I. INVESTING IN OUR AIRPORT

As one of the fastest growing airports in the country,

SEA is investing billions in airport renovations and new

infrastructure. In particular, we seek to:

a. Increase Self-Funding Flexibility: We will be a

national leader on the eort to modernize the

Passenger Facility Charge user fee – raising the

federal cap from $4.50 while maintaining the Port

Commission’s ability to determine whether or not to

federal agencies and members of Congress to

ensure their support for in-progress and future

capital projects, including the Sustainable Airport

Master Plan near-term projects currently under

environmental review.

II. ACCOMMODATING PASSENGER GROWTH

With growing passenger demand at SEA, keeping our

airport’s security screening checkpoints as ecient as

possible is essential to accommodating travelers in a safe and

customer service-oriented manner. In particular, we seek to:

a. Increase Transportation Security Administration

(TSA) Screening Capacity: We support TSA eorts to

authorize additional passenger screening canine teams

and hire new ocers, as well as implement innovative

funding for Law Enforcement Ocer reimbursement

grants and reimbursements for checkpoint-area

janitorial services.

b. Increase Customs and Border Protection (CPB)

screening and maximizing the number of CBP ocers

available and trained for the IAF opening. Finally,

we will support federal legislation on biometric

technology and associated data collection that

balances operational needs with protections for

privacy, equity and civil liberties.

c. Increase the Eciency and Safety of our Airport

and Airspace: We support airport industry

recommendations to improve the integration,

detection, identication, and mitigation of Unmanned

improve ow and eciency on the aireld.

SEA AT A GLANCE

By the Numbers

• The eighth busiest airport in North America

• 51.8 million annual passengers

• Over 1,200 takeos and landings on average per day

• Thirty airlines serve 91 non-stop domestic and

27 international destinations

• More than 453,000 metric tons of air cargo

Economic Impact

AVIATION 2020 FEDERAL AGENDA

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is one of the nation’s busiest and fastest-growing airports. As a key contributor to

regional and statewide travel, commerce and job creation, we are focused on developing more modern, high-tech facilities

that will speed travelers on their way; better connecting the Puget Sound region to the world; maximizing the environmental

sustainability of our operations; and ensuring that our local communities and residents thrive. The federal government can help

us achieve this vision by:

III. CONNECTING US TO THE WORLD

will be a leading voice on comprehensive immigration

policies that ensure the Port, its partner and its

customers have the workforce to succeed in the global

economy, and that immigrants and refugees are fully

welcomed into the opportunities that our region’s

economy provides – including permanent legal

protections for immigrant children currently eligible

for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

program and partnerships with key local stakeholders

to implement programs that showcase the Port as a

targeted to minimize impacts on American producers

and consumers. We believe tari collection revenues

should be prioritized toward trade promotion and

freight infrastructure, as well as programs that lessen

retaliatory tari losses by U.S. exporters.

c. Facilitate Air Travel: We support steps to increase

and facilitate tourism into the United States, including

funding for tourism promotion and additional

preclearance agreements. In addition, we will

continue to coordinate with federal agencies on

IV. ADDRESSING COMMUNITY IMPACT

to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other

harmful toxic pollutants while providing exibility

to respond to changing market conditions and

technological advances.

b. Implement Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF): We

will engage federal partners to help us take next

steps toward widespread use of SAF at our airport. In

particular, we will seek authority for airports to use

airport revenue and federal grant funding to support

the air quality and carbon reduction benets of

fuel switching, and to leverage the U.S. Department

c. Address Airplane Noise and Air Quality: We will

advocate for the shared federal agenda developed

by the airport and its six surrounding cities – both

policies, regulations and programs like legislation

to create a federal study of aviation-related ultrane

particulates and legislation to allow for secondary

noise mitigation investments in previously insulated

homes, in specic situations where those noise

addition, we will engage with FAA leadership to

speed the transition to non-uorinated aireld re-

ghting foams.

We will engage actively in supporting policies and

programs that boost economic, workforce and tourism

development, and augment existing Port eorts to

support small and minority-owned businesses and

local residents’ quality of life. This includes supporting

federal eorts to ensure an accurate 2020 Census.

For more information on the Port of Seattle’s

federal legislative agenda, contact:

Eric Schinfeld, Port of Seattle

Senior Manager Federal & Int’l Gov’t Relations

(206) 787-5031 |