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Brandon Miles <br />Subject: RE: BREAKING I Jayapal Delivers for Seattle in FAA Bill <br />From: "Farooque, Omer" <Omer.Farooque@mail.house.gov> <br />Date: April 27, 2018 at 11:44:29 AM PDT <br />To: "Farooque, Omer" <Omer.Farooque@mail.house.gov> <br />Subject: BREAKING I Jayapal Delivers for Seattle in FAA Bill <br />For Immediate Release <br />Apr. 27, 2018 <br />Contact: Omer Farooque, 202-450-0088, omer.farooque@mail.house.gov <br />Jayapal Delivers for Seattle in FAA Bill <br />The House passed the FAA Reauthorization Act, which includes Jayapal amendments on <br />airplane noise and infrastructure needs of Seattle -Tacoma International Airport. <br />WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a big win for Seattle -Tacoma International Airport and Washington's 7th <br />Congressional District, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal's two amendments passed through the U.S. <br />House of Representatives as part of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2018. <br />The two amendments deal with airplane noise and airport infrastructure. Jayapal's first amendment <br />adds Seattle to the list of communities to be studied on the potential health impacts of overflight noise. <br />The second amendment directs the FAA administrator to conduct a study on the infrastructure needs of <br />fast-growing airports like Seattle -Tacoma International Airport. <br />"Sea -Tac is is one of the fastest growing airports in the entire country. This has led to vast economic <br />growth for our region. While that's good news for our beautiful city, we still need to be cognizant of the <br />impacts of this growth and thoroughly study those impacts," said Rep. Jayapal. "This much-needed five <br />year FAA reauthorization makes investments in critical airport infrastructure construction, which will <br />benefit our crumbling airports and increase economic opportunity for workers. Additionally, my two <br />amendments will help us better understand the potential effect of airplane noise and the infrastructure <br />needs of Sea -Tac Airport — I am proud they are attached to this bill." <br />"We are grateful for Representative Jayapal's focus on the needs of Sea -Tac Airport and local <br />communities. We appreciate the need for deeper understanding of the infrastructure needs at airports <br />in region's experiencing tremendous economic and populations growth such as Seattle," said Port of <br />Seattle Commission President Courtney Gregoire. "Her addition of Seattle to potential research on <br />aircraft noise impacts will help us gain additional insights into quality of life for our communities. We <br />1 <br />85 <br />