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R.C.A.A. Comments on DEIS Airport Master Plan, 8/03/95
Preface to Comments
Regional Commission on Airport Affairs (RCAA), a Washington
not-for-profit corporation, is a non-governmental, citizens'
organization, whose mission is to achieve a long-term integrated
plan for air and surface transportation to meet the competitive
needs of Washington state, and to achieve immediate and permanent
reduction in noise and other adverse environmental impacts from
commercial aircraft in the Puget Sound Region.
RCAA is governed by its Board of Directors, with input from
numerous volunteers and from endorsing and supporting
organizations in Pierce and King Counties. Its work is primarily
performed by its volunteers. RCAA was created to be, and it is,
the co-ordinating and 'umbrella' organization for citizen groups,
institutions, organizations public and private, and individuals
who support its mission statement.
Since its founding, the organization has closely followed
and actively participated, to the extent permitted, in such
processes as the Port-PSRC study, the work of the State Air
Transportation Commission, the work of the State High-Speed Rail
Commission, the Expert Arbitration Panel review ordered by PSRC,
and the present environmental review for the site-specific
portion of the third-runway project. Representatives of the
organization have spoken and testified at numerous public
hearings, have submitted their own studies and critiques, have
encouraged others in similar activities. RCAA has commissioned
expert studies of particular issues and has submitted those
studies to appropriate official bodies involved in airport and
transportation issues.
RCAA submitted extensive scoping comments at the start of
the present environmental review and participated in the two
occasions afforded for public input during the scoping process.
RCAA's preparation and submission of the following comments on
the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the so-called Sea-
Tac International Airport Master Plan Update is part of its
ongoing concern with transportation issues and the adverse
impacts of commercial air activities.
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