth 
Welcoming and Competitive Immigration & Trade Policies: 
Reasonable timeframe for implementation of REAL ID 

Support and Engage 
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Additional Priority Issue Areas: Maritime 
Diesel Emissions Reductions and DERA: 
Funding for the EPA DERA program 
Pebble Mine at Bristol Bay 
Oppose mining activity in the Bristol Bay watershed that put fisheries at risk. 
Jones Act: 
Support the Jones Act with limited flexibility to grant waivers 


Support and Engage 
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Additional Issues to Monitor 
Port-wide 
Increased Communities Focus: 
Support key federal priorities of our local partners 
Aviation 
Efficient and Safe Airport Operations: 
Support PreCheck expansion and TSA innovation 
Increased Community Focus: 
Review proposed changes to the 65 DNL noise mitigation standard 
Goods Movement User Fees: 
Support freight infrastructure funding via strategic user fees 

Support and Engage 
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Next Steps 
Today  Commission briefing in public session 
Now through December 12, 2017  Incorporate feedback received 
December 12, 2017  Ask Commission for adoption in public session 
December 2017  Meetings with Congressional offices to distribute agenda and share
priorities 
January 2018  115th Congress reconvenes 

Questions? 
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