LAX SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT RELEASED

01/25/2013 12:00 AM

LAX SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT STUDY FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT RELEASED

   (Los Angeles, California – January 25, 2013)  The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Specific Plan Amendment Study (SPAS) Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been completed and was released today by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).  An electronic copy of the Final EIR can be found on the LAX SPAS website http://www.laxspas.org/.  Hard copies will be made available at the following locations:  Westchester-Loyola Village Branch Library, El Segundo Library, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Branch Library, Hawthorne Library, Culver City Library and Inglewood Library.

   The LAX SPAS Final EIR includes written responses to comments submitted during the official public review period of the LAX SPAS Draft EIR, revisions to the Draft EIR, and other Final EIR material.  The Board of Airport Commissioners (BOAC) will review and consider the LAX SPAS Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), along with other information and testimony received during the LAX SPAS Draft EIR public comment period and comments made by the public during the January 31, 2013 Special Session, as part of its deliberation on whether to select a LAX SPAS Alternative.  The Board is scheduled to deliberate on the LAX SPAS at a special meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 5, 2013. 

   Actions taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners at the February 5, 2013 meeting may be subject to review or approval by other decision-making bodies, including, but not limited to: the Los Angeles City Planning Commission and the Los Angeles City Council.  Various state and federal reviews and approvals, including review by the Federal Aviation Administration, will also be required prior to implementing any LAX SPAS Alternative approved by the Board of Airport Commissioners.

   For more information, updates, and project details on LAX SPAS, please visit: http://www.laxspas.org/.

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