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*414 <br />Istar <br />March 21, 2018 <br />Brian Bonlender, Director <br />Department of Commerce <br />1011 Plum Street SE <br />P.O. Box 42525 <br />Olympia, WA 98504-2525 <br />ELjj 1.1l ton <br />41.3 <br />tate JLi ji taturc <br />RE: Study on the current and ongoing impacts of the Seattle -Tacoma International Airport in ESSB <br />6032 - Section 127 (63) <br />Dear Director Bonlender: <br />Late in the legislative session, we received refined language related to the airport impact study <br />referenced in Section 127(63) of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill (ESSB) 6032. Unfortunately, there <br />was not time to include the updated language. We respectfully ask the Department of Commerce to <br />implement the provisions of Section 127(63) of ESSB 6032 using the following language: <br />(63) (a) $300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2019 and $300,000 <br />of the general fund—local appropriation are provided solely for the department to contract <br />with a consultant to study the current and ongoing impacts of the Seattle -Tacoma <br />international airport. The general fund—state funding provided in this subsection serves as a <br />state match and may not be spent unless $300,000 of local matching funds is transferred to <br />the department. <br />(b) The final study scope shall be developed by the department, in consultation with <br />organizations or entities including members of the legislature, the port of Seattle, and the <br />cities listed in subsection (c)(i). <br />(c) The study scope must include, but not be limited to: <br />(1) The impacts that the current and ongoing airport operations have air traffic <br />noise, public health, traffic, congestion, and parking in residential areas, effects <br />on residential and nonresidential property values, and economic development <br />opportunities, in the cities of SeaTac, Burien, Des Moines, Tukwila, Federal Way, <br />Normandy Park; <br />(ii) The benefits to the same cities referenced in (c)(i) derived due to proximity to the <br />airport, including wages and taxes from airport -related operations, property tax <br />derived from commercial development directly tied to airport -related operations, <br />and improved access to transit resulting from proximity to the airport; and <br />83 <br />