6i Federal Maritime Agenda
www.portseattle.org/Sea-Tac AVIATION 2019 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) is one of the nation's busiest and fastest-growing airports. As a key contributor to regional and statewide travel, commerce and job creation, we are focused on developing more modern, high-tech facilities that will speed travelers on their way; better connecting the Puget Sound region to the world; maximizing the environmental sustainability of our operations; and ensuring that our local communities and residents thrive. The federal government can help us achieve this vision by: I. INVESTING IN OUR AIRPORT II. ACCOMMODATING PASSENGER GROWTH As one of the fastest growing airports in the country, Sea- With growing passenger demand at Sea-Tac, keeping our Tac is investing billions in airport renovations and new airport's security screening checkpoints as efficient as infrastructure. In particular, we seek to: possible is essential to accommodating travelers in a safe and a. Increase Self-Funding Flexibility: We will be a customer service-oriented manner. In particular, we seek to: national leader on the effort to modernize the a. Increase Transportation Security Administration Passenger Facility Charge user fee raising the (TSA) Screening Capacity: We support TSA efforts to federal cap from $4.50 while maintaining the Port authorize additional passenger screening canine teams Commission's ability to determine whether or not to and hire new officers, as well as implement innovative change the user fee based on locally determined needs solutions like expansion of PreCheck and use of new and competitive dynamics. technologies. In addition, we will fight to preserve TSA b. Increase Federal Funding: We support passage of funding for Law Enforcement Officer reimbursement an infrastructure investment package that includes grants, while working with TSA to implement airport funding for our nation's airport system. procurement and training of canines for local TSA use. Finally, we will support research on the impact of c. Build Federal Support: We will work closely with increased TSA officer compensation on retention and federal agencies and members of Congress to ensure overall net costs. their support for in-progress and future capital projects, including the Sustainable Airport Master Plan b. Increase Customs and Border Protection (CPB) near-term projects currently under environmental Screening Capacity: We support increased funding for review. CBP officers, specifically for airport positions. We will also coordinate with CBP leadership to ensure seamless SEA-TAC AT A GLANCE operational readiness and activation planning for our By the Numbers new International Arrivals Facility (IAF) including use of new technologies for international arrivals screening The eighth busiest airport in North America and maximizing the number of CBP officers available 49.8 million annual passengers and trained for the IAF opening on August 1, 2020. Over 1,200 takeoffs and landings on average per day c. Increase the Security of our Airport: We will continue Thirty-four airlines serve 91 non-stop domestic and to engage with federal regulators and policy-makers 28 international destinations on improved approaches to perimeter security and More than 432,000 metric tons of air cargo insider threat issues based on learnings from the August 10, 2018 unauthorized flight incident. We Economic Impact will also work to ensure that our nation's Air Traffic Sea-Tac Airport is a world-class facility with a regional Control system continues to support a fully functioning economic impact of more than $16.3 billion statewide airport ecosystem, while encouraging the Generates about 172,000 jobs Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide More than $2.8 billion in direct earnings structure and systemic context to safety management. Over $565 million in state and local taxes III. CONNECTING US TO THE WORLD IV. ADDRESSING COMMUNITY IMPACT Sea-Tac is truly an international gateway, and the success As our airport grows, we are focused on how that growth of our airport depends being able to present a welcoming impacts our surrounding communities. Federal legislation face to the international visitors, immigrants and refugees and regulation can help us: who travel through or work at our facility. To continue in this a. Implement Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF): We capacity, we seek to: will engage federal partners to help us take next a. Welcome International Travelers and Residents: We steps toward widespread use of SAF at our airport. In will be a leading voice on comprehensive immigration particular, we will seek authority for airports to use policies that ensure the Port, its partner and its airport revenue and federal grant funding to support customers have the workforce to succeed in the global the air quality and carbon reduction benefits of economy, and that immigrants and refugees are fully fuel switching, and to leverage the U.S. Department welcomed into the opportunities that our region's of Defense as a key partner in SAF research and economy provides including permanent legal implementation. We also support new and expanded protections for immigrant children currently eligible federal funding for research on SAF, as well as for for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) feedstock processing and fuel production facilities. program and partnerships with key local stakeholders b. Address Airplane Noise and Air Quality: We will to implement programs that showcase the Port as a engage appropriately in the federally funded study of welcoming gateway for immigrants and refugees. the impact of overflight noise on human health that b. Lower Trade Barriers: We support policies that includes Seattle as one of the regions to be examined. level playing fields for international commerce while We will advocate for a federal study on the relationship protecting workers and the environment. In addition, between aviation activity and ultrafine particulate we believe that tariffs should be a measure of last emissions, as well as changes to FAA policies that resort and when necessary carefully and narrowly restrict noise insulation investments to once per home targeted to minimize impacts on American producers so that broken or antiquated infrastructure can be and consumers. We believe tariff collection revenues replaced. In addition, we will also track any proposed should be prioritized toward trade promotion and changes or alternatives to the current 65 DNL standard freight infrastructure, as well as programs that lessen for noise mitigation, as well as any other proposals retaliatory tariff losses by U.S. exporters. or funding to help us reduce carbon emissions from c. Facilitate International Travel: We support steps Port operations, promote energy efficient operation to increase and facilitate tourism into the United of transportation infrastructure, improve water quality States, including funding for tourism promotion and and allow innovative strategies to offset local air additional preclearance agreements. In addition, we quality impacts. will continue to coordinate with federal agencies on c. Engage Communities on Flight Paths, Noise implementation of REAL ID by the 2020 deadline. and Emissions: We will pursue expedited hiring of the regional community engagement and noise ombudsman staff approved by Congress in the past year that will increase FAA direct engagement with local communities on flight path changes, noise issues and airplane environmental impacts. d. Protect Passenger and Airport Worker Safety: We will partner with federal agencies to improve human For more information on the Port of Seattle's trafficking prevention and intervention efforts. In federal legislative agenda, contact: addition, we will engage with FAA leadership to speed the transition to non-fluorinated airfield fire-fighting Eric Schinfeld, Port of Seattle foams. Finally, we will engage appropriately in the Senior Manager Federal & Int'l Gov't Relations formation and work of the National In-Flight Sexual (206) 787-5031 | Schinfeld.E@portseattle.org Misconduct Task Force. e. Increase Economic & Workforce Development: We will engage actively in supporting policies and P.O. Box 1209 programs that boost economic, workforce and tourism Seattle, WA 98111 development, and augment existing Port efforts to (206) 787-3000 support small and minority-owned businesses and www.portseattle.org local residents' quality of life. Printed on recycled paper 02/2019
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