Revisions to Port State
Environmental Policy Act
Policies
ITEM NO: ____6a_supp____
DATE OF
MEETING:__May 3, 2011_____
Overview
• Summary of Resolution 3650
– Revisions to existing Port SEPA procedures
– New Port climate change policy
• Public comment
• Proposed revisions after First Reading
Proposed Revisions to Existing SEPA
Procedures
• Would consolidate procedures into a
single document;
• Updated to conform with current law;
• Reflect changes to Port organization and
process;
• Cleanup and edits that make the
document easier to use and read.
SEPA Climate Change Policy
• Statement of Port policy to consider GHG
emissions and the effect of changes in climate
on proposed actions;
• Identification and calculation of project
emissions;
• Encouraging mitigation;
• Guidance for making “threshold determination”;
• Consideration of effects of climate change on
projects.
Public Comment
• Resolutions were put out for 30 day public
comment period.
• No comments were received.
Revisions After First Reading
Section 5.3 Delegation
• The responsible official may delegate his
or her responsibilities under SEPA in
writing to another Port official with the
concurrence of the Chief Executive
Officer.
Revisions After First Reading
Section 15.2 Additional Optional Notice
For proposals of sufficient size and complexity or that have community sensitivity, in
addition to notification required under Chapter 197-11 WAC, the Port may:
1. Publish notice in Port newsletters, if any;
2. Notify the news media orally or by press release, including
neighborhood newspapers or trade journals;
3. Post the property, for site specific proposals;
4. Increase the length of public comment;
5. Request that a notice be posted on the main bulletin board, if
any, at the city or county council or planning department where
the proposal is located;
6. Create or maintain a mailing list for a particular proposal or type of
proposal, which may include the identification of citizen and public
interest organizations, and send notice to those on the mailing list; or
7. Use other reasonable methods appropriate to a particular proposal.
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