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I'recc�%;y y <br />The City of SeaTac <br />2018 Supplemental Operating Budget Proviso <br />Request: <br />Airport Impact Study <br />More than 20 years have passed since the last airport study was completed <br />• As the host to Washington State's largest international airport, the City of SeaTac is <br />proud to welcome the many travelers entering and leaving our state. As the SeaTac <br />International Airport expands, SeaTac International Airport surrounding communities <br />request funding to continue to be a strong, welcoming community. <br />• Twenty years ago, when the third runway was in its planning stages, the State <br />conducted the Sea -Tac International Airport Impact Mitigation Study, which found that <br />"costs associated with these [airport] improvements are disproportionately borne by <br />those communities immediately surrounding the airport." <br />• The purpose of the study is to establish a point -in -time baseline of both positive and <br />negative community and economic impacts and provide objective data to communicate <br />this information to the residents of the cities and other interested parties. <br />Now is the time for an update to the study <br />• The Sea -Tac International Airport is the 6th fastest growing airport in the world. <br />• It's the 9th busiest airport in the United States (2014). <br />• Passenger levels increased approximately 13% from 2014. <br />• On-site activity of the airport supports 32,000 jobs. <br />• In 2013, $565 million in state and local tax revenue was generated. <br />• The Port of Seattle's Sustainable Airport Master Plan envisions further expansion of the <br />airport in the coming years. <br />City Investment <br />• The City of SeaTac has allocated $250,000 in local funds to updating the study and is <br />working with neighboring cities to gather additional community support. <br />Budget Proviso Language <br />$500,000 of the general fund — state appropriation for fiscal year 2019 - is provided solely as a state <br />match for distribution to the Department of Commerce to select a consultant to conduct an analysis of <br />current and ongoing community and economic impacts of the Sea -Tac International Airport not <br />otherwise covered by current airport related studies. The study shall be delivered to the legislature by <br />December 1, 2019. The Department shall seek feedback on project scoping and consultant selection from <br />the cities listed below. <br />71 <br />