United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1998-12-28 monographic deposited born digital 12 p. GA 1.13:RCED-99-41 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-41 P0b002ee180399092 f:rc99041 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-41 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-41 RCED-99-41 Noise pollution Transportation law Aircraft Environmental policies Grant monitoring Facility construction Airports Federal aid for transportation FAA Airport Improvement Program Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Seattle, WA) FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems Letter Report RCED

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provides grants to help airports control the amount of aircraft noise affecting neighboring areas. Under FAA policy, airport owners receiving such grants must obtain from each city, county, municipality, or other agency with authority over property affected by the grant a written declaration stating that the project is reasonably consistent with local plans or has local support. Complying with this policy has been an issue at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where some local groups opposed to the airport's expansion have criticized the airport's noise mitigation program and have pointed out that FAA did not require the airport to obtain written declarations that the project was consistent with local plans and had local support. GAO determines whether FAA must enforce this grant assurance as a condition of providing noise mitigation grants to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which is run by the Port of Seattle. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-41/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-41.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-41/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-41.pdf GAO/RCED-99-41 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-99-41 Letter Report GAO/RCED-99-41; Airport Improvement Program: FAA Complying With Requirement for Local Involvement in Noise Mitigation Projects; Noise pollution Transportation law Aircraft Environmental policies Grant monitoring Facility construction Airports Federal aid for transportation FAA Airport Improvement Program Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Seattle, WA) FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems Title 49 Section 40117 Title 49 Section 47107 Title 49 Section 47504 49 U.S.C. 40117 49 U.S.C. 47107 49 U.S.C. 47504